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2012 was still a dangerous time to be a journalist in Sri Lanka. The 27-year civil war ended in May 2009, but the president who oversaw the final stages of the war, Mahinda Rajapaksa, continued to rule over this island nation of 21 million with an iron hand. Sri...
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on July 15, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from...
The Government of Nepal recently approved the Online Media Operation Directives 2016 which grossly violates citizens' right to freedom of expression and media freedom. It truly reflects government's attempt to control media. It is quite astonishing that the Directives...
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) in condemning the threat against Sri Lankan journalists by a Sri Lankan Special Task Force (STF) officer on June 17. The IFJ demands immediate action is taken against...
सरकारले अनलाईन सञ्चारमाध्यमको दर्ता, नवीकरण, सञ्चालन र अनुगमनलाई व्यवस्थित गर्न भनी जारी गरेको ‘अनलाईन सञ्चारमाध्यम सञ्चालन निर्देशिका–२०७३’ का कतिपय प्रावधानहरू संविधानले प्रत्याभूत गरेको प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रता र स्वतन्त्र पत्रकारिताका स्थापित मान्यताविपरीत...
The Free Media Movement (FMM) vehemently condemns the malicious comment made by DIG Ranjith Perera, Chief of the Police Special Task Force (STF), threatening journalists during a press briefing held yesterday (June 17). FMM urges the Government to initiate an unbiased...
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Nepal Press Union (NPU) and the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) in expressing serious concerns over the recently issued government directives which threatens to undermine press freedom...
नेपाल सरकारले मिति २०७२ जेष्ठ ३१ गते पारित गरेको 'अनलाइन मिडिया सञ्चालन निर्देशिका २०७२' को केही लोकतन्त्र र स्वतन्त्र प्रेसको मूल्य र मान्यताविपरितका व्यवस्थाप्रति नेपाल प्रेस युनियनको गम्भीर आपत्ती रहेको छ। निर्देशिकामा सूचना विभागले दर्ता नभएका वा बर्षेनै नविकरण...
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) in condemning an attack on a radio journalist in the Solukhumbhu district in eastern Nepal. The IFJ demands immediate...
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) in condemning the attack on several journalists in Ottapalam, Palakkad of Kerala state in southern India on June 14. The IFJ demands immediate action from the...