No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.
OTHER NEWS
South Asia Media Solidarity Bulletin: May 2015
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on June 15, 2015, and your inputs are most welcome. We encourage contributions to let others know what you are doing; to seek solidarity and support...
Sri Lanka: The long road home for the exiled
On April 30, 2015, three Sri Lankan journalists and human rights defenders (HRDs) Shantha, Jayampathi and Kumuduni returned home after several years in exile in Nepal and short periods in India and the Maldives[1]. All three had been recognized as refugees by UNHCR in...
The Freedom Frontier: South Asia Press Freedom Report 2014-15 launched
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) today released The Freedom Frontier: Press Freedom in South Asia 2014-15. The 13th annual report on press freedom in the region explores the frontlines shaping and...
Northern and Eastern Provinces, Sri Lanka: Legacy of Conflict
The Northern Province, one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, was temporarily merged with the Eastern Province between 1988 and 2006. The North Eastern province was a theatre of war between the Government of Sri Lanka and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam...
Sri Lanka’s 100 day reform period bows out with weak results for media freedom
Today officially marks the end of an ambitious 100-day reform period announced by Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena shortly after snatching a surprise victory over former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa in the country’s Jan. 8 presidential vote. Rajapaksa was once...
South Asia Media Solidarity Network Bulletin: April, 2015
Welcome to the monthly e-bulletin of the South Asia Media Solidarity Network(SAMSN). The next bulletin will be sent on May 15, 2015, and contributions are most welcome. Let others know what you are doing or seek solidarity and support from other SAMSN members on your...
Sri Lanka police in Jaffna criticised for arrest and intimidation of journalists
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Free Media Movement (FMM) condemn the heavy-handed action of Sri Lankan police in charging a freelance journalist on Wednesday, April 8 in Jaffna. The IFJ said this attack on press freedom appeared to be aimed...