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The South Asia Press Freedom Report (SAPFR) is an annual feature of the International Federation of Journalists\u2019 World Press Freedom Day observance in South Asia.<\/p>\n
Over its 23-year history, the report has established itself as a significant regional campaign tool for enhancing professional journalism in South Asia. It is the pre-eminent summary of journalism working conditions; advocacy for media rights and freedom of expression and the campaigns of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) \u2013 a broad media alliance defending journalists\u2019 rights and freedom of expression in South Asia.<\/p>\n
In 2025, this important media advocacy tool is more significant than ever before. In the current climate of pandemic, growing intolerance towards diverse and dissenting opinions, undermining of digital journalism and increased violence towards journalists and media.<\/p>\n
This report has been produced by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) on behalf of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN).<\/p>\n
The IFJ acknowledges the important contribution of its affiliates and partners in this report:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_sidebar _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||-1px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_sidebar][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”_initial” width=”100%” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Editor: Laxmi Murthy Contributors:<\/strong><\/p>\n Special thanks to:<\/strong><\/p>\n SAPFR Editorial Review Panel 2025:<\/strong><\/p>\n Infographics:<\/strong> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”89.5px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″ custom_margin=”||7px|||”]<\/p>\n The 2024-25 report is published through the support of: UNESCO New Delhi Office, Norsk Journalistlag, and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED).<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/samsn.ifj.org\/SAPFR24-25\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SAPFR-24-25-Logos.png” title_text=”SAPFR 24-25 Logos” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Images: With special thanks to Agence France-Presse for the use of images throughout the report. Additional photographs are contributed by IFJ affiliates and also accessed under a Creative Commons Attribution.<\/p>\n Non-Commercial Licence and are acknowledged as such through this report.<\/p>\n Note: UNESCO is pleased to support the South-Asia Press Freedom Report 2024-25 with limited financial assistance. However, since this report has been independently developed\u00a0 by the International Federation of Journalists, Asia Pacific, therefore, UNESCO has no influence over the content. The author(s) will be responsible for the choice and the presentation of the facts contained\u00a0 in the paper and for the opinions expressed therein, which will not be necessarily those of UNESCO and do not commit the Organisation.<\/p>\n The designations employed and the presentation of the material throughout this book will not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of UNESCO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers and boundaries.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" AboutThe South Asia Press Freedom Report (SAPFR) is an annual feature of the International Federation of Journalists\u2019 World Press Freedom Day observance in South Asia. Over its 23-year history, the report has established itself as a significant regional campaign tool for enhancing professional journalism in South Asia. It is the pre-eminent summary of journalism working […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-568","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsn.ifj.org\/SAPFR24-25\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsn.ifj.org\/SAPFR24-25\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsn.ifj.org\/SAPFR24-25\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsn.ifj.org\/SAPFR24-25\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsn.ifj.org\/SAPFR24-25\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=568"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/samsn.ifj.org\/SAPFR24-25\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3649,"href":"https:\/\/samsn.ifj.org\/SAPFR24-25\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/568\/revisions\/3649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsn.ifj.org\/SAPFR24-25\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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