Bhutan: Namgay Zam talks about the importance of women in media
Namgay Zam was appointed this week as the executive director of the Journalists Association of Bhutan. She talks with about the role of women leaders in media.
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Bhutan’s unhappy decision
The Himalayan nation of Bhutan, known for its seclusion policies and Gross National Happiness index, has given a Facebook user a very unhappy choice: Pay the equivalent of 10 years’ salary or go to jail.
Changes in government ad policy threaten Bhutan’s independent media
A Bhutanese government directive forbidding advertising to be placed in a daily newspaper is believed to be in retaliation for the publication of articles critical of possible abuse of power and corruption.
Mass resignations in Bhutan’s daily newspaper raise concerns
The IFJ is alarmed to learn of the resignation of all “Bhutan Times” journalists after sharp disagreements on editorial process and content with a newly appointed chief executive.
Journalist Shantiram Acharya arrested, sentenced to seven and a half years in prison
(CEHURDES/IFEX) – The Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES) condemns the imprisonment of Shantiram Acharya, a young Bhutani journalist, by the Bhutanese authorities. According to the Association of Press Freedom Activists (APFA) Bhutan, an exiled Bhutanese media group based in Kathmandu, Acharya, a Bhutanese of Nepali origin who was living in the refugee […]
Two Bhutani journalists threatened with death by political activists for covering student demonstration
(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders condemns the death threats made in a refugee camp in eastern Nepal on 16 May 2008 by members of the Communist Party of Bhutan Marxist-Leninist Maoist (CPB-MLM) against journalists working for the Bhutan News Service, a website operated by the Association of Press Freedom Activists (APFA), a Bhutani exile organisation. […]
Freedom of the Press 2007: Bhutan
Freedom of the Press 2007: Bhutan
Government blocks local access to website
(IFJ/IFEX) – The following is an IFJ media release: IFJ describes Bhutan government’s censorship of bhutantimes.com as “hypocritical” The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is alarmed by recent blocks placed upon the media by the Bhutanese government. According to the Association of Press Freedom Activists (APFA), the http://www.bhutantimes.com website has been blocked from local viewing […]