SAMSN Blog

  • 06 May 2015
    An Untraced Murder in Kashmir

    By Shujaat Bukhari Comments

    On a chilly evening Parvaz Mohammad Sultan was giving final touches to his daily bulletin when two unidentified gunmen entered his press enclave office and fired at him from point blank. Left in a pool of blood, the 40-year-old editor of local news g...

  • 29 Apr 2015
    Sri Lanka’s 100 day reform period bows out with weak results for media freedom

    By Scott Griffin Comments

    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. R...

  • 15 Apr 2015
    Interview with Monalisa Changkijia

    By Monalisa Changkija Comments

    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 ...

  • 01 Apr 2015
    Media In India’s North East: Tripura

    By Prasanta Chakraborty Comments

    Tripura as we know this tiny land today is the third smallest (only 10,491 sq. Km with almost 37 lakhs people) state after Goa and Sikkim and situated in the north-eastern part of the country. Tripura plated a major role in the 1971 Bangladesh Libera...

  • 26 Mar 2015
    What Next For The Section 66A Cases?

    By Geeta Seshu Comments

    The decision of India’s Supreme Court to uphold free speech and strike down draconian provisions of the amended Information Technology Act, 2000 is a victory for a concerted campaign by a cross-section of Internet users, civil liberties activis...

  • 25 Mar 2015
    Peace in Rolpa brings a brighter dawn for women  

    By IFJ Asia-Pacific Comments

    Devi Gurung was just 14 years old when she got married.  Rolpa is a district known for being among the lowest placed on the Human Development Index and when her family decided she should get married in the seventh grade, this was not considered unus...

  • 18 Mar 2015
    Through A Female Lens

    By IFJ Asia-Pacific Comments

    For senior photojournalist and trainer, Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai, the proverbial glass ceiling was visible from the day she commenced her journalistic career on May 1, 1993. Twenty years on, much to her regret, the only improvement she f...

  • 04 Mar 2015
    Fighting without fear

    By Rana Azeem Comments

    Pakistan is one of the most brutal fronts in the world for journalists, says Rana Azeem. As a union leader in a country ranked as one of the most dangerous in the world for journalists, what do you think is the reason for the hatred against the media...

  • 18 Feb 2015
    Afghanistan’s women journalists on the frontline

    By Dilrukshi Handunnetti Comments

    There’s an issue with Afghanistan’s newsrooms  when it comes to women journalists’ safety. Men must be part of the solution, writes Dilrukshi Handunnetti “You want to discuss journalists’ security? Then we should have security forces perso...

  • 28 Nov 2014
    Impunity Has Denied Us Justice, Says Family Of Saleem Shahzad

    By Haroon Rashid Comments

    Syed Saleem Shahzad, a prominent Pakistani investigative journalist renowned for his incisive reporting of war and militancy and author of a book on militancy in the country, was abducted in broad daylight from the heart of federal capital Islamabad ...