press freedom
Myanmar’s menacing frontier
The dangers of reporting on Myanmar’s border-security forces and their business interests.
Adam Bemma | Jul 28, 2020
How free is the media in Southasia?
Governments are finding new ways to silence the press thanks to COVID-19.
Chhetria Patrakar | May 05, 2020
The PEMRA penumbra
Pakistan’s state-run media regulator tries to shut down TV-news anchors.
Chhetria Patrakar | Nov 01, 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
Under pressure
How was the year 2018 for journalists – and journalism – in Southasia?
Chhetria Patrakar | Dec 24, 2018
The Maldives’ abducted development
The disappearance of journalist Ahmed Rilwan and the other side of ‘paradise’.
Peter Dorset | Aug 30, 2018
Shujaat Bukhari and the journalist in Kashmir
The changing landscape of Kashmiri press and politics.
The Editors | Jul 17, 2018
Freeing the fourth estate
In post-Rajapaksa Sri Lanka there is less restriction on the media.
Tisaranee Gunasekara | Sep 20, 2016
Himal Southasian to suspend publication
Himal Southasian will continue to publish till November 2016 and meet all its outstanding obligations before suspension of operations.
The Editors | Aug 24, 2016
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