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 | Apr 10, 2019 | Censorship, Human Rights, Impunity, Media Rights Violations, Pakistan, Release, Threat
The former leader of Jamaat-e-Islami’s (JI), an Islamist political party in Pakistan, issued a fatwa on April 8, promoting the killing of journalists in Pakistan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ)...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 14, 2019 | Freedom of Expression, Harassment, India, Release, Threat
The editor and publisher of Shillong Times were fined for contempt of court, while another journalist was threatened with legal action over their reporting. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) have...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 12, 2019 | Access to Information, Freedom of Expression, India, Release, Right to Information, Threat
The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) strongly condemned the threat of the Attorney General K K Venugopal to invoke the archaic and draconian Official Secrets Act, a relic of British colonial rule, against The Hindu for publishing an expose` on Rafale deal based on...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 17, 2018 | Media Rights Violations, Release, Sri Lanka, Threat
Supporters of the United National Party (UNP) gathered outside the state-owned Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (ANCL), also known as Lake House, threatening security while demanding the removal of the posters of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on December...
by SAMSN Admin | Dec 15, 2018 | Media Rights Violations, Sri Lanka, Threat
The Free Media Movement vehemently condemns the behavior of the group gathered in front of Lake House and considers this behavior as a threaten to the media Institution. The Free Media Movement also calls for those responsible to carry out proper investigations into...
