SAMSN Blog

  • 09 Nov 2015
    South Asia’s battle with impunity

    By Ujjwal Acharya Comments

    On November 2, the world marked the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) launched the Global and the Asia-Pacific regional campaigns that will see activities and events to...

  • 14 Oct 2015
    The dilemma of South Asian women journalists

    By Dilrukshi Handunnetti Comments

    When in the Maldives, despite all the updates we journalists receive on issues of democracy and severe impacts of climate change, its breathtaking beauty makes it difficult to stay focused on issues. But this is exactly what some 50 women did at the ...

  • 07 Oct 2015
    Stalker Harasses Women Journalists

    By Sujata Madhok Comments

    The women journalists who run a multi-edition rural weekly in north India are used to making the news – not figuring in it. Recently however the women of ‘Khabar Lahariya’ were in the news, although for all the wrong reasons. For months these w...

  • 30 Sep 2015
    UN report on Sri Lanka and Freedom of Expression 

    By Ruki Fernando Comments

    Earlier in September, Ruki Fernando was in Geneva as the reports of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released the longest page-report (251 pages) narrating the horrific stories of unlawful killings and enforced disappea...

  • 23 Sep 2015
    Pakistani media in crosshairs

    By Lubna Jerar Naqvi Comments

    September didn’t begin well for the Pakistani media. In less than 24 hours, two media personnel were killed and two seriously injured in a series attacks in two cities. On the night of September 8, 2015 a DSNG van of Geo News was attacked by unknow...

  • 17 Sep 2015
    Nepali photojournalists in demonstrations

    By Bikash Karki Comments

    On September 15, 2015, I was at New Baneshwor, Kathmandu in front of the Constituent Assembly (CA) as there was a demonstration. The protesters were demanding that Nepal should be declared a Hindu state in the new constitution which the CA voted agai...

  • 26 Aug 2015
    The Bloggers of Bangladesh: Interview with Sam Jahan

    By Sam Jahan Comments

    In a span of one year, Bangladesh has witnessed heinous murder of four bloggers. Ahmed Rajib Haider was the first target in 2013 and he was hacked to death. Islamist militants have taken the credit for the killing. In February of 2015, Bangladeshi-Am...

  • 21 Aug 2015
    Official censorship by Indian government on the rise

    By Geeta Seshu Comments

    Today (August 21, 2015) marks the expiry of the 15-day deadline issued by India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on August 7 to three television channels – NDTV 24×7, ABP News and Aaj Tak – to show cause why action should not be ...

  • 12 Aug 2015
    Sri Lanka’s young journalists have their own battle to fight

    By Gagani Weerakoon Comments

    Being extensively engulfed in ‘war reporting’ for almost 30 years and subsequently being subjected to excessive media suppression by the rulers, journalists- especially the younger generation – in Sri Lanka are struggling to come out of the box...

  • 05 Aug 2015
    One year later: #FindMoyameehaa

    By Yameen Rasheed Comments

    Minivan News journalist Ahmed Rilwan was last seen entering the Hulhumalé ferry terminal at 00:44 hrs on 8th August 2014, after spending the evening with friends and family. Almost one year later, there has been little progress in the investigation ...