Resources

2010: Reporting For All: Challenges for the media in Nepal’s Democratic Transition 01/01/2010 Nepal’s journalists and their organisations played a central role in resisting the repression that was unleashed during the years of royal absolutism and turning back the tide, creating a popular movement for the restoration of democracy. Since the ceasefire, the journalists’ community has secured legally protected rights to freedom of speech and freedom of association. Download in English Download in Nepali
2010: Battle for Democracy – Press Freedom in South Asia Report 01/01/2010 Download
2010: Freedom in Solidarity: Media working for peace in South Asia 01/01/2010 The media in South Asia are engaged in a difficult balancing act in coping with the momentous changes under way in the region. This report to focus squarely on the role of journalists’ organisations and their capacity to respond collectively in crises involving media freedom. Download in Hindi Download in Bengali Download in Tamil
2009: Under Fire: Press Freedom in South Asia Report 01/01/2009 Journalism in South Asia continued to be trapped in the crossfire of political instability, insurgency and internal conflict through the year under review. Indeed, the situation in some of the countries in the region could be described as an outright war – though undeclared – against journalism. Download
In the balance: South Asia Press Freedom Report 2007 10/05/2008 The media in South Asia are engaged in a difficult balancing act in coping with the momentous changes under way in the region. This report to focus squarely on the role of journalists’ organisations and their capacity to respond collectively in crises involving media freedom. Download
2007: Investigative Reporting on Corruption, A Guide for Media Professionals in Sri Lanka 01/01/2007 Corruption is like a disease, infecting a country when it is weak. Left to run unchecked, this disease can spread and grow in the country’s vital organs – its institutions – sickening the rest of the body until it is crippled. The media plays a vital role in keeping corruption in check. It can play a key role in treating a country afflicted with corruption. Download
2005: One Year On – Censorship Crackdown and Courage: Nepal 01/02/2006 Despite assurances that the period of censorship, subjugation, and violence would be temporarily, as recently as last month the government increased its control during an aggressive and deplorable crackdown on the Nepalese media and civil rights and opposition groups. Download