Stories published by IPI’s partner media organisation in Pakistan as part of the South Asia Cross-border Journalism Project: IDEI: Editorial to mark the International Day → Read more here. News report: Media continues to face attacks, curbs on free expression → Read more here. News report: Website launched to highlight violence against media → Read […]

Stories published by IPI’s partner media organisation in Nepal for the South Asia Cross-border Journalism Project: Government committed to press freedom: Gandaki Province CM Pokharel → Read more here. World Press Freedom Day: Against all odds → Read more here. Social media is ‘dangerous’ to women journalists in Nepal → Read more here. IPI partners […]

Four new bills proposed by the government of Nepal in 2020 are still hanging over independent media in the country like the sword of Damocles. The Advertisement Regulation Bill, the IT Bill, the Nepal Media Council Bill, and the Public Service Broadcasting Bill, if passed in their current form, would criminalize different aspects of journalistic […]

The Digital Security Act (DSA), which was passed by the Bangladeshi parliament in October 2018, has become a powerful tool to stifle any form of perceived criticism, including independent journalism scrutinizing the action of government officials. The law is one of the most draconian in Bangladesh, as it provides sweeping powers to authorities to block […]