IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, March 2022 18/03/2022
The IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, March 2022 is out. It highlights continued efforts of Afghan women journalists to uphold a free and independent media despite censorship, harassment and abuse on women journalists in South Asia, Bangladeshi activists’ call for abolishment of the Digital Security Act, commencement of new IFJ project in the Maldives, concern of Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) on new amendment to the National Broadcasting Rules, media rights monitoring of South Asia among others. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from SAMSN members on your campaigns and activities. To contribute, email IFJ’s South Asia Coordinator Umesh Pokharel ([email protected]).
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The IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, February 2022 16/02/2022
The IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, February 2022 is out now! It highlights the misuse of law against Kashmiri journalists in India, the deadly year for media workers in South Asia, new Taliban directives to further muzzle media, Sri Lankan media organisations calling for action to end impunity during Black January, and union federations' campaign for the release of Nusrat Shahrin Raka, among others. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from SAMSN members on your campaigns and activities. To contribute, email IFJ’s South Asia Coordinator Umesh Pokharel ([email protected]).
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IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, January 2022 25/01/2022
The IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, January 2022, highlights the rising attacks and detainment of Afghan media workers, FNJ's discussion on gender disparity in Nepali newsrooms, the IFJ's campaign to assess Pakistan's digital media landscape, the closure of the Kashmir Press Club and the 20 deaths of journalists and media workers in the Asia Pacific during 2021, reported in the IFJ's annual killed list, among others. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from SAMSN members on your campaigns and activities. To contribute, email Umesh Pokharel ([email protected]).
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IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, December 2021 16/12/2021
The IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, December 2021 is out! It highlights the IFJ and NWMI's joint report telling the lived experiences of Afghan women journalists since the Taliban takeover, the rising death toll of journalists to the coronavirus pandemic, the FNJ's discussion on the challenges of journalists from Dalit communities, the IFJ's gender equality and safety training in Pakistan and the work of IFJ affiliates during the UN's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, among others. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from SAMSN members on your campaigns and activities. To contribute, email Umesh Pokharel ([email protected]).
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IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, November 2021 22/11/2021
The IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, November 2021 is out. It highlights impunity perpetuated across South Asia, the IFJ’s regional meeting ‘FUTURE POWER 2021: Organising media in challenging times’, hostility against media workers in Jammu and Kashmir, Afghanistan’s women journalists and media workers’ worry regarding their professional futures , Sri Lanka government’s attempt to introduce the ‘social media policy’, the IFJ and CLD’s joint launch of Maldives’ ‘Freedom of Expression report’, Ruki Fernando’s blog on campaign against impunity on crime against journalists among others. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from SAMSN members on your campaigns and activities. To contribute, email Umesh Pokharel ([email protected]).
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IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, October 2021 22/11/2021
The IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, October 2021 is out. It highlights the Network of Women in Media's fundraising efforts for Afghan women journalists, the IFJ's mentoring program for women in media in Pakistan, the silencing of Kashmiri voices on social media and journalists' protests against wage reductions and layoffs in Nepal, among others. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from SAMSN members on your campaigns and activities. To contribute, email Umesh Pokharel ([email protected]).
IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, September 2021 22/11/2021
The IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, September 2021 is out. It highlights Pakistan media's protests over the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PDMA) bill, support for our colleagues in Afghanistan, issues of copyright being used to silence critics in Bangladesh, the new Maldives impunity report and the launch of the IFJ's Special Afghanistan Solidarity Fund, among others. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from SAMSN members on your campaigns and activities. To contribute, email Umesh Pokharel ([email protected]).
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IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 18/08/2021
IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 is out! It highlights terrible situation for Afghanistan journalists, Covid-19 killing nearly 400 media workers in South Asia, Bangladesh’s launch of alternative of ‘Facebook’ and ‘WhatsApp’, Petition against India’s draconian IT Rules, Pakistan’s new cyber security policy, Nepal’s launch of Covid-19 reporting course, Maldives Journalists Association's plan to release impunity research among others.
We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from SAMSN members on your campaigns and activities. To contribute, email Umesh Pokharel ([email protected]).
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IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, July 2021 19/07/2021
IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, July 2021 is out! It highlights IFJ’s launch of review report of Pakistan media labour laws, IFJ and South Asian journalists’ support for Afghan media colleagues, targeting on Bangladesh journalists under digital Security Act, New IFJ members in Afghanistan and the Maldives, Sri Lanka’s refusal to investigate sexual harassment cases, IFJ’s launch of Union to Union pilot projects in South Asia among others.
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IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, June 2021 20/06/2021
#SouthAsia: IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, June 2021 is out . It highlights Afghanistan’s uncertain media future, South Asian governments’ Covid-19 social media headache, Maldives journalists’ dissatisfaction to the work of media adjudicators, announcement of free medical treatment for journalists in Nepal, Pakistan media stakeholders’ rejection of the proposed media ordinance, media rights monitoring analysis among others. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from SAMSN members on your campaigns and activities. To contribute, email Umesh Pokharel ([email protected]).
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The IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, February 2022
16/02/2022
The IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, February 2022 is out now! It highlights the misuse of law against Kashmiri journalists in India, the deadly year for media workers in South Asia, new Taliban directives to further muzzle media, Sri Lankan media organisations calling for action to end impunity during Black January, and union federations' campaign for the release of Nusrat Shahrin Raka, among others. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from SAMSN members on your campaigns and activities. To contribute, email IFJ’s South Asia Coordinator Umesh Pokharel ([email protected]).
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IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, December 2021
16/12/2021
The IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, December 2021 is out! It highlights the IFJ and NWMI's joint report telling the lived experiences of Afghan women journalists since the Taliban takeover, the rising death toll of journalists to the coronavirus pandemic, the FNJ's discussion on the challenges of journalists from Dalit communities, the IFJ's gender equality and safety training in Pakistan and the work of IFJ affiliates during the UN's 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, among others. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from SAMSN members on your campaigns and activities. To contribute, email Umesh Pokharel ([email protected]).
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IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, November 2021
22/11/2021
The IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, November 2021 is out. It highlights impunity perpetuated across South Asia, the IFJ’s regional meeting ‘FUTURE POWER 2021: Organising media in challenging times’, hostility against media workers in Jammu and Kashmir, Afghanistan’s women journalists and media workers’ worry regarding their professional futures , Sri Lanka government’s attempt to introduce the ‘social media policy’, the IFJ and CLD’s joint launch of Maldives’ ‘Freedom of Expression report’, Ruki Fernando’s blog on campaign against impunity on crime against journalists among others. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from SAMSN members on your campaigns and activities. To contribute, email Umesh Pokharel ([email protected]).
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IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, October 2021
22/11/2021
The IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, October 2021 is out. It highlights the Network of Women in Media's fundraising efforts for Afghan women journalists, the IFJ's mentoring program for women in media in Pakistan, the silencing of Kashmiri voices on social media and journalists' protests against wage reductions and layoffs in Nepal, among others. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from SAMSN members on your campaigns and activities. To contribute, email Umesh Pokharel ([email protected]).
IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021
18/08/2021
IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 is out! It highlights terrible situation for Afghanistan journalists, Covid-19 killing nearly 400 media workers in South Asia, Bangladesh’s launch of alternative of ‘Facebook’ and ‘WhatsApp’, Petition against India’s draconian IT Rules, Pakistan’s new cyber security policy, Nepal’s launch of Covid-19 reporting course, Maldives Journalists Association's plan to release impunity research among others.
We encourage contributions to let others know your activities; to seek solidarity and support from SAMSN members on your campaigns and activities. To contribute, email Umesh Pokharel ([email protected]).
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