by SAMSN Admin | Apr 23, 2019 | Access to Information, Human Rights, Release, Sri Lanka
Download English statement here Downloand Sinhala statement here
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 5, 2019 | Arrest / Detainment, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
See letter from SLWJA here
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 5, 2019 | Arrest / Detainment, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan artist and writer, Shaktika Sathkumara was arrested on April 3, after posting a short story on Facebook. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) have strongly criticized the arrest of Sathkumara and...
by SAMSN Admin | Apr 5, 2019 | Arrest / Detainment, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
Following the publication of a short story written by Shaktika Sathkumara, an artist and writer in the Face Book, writer Satkumar has been arrested on the pretext that the said story disrespects the Buddhist philosophy and kept under detention until April 9. The Free...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 21, 2019 | Harassment, Release, Sri Lanka, Trade Union Rights
Employees of the Swarnavahini media institute have formally established a trade union. After formal prior notice to the administration, they held a union meeting at the vehicle yard in the institutional premises during the lunch hour break on March 18, 2019. A group...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 21, 2019 | Harassment, Release, Sri Lanka, Trade Union Rights
SLWJA Statement
