The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) condemns the Maldivian government’s moves to take control of the national public broadcaster on April 29 as an attack on the democracy’s press freedom. On...
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Sri Lanka’s 100 day reform period bows out with weak results for media freedom
Today officially marks the end of an ambitious 100-day reform period announced by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena shortly after snatching a surprise victory over former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa in the country’s Jan. 8 presidential vote. Rajapaksa was once...
IFJ and SAMSN send condolences and solidarity to Nepalese colleagues
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) give condolences to their Nepalese media colleagues following the earthquake that struck their country on Saturday, April 25. Particularly, today IFJ and SAMSN offer...
Mastermind in journalist murder sentenced to life
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) and the Nepal Press Union (NPU) in welcoming the sentencing of a mastermind in the brutal murder of a journalist by the District Court Dhanausha, in...
Baloch media activist shot dead in Karachi
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the brutal murder of a Pakistani media and human rights activist in Karachi on Friday, April 24. The IFJ calls on the Pakistani government to take immediate action to ensure these culprits are brought the...
South Asia Media Solidarity Network Bulletin: April, 2015
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network(SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on May 15, 2015, and contributions are most welcome. Let others know what you are doing or seek solidarity and support from other SAMSN members on your...
Interview with Monalisa Changkijia
You have been one of the most prominent journalists from Nagaland and you are the only woman editor, proprietor and publisher in the North East of India. On a whole, it is reported that women only make up 2.7% of India’s local journalists. What do you have to say to...
Sri Lanka police in Jaffna criticised for arrest and intimidation of journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Free Media Movement (FMM) condemn the heavy-handed action of Sri Lankan police in charging a freelance journalist on Wednesday, April 8 in Jaffna. The IFJ said this attack on press freedom appeared to be aimed...
Four charged for Bangladeshi blogger murder
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) welcomes a breakthrough in the case of a Bangladeshi blogger who was hacked to death in Dhaka last month with murder charges laid against the four men accused of killing the blogger Md Oyasiqur Rahman Babu. With two of...
Pakistan mulls censorship of TV contents
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is seriously concerned over the reports that the Pakistan government is mulling amendment in a law to empower the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PERMA) for blocking the transmission of TV contents....