Bhutan

Spotlight: Censorship

Changes in government ad policy threaten Bhutan's independent media

21 August 2012
International Federation of Journalists

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.

‎International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)‎29 October 2009

Bhutan

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.

‎x - Center for Human Rights and Democratic Studies (CEHURDES)‎27 January 2009

Nepal Bhutan

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 ( BNS: http:// www.apfanews.com ), a website operated by the Association of Press Freedom Activists (APFA), a Bhutani exile organisation.

‎Reporters Without Borders (RSF)‎22 May 2008