by SAMSN Admin | Oct 5, 2018 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Release, Sri Lanka
Screening of internationally acclaimed film by director Jude Ratnam ‘Demons in Paradise’ was canceled by the organizers of the Jaffna International Film Festival in Sri Lanka citing pressure from local groups. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 28, 2018 | Censorship, Release, Sri Lanka
A novel, a radio drama and a stage play all come under attack in Sri Lanka for allegedly containing anti-Buddhist or offensive language. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) Sri Lanka in expressing...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 13, 2018 | Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The President of the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) of Sri Lanka has issued a direct threat to a journalist and publicly warned the association was compiling a ‘traitors’ list of journalists’. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 13, 2018 | Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka, Threat
The FMM condemns the threatening response shown by the President of the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) , to the Sunday Observer Journalist who contacted him to get the views of the Association, to write a feature article about their token strike, held...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 25, 2018 | Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka, Threat
Sri Lanka’s Minister for Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development Sarath Fonseka asked an editor to withdraw a news item posted online accusing an unnamed minister of having links with criminals. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)...