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16 Jun 2017
IFJ, SAMSN call for end to internet shutdowns
By IFJ Asia-Pacific
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) express serious concern over the growing trend of internet shutdowns in South Asia and call on governments to stop internet shutdowns. Internet shut...
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15 Jun 2017
South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: June 2017
By IFJ Asia-Pacific
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on July 15, 2017, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity...
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15 Jun 2017
Crucial link
By Ujjwal Acharya
Ujjwal Acharya muses about how life – professional, social and personal – is utterly cramped in the absence of access to the internet, necessitating a strong pushback to attempts to shut it down. It is almost impossible to think of life without t...
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14 Jun 2017
Private company guards assault journalists in Afghanistan
By IFJ Asia-Pacific
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in condemning the assault on two television journalists in Surkhrud district of Nangrahar province in eastern Afghanistan on J...
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14 Jun 2017
The New Normal Of Living With No Internet In Kashmir
By Arshie Qureshi
Composing an email can sometimes be more than typing and pressing a send button. For over an year now, the meaning of sending and checking emails has changed for me. It means hours of dictation on the phone to any friend who is connected to the inter...
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13 Jun 2017Bangladeshi journalists arrested under ICT law
By IFJ Asia-Pacific
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF) in condemning recent arrests of journalists under the information and communication technology (ICT) law. The IFJ demands immediate release of ...
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12 Jun 2017
Unknown gunmen kill journalist in Pakistan
By IFJ Asia-Pacific
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns the killing of a senior journalist in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, June 11. The IFJ demands the immediate arrest and prosecution of gunmen to ensure justice....
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12 Jun 2017After death threat, Pakistani journalist survives murder attempt
By IFJ Asia-Pacific
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses serious concern over the attempted murder of journalist Rana Tanveer in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday, June 9. The IFJ demands immediate arrest of the culprits and security for the journalist. ...
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12 Jun 2017Sri Lankan minister threatens journalists
By IFJ Asia-Pacific
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Free Media Movement, Sri Lanka (FMM) in condemning the behavior of a minister towards journalists on June 8 in Kandana, Colombo. The IFJ demands an immediate apology from the minister. John ...
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12 Jun 2017
Invisible bars
By Sam Jahan
On the guise of clamping down on religious extremism, Bangladesh has often shutdown the Internet. But this causes more misinformation and speculation, says Sam Jahan. I had to re-write this essay several times: to remain safe. You may wonder why. I w...