by SAMSN Admin | Jul 29, 2019 | Access to Information, Arrest / Detainment, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, India, Media Rights Violations, News, Release
A Kashmiri editor was arrested in a late night raid on his home in Srinagar on June 24. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly criticise the circumstances of the raid and the misuse of law as yet...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 20, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Media Regulations, News, Politics, Release, Right to Information, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement has released a letter written to Hon Minister of Justice & Prison Reform on revision of laws relating to false news distribution and hate speech Read the letter here
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 18, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Harassment, Human Rights, News, Release, Sri Lanka
Read English statement here Read Sinhala statement here
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 17, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Harassment, Human Rights, News, Release, Sri Lanka, Threat
On June 16, Sri Lankan journalist Kusal Perera was faced with charges for commenting on the development of religious rivalries after the April 21 Easter Sunday attack. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM)...
by SAMSN Admin | Jun 3, 2019 | Arrest / Detainment, Censorship, Human Rights, Media Rights Violations, News, Sri Lanka
The Free Media Movement is deeply saddened with the injustice Journalist Mohammed Rizvi Maharoof is facing being arrested and taken in to custody on baseless charges., has raised a threat on freedom and safety of media and journalists The Free Media Movement wish to...
by SAMSN Admin | May 13, 2019 | Access to Information, Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Media Regulations, News, Release, Right to Information, Sri Lanka
Whilst recognizing that we should expect an ethical consideration and discipline from the local media in their reporting of the Easter Sunday attack and the related investigations at this time, the Free Media Movement wishes to strongly emphasize that we cannot be...
