by IFJ Asia Pacific | Mar 18, 2015 | SAMSN Blog, Sri Lanka
For senior photojournalist and trainer, Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai, the proverbial glass ceiling was visible from the day she commenced her journalistic career on May 1, 1993. Twenty years on, much to her regret, the only improvement she finds in the Tamil...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 17, 2015 | Impunity, Pakistan, Release
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) welcome the arrest of a murderer convicted for the killing of Karachi journalist Wali Kahn Babar. The IFJ has described the arrest of Faisal Mehmood on March 11 as a...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 9, 2015 | Gender, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Release, Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates have begun a campaign of gender action and discussion aimed at recognizing the vital role of women in the media and the need for rights and representation in decision-making roles in both the media...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 4, 2015 | Freedom of Expression, Release, Sri Lanka
The International Federation Journalists (IFJ) has endorsed the declaration handed down by a visiting international media solidarity delegation to Sri Lanka this week calling on the Sri Lankan government to ensure that critical media reform measures are made permanent...
by IFJ Asia Pacific | Mar 4, 2015 | Pakistan, SAMSN Blog
Pakistan is one of the most brutal fronts in the world for journalists, says Rana Azeem. As a union leader in a country ranked as one of the most dangerous in the world for journalists, what do you think is the reason for the hatred against the media? It is not only...
