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 | Harassment, Human Rights, News, Pakistan, Release
Jang reporter Shahid Sultan’s home in Rawalpindi in Pakistan was stormed by police in the early hours of May 24, 2019. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) have strongly criticised the raid and demand...
by SAMSN Admin | May 15, 2019 | Human Rights, Impunity, Politics, Release, Sri Lanka
See English statement here See Sinhala statement here
by SAMSN Admin | May 14, 2019 | Afghanistan, Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Mina Mangal, a former correspondent and advisor to the Cultural Commission of the House of Representatives in Kabul, was murdered. Mina Mangal, a former correspondent, poet and author, and now consultant at the House Cultural Commission, at 7:20 am on May 21, went to...
by SAMSN Admin | May 14, 2019 | Afghanistan, Impunity, Killing, Media Rights Violations, Release
Mina Mangal, a former television presenter who is now working as parliamentary adviser, was shot in broad daylight Saturday, May 11, morning in Kabul. She reportedly has received threats and fear of her life. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its...
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...
