by SAMSN Admin | Jun 30, 2016 | Feature, Gender, News, Sri Lanka
2012 was still a dangerous time to be a journalist in Sri Lanka. The 27-year civil war ended in May 2009, but the president who oversaw the final stages of the war, Mahinda Rajapaksa, continued to rule over this island nation of 21 million with an iron hand. Sri...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 21, 2016 | Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka, Threat
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) in condemning the threat against Sri Lankan journalists by a Sri Lankan Special Task Force (STF) officer on June 17. The IFJ demands immediate action is taken against...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 18, 2016 | Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka, Threat
The Free Media Movement (FMM) vehemently condemns the malicious comment made by DIG Ranjith Perera, Chief of the Police Special Task Force (STF), threatening journalists during a press briefing held yesterday (June 17). FMM urges the Government to initiate an unbiased...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 10, 2016 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate Free Media Movement, Sri Lanka in condemning the attack on an editor on June 2 in Negambo, in eastern Sri Lanka. The IFJ calls for an immediate investigation into the attack and for those...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 3, 2016 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement vehemently condemns the attack on the editor of the regional newspaper and website ‘Meepura’ and requests the Government to conduct an immediate inquiry to take proper legal action against the perpetrators. The editor, Mr. Freddy Gamage, came...
by SAMSN Admin | May 26, 2016 | Release, Sri Lanka
The 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Free Media Movement (FMM) was held on May 24, 2016 at the Auditorium of the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI). The following are the elected office bearers and the executive committee members of the FMM for the year...
