South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: May, 2016
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on June 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from...
The Road to Resilience: Press Freedom in South Asia 2015-16 report released
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) marked World Press Freedom Day by releasing The Road to Resilience: Press Freedom in South Asia 2015-16. The 14th annual report documents the press freedom situation,...
Two journalists charged in the Maldives
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly criticises the recent criminal charges against two journalists of the Raajje TV. The IFJ calls on the authorities to immediately review the charges. Mohamad Wisam and Leevan Ali Naseer from the...
Maldivian journalists arrested for protesting against media crackdown
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) in condemning the arrests of a number of journalists during a peaceful demonstration outside the President’s Office in the capital Male on Sunday, April 3....
Maldives government proposes law to criminalise defamation
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) in strongly criticising the proposed ‘Defamation and Freedom of Expression Act’ in the Maldives. The IFJ demands immediate withdrawal of the bill and urge...
South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: March 2016
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on April 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from...
Against all odds: Reporting from the Maldives
Harassed, arrested, prosecuted and even violently attacked, journalism has never seen such gloomy days in Maldives since an iron clad monopoly on Freedom of Speech and Expression, and Freedom of the Media was released from its shackles in the late 2000s. Though the...
Journalist arrested as police storm newsroom in Maldives
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) in strongly criticising the use of force by police officers during the arrest of a journalist in the capital Male on February 13. The IFJ urge the local...
South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: January 2016
Happy New Year 2016! Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on February 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know about your activities and to...
End Violence Against Women
Today marks, International Day to End Violence Against Women and Girls. Globally, Violence against women and girls remains one of the most serious – and the most tolerated – human rights violations. Female journalists often face threats and violence for simply doing...
OTHER NEWS
Opposition TV in Maldives reeling under fine for alleged defamation
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) in expression serious concerns on the April 6 decision of the broadcasting authority to impose a heavy fine on Raajje TV for alleged defamation. The IFJ...
Maldives journalists receive death threats
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) strongly condemn the death threat to some journalists and express concern over ‘protective custody’ of journalists on the island of Nilandhoo, Faafu Atoll. The IFJ urges...
Journalists fined for ‘obstructing police’ in Maldives
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) express serious concern over the court verdict on January 24 to fine two television journalists for ‘obstructing police officers’ during live coverage. Mohamed Wisam, 21,...
No justice for Maldives journalists
The trial of three Raajje TV journalists, charged with obstructing police officers while covering an opposition protest and a bomb scare, is set to close on November 8. If found guilty, the young reporters face up to a year in jail. Mohamed Wisam, Leevan Ali Naseer...
Anti Defamation Law: Instilling fear
The new Anti-defamation Act in the Maldives serves to silence the media community which can face huge fines and imprisonment if found guilty of defamation. “… but after the law, I am not sure,” a blogger from the Maldives told me answering my questions about how long...
South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: September, 2016
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be published on October 17, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and...
Legislation and protocols stifling press freedom in the Maldives
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Maldives Journalist Association (MJA) express serious concerns over the declining press freedom situation and growing intolerance towards the media in the Maldives in recent weeks. The IFJ urges...