by SAMSN Admin | Mar 21, 2019 | Harassment, Release, Sri Lanka, Trade Union Rights
Employees of the Swarnavahini media institute have formally established a trade union. After formal prior notice to the administration, they held a union meeting at the vehicle yard in the institutional premises during the lunch hour break on March 18, 2019. A group...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 21, 2019 | Harassment, Release, Sri Lanka, Trade Union Rights
SLWJA Statement
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 20, 2019 | Harassment, Labour rights, Release, Sri Lanka, Trade Union Rights
Sri Lanka broadcaster Swarnavahini TV fired 15 employees for union activity on March 18. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM), the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) and the Federation of...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 20, 2019 | Harassment, Labour rights, Release, Sri Lanka, Trade Union Rights
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the decision by the administering body of Swarnavahini, EAP Broadcasting Company, to suspend the service of media workers for their involvement in the establishing a media industry trade union. This is a violation of the right...
by SAMSN Admin | Mar 14, 2019 | Afghanistan, Attack, Media Rights Violations, Release
Afghan journalist Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi survived an assassination attempt in Helmand, Afghanistan on March 12. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Afghan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) condemned the assassination attempt on...
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...
