Media Helping Media

Bhutan's remarks that it is heading towards democratisation are nothing short of an attempt to fool the international community. There can be no democracy until it guarantees freedom of press and freedom of speech and expression.

A new citizen journalism website has been launched by the Sri Lanka Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), aimed at enabling concerned citizens to report on conflict and peace in Sri Lanka with total freedom of expression.

The government in Pakistan is considering introducing a law aimed at curbing freedom of press in an indirect but effective manner. The draft of the proposed law, dubbed the Press and Publications Regulatory Authority (PAPRA), has been sent to provincial governments for their comments and suggestions. In my view, the approaching elections are making some members of the government jittery. And press freedom seems to be the biggest casualty of this development.