The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Indian Journalists’ Union (IJU) in strongly condemning the ongoing media crackdown by the state in Jammu and Kashmir, in north-western India. The IFJ expresses its solidarity with journalists...
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South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: July, 2016
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on August 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support...
IJU condemns police raids on media in Jammu and Kashmir
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly protested against the Jammu and Kashmir police raids on all newspaper offices in the early hours of Saturday in Srinagar and stopping of printing of their editions and confiscating the already printed papers. Due to the...
Sri Lankan journalist assaulted by political supporters
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Free Media Movement (FMM) in condemning the assault of a senior journalist in Galle, southern Sri Lanka on July 12. The IFJ demand an immediate investigation into the incident. Daya...
RTI in Sri Lanka: It took 22 years, and journey continues
Sri Lanka’s Parliament debated the Right to Information (RTI) bill for two days (23 – 24 June 2016) before adopting it into law. No member opposed it, although some amendments were done during the debate. If that sounds like an easy passage, it was preceded by over...
न्यूनतम पारिश्रमिक निर्धारणबारे नेपाल प्रेस युनियनको धारणा
श्रमजीवी पत्रकारको न्युनतम पारिश्रमिक तोक्ने विषयमा नेपाल सरकारको राजपत्रमा २०७३ असार २८ गते प्रकाशित सूचना तथा सञ्चार मन्त्रालयको सूचनाप्रति नेपाल प्रेस युनियनको ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ। सूचना तथा सञ्चार मन्त्रालयका सचिव दिनेश कुमार थपलियाका नाममा प्रकाशित सूचनाको दफा (ग)...
न्यूनतम पारिश्रमिक सम्बन्धी प्रेस नोट
नेपाल सरकारले श्रमजीवी पत्रकारको न्यूनतम पारिश्रमिकमा पुनरावलोकन गरी आगामी साउन १ गतेदेखि लागु हुने गरी आज असार २८ गतेको नेपाल राजपत्रमा प्रकाशित गरेकोमा नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघले हार्दिक स्वागत गरेको छ । महासंघका अध्यक्ष डा. महेन्द्र विष्टले महासंघको पहलमा विगत दुइ...
Attack on Sathhanda journalist is attack on professional rights of journalists: FMM
The Free Media Movement (FMM) strongly condemns the assault on veteran environment journalist and a Features editor of the ‘Sathhanda’ newspaper Daya Neththasinghe at a temple in Neluwa in Galle, yesterday. He had been attending a local discussion concerned over the...
Right to Information legislation approved by Sri Lanka Parliament
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Free Media Movement (FMM) and the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) in welcoming the Right to Information (RTI) bill in Sri Lanka, which was approved unanimously by the...
Right to Information in Sri Lanka
Right to Information (RTI) legislation was unanimously passed in Sri Lanka’s Parliament last week (June 24) without a vote. It sounds easy and inevitable when framed thus, but that one sentence masks decades of activism and advocacy to pass RTI to no avail, and strong...