Sri Lanka: Sand mafia attack journalist

by SAMSN Admin | Oct 6, 2020 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka

Derana TV journalist Indunil Wijenayake was attacked by sand-miners in the Kumbukkan Oya area of Monaragala district on October 3 while reporting on illegal sand mining in the area. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Sri Lanka affiliate the Free...

Sri Lanka : The law should be enforced against those who attacked the journalist in Monaragala, regardless of their status – Free Media Movement

by SAMSN Admin | Oct 5, 2020 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka

The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the attack carried out on the Derana TV journalist Indunil Wijenayake in Monaragala, while he was there to cover an incident of unauthorized sand mining in the Kumbukkan Oya. According to reports we have received, journalist...

Sri Lanka : The commission has released information for 87% of the appeals received – Attorney-at-Law Ashwini Natesan Weerabahu

by SAMSN Admin | Sep 30, 2020 | Access to Information, Reports and Publications, Sri Lanka, Workshop

Attorney-at-Law Ashwini Natesan Weerabahu presenting an analysis of the results of a study conducted regarding the difficulties and problems faced by various applicants in obtaining information under the Right to Information Act stated that the highest number of...

Sri Lanka: Free Media Movement raises voice against proposed constitutional amendment

by SAMSN Admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Media Regulations, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka

The proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution poses a serious threat of violating the freedom of expression and the media freedom – Free Media Movement poses a serious threat of violating the freedom of expression and the media freedom – Free Media...

Sri Lanka : Media associations are paying attention with regard to the arrest of web editor Chathuranga de Silva

by SAMSN Admin | Sep 8, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka

Desmond Chathuranga de Silva, the editor of the lankanewsweb.org website, who was arrested on August 31, based on a complaint received by the Computer Crimes Division of the Criminal Investigation Department, was produced in court on 01st September and remanded until...

Sri Lanka: The arrest of Lankanewsweb.org editor Chathuranga Silva: Let’s be vigilant

by SAMSN Admin | Sep 8, 2020 | Arrest / Detainment, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka

It has been reported that the editor of Lanka News Web (www.lankanewsweb.org) Desmond Chathuranga de Silva is in remand custody after he had been subjected to questioning by the Computer Crime Unit of the Police Department. It is also reported that the reason for the...