by SAMSN Admin | Nov 10, 2017 | Internet Freedom, Release, Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Free Media Movement (FMM) and the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) in expressing concern over the blocking of a news website in Sri Lanka on November 8. The IFJ demands...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 9, 2017 | Internet Freedom, Release, Sri Lanka
ලංකා ඊ නිව්ස් වෙබ් අඩවියට ප්රවේශ වීමේ හැකියාව තාක්ෂණිකව අවහිර කිරීම මඟින් එම වෙබ් අඩවියට එරෙහිව නිල නොවන වාරණයක් මේ වන විට ශ්රී ලංකාව තුළ ක්රියාත්මකව ඇති බව නිදහස් මාධ්ය ව්යාපාරයේ නිරීක්ෂණය කරයි. මෙම ක්රියාවෙහි වගකීම් පැවරෙන ශ්රී ලංකා විදුලි සංදේශ නියාමන...
by SAMSN Admin | Nov 9, 2017 | Internet Freedom, Release, Sri Lanka
Free Media Movement observes that an informal censorship is prevalent within the country, by obstructing the technical access to Lanka E News Website. The efforts by the FMM to obtain information from the Tele Communications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL)...
by SAMSN Admin | Sep 28, 2017 | Access to Information, India, Nepal, Release, South Asia, Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the South East Asia Journalist Unions (SEAJU), the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) and its affiliates today observed the second International Day for Universal Access to Information, after resolution (38...
by SAMSN Admin | Aug 16, 2017 | Bangladesh, Bulletin, India, Maldives, Media Rights Violations, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on September 15, 2017, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know your activities and to seek solidarity and...
by SAMSN Admin | Jul 9, 2017 | Release, Sri Lanka
A contentious situation has arisen in the country on the draft Act on Independent Council for News Media Standards, where the name of the Free Media Movement (FMM) is also being brought up in the debates. Therefore, it is necessary to make the position of the FMM...
