by SAMSN Admin | Oct 4, 2016 | Nepal, SAMSN Blog
At the recently concluded conference of investigative journalists, Raksha Kumar discovers that collaborative journalism is possible. It was one of the most surreal moments of my life. I sat in the middle of a football field sized room, decorated with golden motifs of...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 4, 2016 | Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Free Media Movement Sri Lanka (FMM) in welcoming the reopening of the investigation of the murder of editor and journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge. The IFJ demands transparency in this...
by SAMSN Admin | Oct 4, 2016 | Media Rights Violations, Sri Lanka, Threat
The Free Media Movement request the Inspector General of Police to take action to end the practice of threatening journalists within police stations by complainers or petitioners. A journalist of the Hiru TV in Mahiyanganaya, Ranjith Karunaweera, faced threats from...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 30, 2016 | Afghanistan, Freedom of Expression, Meeting, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes the recent resolution by the journalists of Afghanistan and Pakistan to promote a healthy bilateral relationship through positive and constructive reporting. Senior journalists from the neighbouring countries...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 30, 2016 | Right to Information, SAMSN Blog, South Asia
The Right to Information in most countries of South Asia has been won after protracted struggles by the media and civil society activists. To mark September 28, the International ‘Right to Know’ Day, Laxmi Murthy traces this history and outlines the challenges. In...
