Free Media Movement: The harassment of the journalist in Matara is yet another classic example of the police misconduct

by SAMSN Admin | Jul 17, 2020 | Release, Sri Lanka

The Free Media movement strongly condemns the obstruction by police officers outside the court premises, to the attempt made by Chamal Fernando, a journalist of the Sri Lanka Rūpavāhinī Corporation who went there on 15.07.2020 to report the driver responsible for the...

Sri Lanka: Police and key murder suspect obstruct photojournalist outside court

by SAMSN Admin | Jul 13, 2020 | Release, Sri Lanka

Police and inspector Neomal Rangajeewa threatened and obstructed Akila Jayawardene, a photojournalist from the Mavubima Newspaper outside Colombo High Court on July 10. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates Free Media Movement (FMM) and...

Sri lanka: We strongly condemn Inspector Neomal Rangajeewa’s conduct in the court premises : Free Media Movement

by SAMSN Admin | Jul 13, 2020 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka, Threat

The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the forceful obstruction, intimidation and threats made by Inspector Neomal Rangajeewa, disrupting the work of professional photojournalist Akila Jayawardena at the Colombo High Court premises, Court no 1. Akila Jayawardene...

Sri Lanka: On the front line of media rights

by SAMSN Admin | Jul 6, 2020 | Media Rights Violations, SAMSN Blog, Sri Lanka

Political upheavals in Sri Lanka have given rise to new challenges. To protect media freedom, journalists and media workers must focus on collective action, writes Viranjana Herath. Sri Lanka, a tiny island in the Indian Ocean but unfortunately a large dot on the...

Sri Lanka: Regional TV correspondent assaulted by thugs

by SAMSN Admin | May 27, 2020 | Attack, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka

Bimal Shyaman, a journalist with Hiru, Derana and Swarnavahini television channels, was harassed and assaulted while reporting the Eid celebrations in the Atulugama area of Kalutara on May 24, 2020. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Sri Lanka...

Sri lanka : Obstructing and Intimidating the work of regional journalist Bimal Shyaman is a violation of media freedom – Free Media Movement

by SAMSN Admin | May 27, 2020 | Attack, Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka

Media reported an incident where Bimal Shyaman, the regional journalist of Hiru, Derana and Swarnavahini Television channels, was intimated and harassed on May 24, 2020 while reporting the Ramazan celebrations of the Atulugama area, which was open to widespread...