media freedom

Making Prothom Alo “the enemy” in Bangladesh
Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League government have gone after Bangladesh’s top newspaper – the last one standing in the country’s media
Kamal Ahmed | May 12, 2023

The crisis in Pakistani journalism
In conversation with journalist and human-rights campaigner Omar Waraich.
The Editors | May 31, 2019

Journalists On Trial
A SAMDEN-Himal initiative to track legal attacks on journalists and media groups in Southasia.
SAMDEN and Himal Southasian | May 03, 2019

Bhutan’s media maladies
The closure of a weekly paper in Bhutan signals a troubling decline in media diversity and journalistic space.
Chhetria Patrakar | Apr 04, 2019

The disappearing act
Al Jazeera website inaccessible in Bangladesh after publication of an investigative report.
Chhetria Patrakar | Mar 25, 2019

Under pressure
How was the year 2018 for journalists – and journalism – in Southasia?
Chhetria Patrakar | Dec 24, 2018

Himal Interviews: Sri Lanka’s right to information
Interview with senior lawyer and a member of Sri Lanka’s RTI Commission, Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena.
The Editors | Sep 24, 2018

Letter from Myanmar: Journalism under attack
Myanmar’s civil society and journalists are divided over the landmark freedom-of-press case.
Annie Zaman | Sep 18, 2018

Whose media is it anyway?
Real freedom of expression is eroding fast in India.
Neha Dixit | Sep 21, 2016

Freeing the fourth estate
In post-Rajapaksa Sri Lanka there is less restriction on the media.
Tisaranee Gunasekara | Sep 20, 2016
