(RSF/IFEX) – Reporters Without Borders has voiced shock and horror at the brutal murder of journalist and human rights activist Uma Singh, 26, a correspondent for the "Janakpur Today" daily and Radio Today FM.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemned the arrest of Lenin Kumar Roy, author and editor of the quarterly review Nishan, in Bhubaneswar, Orissa State over a book in which he accuses Hindu extremists of waging a campaign of violence against minorities in the Kandhamal district.

Freelance journalist and deputy head of the Sri Lanka Press Institute attacked, the Committee to Protect Journalists raises concerns over the repeated harassment and intimidation of journalists in the country.  

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the global organisation representing over 500,000 journalists worldwide, is deeply concerned about repeated attacks on the press in Bangladesh by both the ruling coalition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and militant organisations.

Nepalese police forcibly took away equipment used for uplinking after entering the office premises of Kantipur F.M., a leading private sector FM radio station, in Lalitpur late Friday.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the global organisation representing more than 500,000 journalists in over 110 countries, is concerned for the welfare of journalists reporting on the upcoming election in Sri Lanka.

A statement has been issued by members of the 'International Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression Mission to Nepal' to show their solidarity with the media community in Nepal.

Recent violent attacks on the Sri Lankan media have escalated ahead of November's presidential election. In the most recent incident on Sunday, unidentified men set fire to the printing press of a newspaper group that was critical of the government.

Imprisoned journalist Maheshwor Pahari died from tuberculosis on 4 October 2005 after the authorities repeatedly refused to treat him. He was aged just 30.

A member of parliament from the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Shahidul Alam Talukder, made a hate-filled speech against the press in which he called for violence against journalists.