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...
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Threatening journalists in the police station needs to end: FMM
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...
IFJ welcomes resolution by Pak-Afghan journalists
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...
When Knowledge is Power
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...
नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको राष्ट्रिय भेलाबाट संशोधित विधान जारी; श्रमजीवी पत्रकार ऐन र न्यूनतम पारिश्रमिक कार्यान्वयन गराउन आन्दोलनको घोषणा
नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको पाल्पामा सम्पन्न राष्ट्रिय भेलाबाट संशोधित विधान जारी भएको छ । गत वैशाखमा चितवनमा आयोजित केन्द्रीय साधारणसभामा प्रस्तुत भएको विधान संशोधन प्रस्तावमा प्राप्त सुझावहरुलाई समावेशी गरी विधान संशोधन समितिका संयोजक एवं महासंघका पूर्वसभापति डा. सुरेश...
South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: September, 2016
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be published on October 17, 2016, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and...
Journalist threatened after personal phone number shared
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the National Union of Journalists (India) in condemning the threat calls to Deepak Chaurasia, editor in chief of India News TV, allegedly for his differences with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The IFJ...
Journalists face difficulties as unrest in Kashmir continues
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the National Union of Journalists (India) express serious concerns over press freedom violations by state and non-state parties in the ongoing protests in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The IFJ...
Silencing Through ‘Regulation’
Aunohita Mojumdar, Editor, Himal Southasian provides the context for the suspension of the pioneering South Asian magazine. Why was the decision taken to suspend publication of Himal Southasian magazine? We see an increasing trend in the region where civil-society...
Magazine suspends publication after bureaucratic harassment in Nepal
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Nepal Press Union (NPU) express concern over suspension of publication of Himal Southasian magazine ‘due to non-cooperation by regulatory state agencies in Nepal’. The IFJ demands that the Nepal...