Panos South Asia, with its headquarters in Kathmandu, is part of the family of Panos Institutes worldwide that encourage and facilitate public discourse and debate on a wide range of issues.
Panos Fellow wins UNAIDS award for HIV/AIDS reportage in Bangladesh Qurratul-Ain-Tahmina has won the prestigious UNAIDS award for creating awareness on HIV/AIDS and drawing the attention of policy makers in Bangladesh, through her reportage as a Panos Fellow in 2006.Her award winning piece comprising three articles titled ‘Bangladesh is at risk of AIDS’ was published in early December 2006. Health and Family Welfare Adviser Dr A.M.M. Shaukat Ali handed over the cheque of Taka 60000 and a citation for the best entry in the Print category at an award giving ceremony jointly organized by UNAIDS and National Media Forum on 13th March 2008. ...More»
Panos journalist wins Kerala government’s Best TV
reporting award for 2007 K. Rajendran , a Saneeya Hussain fellowship
awardee has won the Kerala government’s prestigious award for Best TV reporting
2007, for his 30- minute feature on Kairali TV, on the plight of more than 500
Keralites holding Pakistani passports who live under constant threat of
deportation from their own country. The report has had tremendous impact with
questions being raised in Parliament and the government deciding to act upon
it...More»
Panos South Asia - Kalpavriksh Media dialogue on “SEZs: Oasis or Mirage?”held The fourth in the Panos South Asia- Kalpavriksh series of media dialogues, “SEZs: Oasis or Mirage?” was held on 26th February 2008 in New Delhi. This dialogue assumes significance with environmental groups raising concerns about the proliferation of SEZs in sensitive regions like coastal areas and highly polluted zones. Procedures for environmental decision-making have been diluted for SEZs with detailed environmental assessments to minimize potential adverse impact being given a go-by. The media dialogue is an effort to facilitate participants to take a closer nuanced look at the debate. Panos South asia brought together representatives of the bureaucracy, political parties, peoples’ movements and academics for the discussion. ...More»
Panos South Asia holds Media Seminar on “HIV and Beyond” in Colombo, Sri Lanka Panos South Asia’s Global AIDS Programme focusing on raising media awareness on HIV/AIDS held a seminar on the theme “HIV and Beyond” at the Sri Lanka Foundation, Colombo on March 28, 2008. Awards were presented to five journalists for their sensitive and analytical reportage on HIV/AIDS. Sakunthala Jayasinghe and Senarth Bandara Kulasekera (of Dinamina for Sinhala print), Shanthi Murugesu (of Thinakural for Tamil print), Chandana Kumara Marasinghe (of Lakhanda Radio for Sinhala Radio) and Lakshman Muthuthanthirige (of Ruapavahini for Sinhala Television) were the journalists selected for the media awards. ...More»
Communicating Disasters: An Asia- Pacific Resource Book This Asia- Pacific Resource Book comes out at a time when both the media industry and the global humanitarian sector are undergoing rapid change, Editors Nalaka Gunawardene and Frank Noronha say in their introduction. ...More»
Panos South Asia holds its sixth successful Indo- Pak Media Retreat on a Decade of the Peace Process at Siem Reap, Cambodia Top Editors from India and Pakistan met for a media retreat in Siem Reap, Cambodia on September 29th and 30th to take stock of a decade of the complex peace process between the two countries. The retreat is organized annually in collaboration with Himal South Asian under the aegis of Panos South Asia’s India and Pakistan Media and Peace Building Programme ...More»
