by SAMSN Admin | Apr 10, 2020 | Freedom of Expression, Release, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement emphasizes that racial and religious extremism which surfaces in different facets is a severe challenge and a threat to the collective resolve at a time when a strong, cohesive social determination is mandatory in responding to the COVID-19...
by SAMSN Admin | Feb 6, 2020 | Access to Information, Media Rights Violations, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the obstruction and intimidation of journalist W.G. Roshan Kumara who was prevented from carrying out his work responsibilities when he arrived to report on a bus accident that took place at the 87th bend in Kanthale at around...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 24, 2020 | Human Rights, Release, Sri Lanka, Threat
Leaflets threatening to kill seven Tamil journalists were left at the Batticaloa Press Club and a nearby bus stop in Batticaloa, a city in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. The International Federation of Journalist (IFJ) and its affiliates Sri Lankan affiliates, the...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 22, 2020 | Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka, Threat
Mulleriyawa Police in the Central Province of Sri Lanka refused on January 10 to record the death threat complaint of a court correspondent. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) strongly urge Sri Lanka’s...
by SAMSN Admin | Jan 15, 2020 | Harassment, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the demeaning way the Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Mulleriyawa Police has allegedly treated professional journalist Nimanthi Ranasinghe, who works as a court correspondent for Lankadeepa. According to reports reaching us,...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 17, 2019 | Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka
A correspondent for Sri Lanka’s Daily Mirror and Lankadeepa was attacked by club-wielding assailants in his home on December 6. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates the Free Media Movement (FMM) and the Federation of Media Employees’...
