Sri Lanka: Press Release
There is an upsurge of instances of violent crimes against journalists all over the world during the past several years. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has named 2020 as the year to end impunity for crimes against journalists and has organized an...
Free Media Movement: Media Release to commemorate the ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ observed on November 02
Sri Lanka is a country with a history of non-implementation of Justice to crimes against journalists! While it is the responsibility of any government to ensure Justice regarding crimes committed against journalists, the Free Media Movement expresses its apprehension...
Sri Lanka: Journalists exposing timber smuggling attacked
Journalists Shanmugam Thavaseelan and Kanapathipillai Kumanan, correspondents for the Tamil Guardian, were attacked by timber smugglers on October 12 when the journalists duo were working on a story on illegal deforestation and timber smuggling in the Murippu forest...
Sri lanka : The attacks on Mullaitivu journalists are disgusting – Free Media Movement.
It has been reported that two journalists who went in search of information on an alleged timber trafficking operation in the Murippu jungle area in the Mullaitivu district have been severely beaten by a group including the timber smuggler and the Free Media Movement...
Sri Lanka: Sand mafia attack journalist
Derana TV journalist Indunil Wijenayake was attacked by sand-miners in the Kumbukkan Oya area of Monaragala district on October 3 while reporting on illegal sand mining in the area. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Sri Lanka affiliate the Free...
Sri Lanka : The law should be enforced against those who attacked the journalist in Monaragala, regardless of their status – Free Media Movement
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the attack carried out on the Derana TV journalist Indunil Wijenayake in Monaragala, while he was there to cover an incident of unauthorized sand mining in the Kumbukkan Oya. According to reports we have received, journalist...
Sri Lanka : The commission has released information for 87% of the appeals received – Attorney-at-Law Ashwini Natesan Weerabahu
Attorney-at-Law Ashwini Natesan Weerabahu presenting an analysis of the results of a study conducted regarding the difficulties and problems faced by various applicants in obtaining information under the Right to Information Act stated that the highest number of...
Sri Lanka: Free Media Movement raises voice against proposed constitutional amendment
The proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution poses a serious threat of violating the freedom of expression and the media freedom - Free Media Movement poses a serious threat of violating the freedom of expression and the media freedom - Free Media Movement The Free...
Sri Lanka : Media associations are paying attention with regard to the arrest of web editor Chathuranga de Silva
Desmond Chathuranga de Silva, the editor of the lankanewsweb.org website, who was arrested on August 31, based on a complaint received by the Computer Crimes Division of the Criminal Investigation Department, was produced in court on 01st September and remanded until...
Sri Lanka: The arrest of Lankanewsweb.org editor Chathuranga Silva: Let’s be vigilant
It has been reported that the editor of Lanka News Web (www.lankanewsweb.org) Desmond Chathuranga de Silva is in remand custody after he had been subjected to questioning by the Computer Crime Unit of the Police Department. It is also reported that the reason for the...
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Sri Lanka: The truth about the abduction and torture of the journalist should be disclosed immediately!
The Free Media Movement considers the abduction and torture of a freelance journalist named Sujeewa Gamage as a serious threat to the safety and security of journalists and calls on the government to conduct a prompt investigation into the incident and disclose the...
Sri Lanka : The government should abstain from actions that discourage freedom of expression.
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the response and comments made by government authorities and officials against the concerns expressed by Bhagya Abeyratne of Rakwane, regarding the destruction of forest near Sinharaja, and the conduct of the police. This...
Sri Lanka: Press Council Law No. 5 of 1973 should be abolished!
The Free Media Movement in its letter to the Secretary of the Ministry of Mass Media and Information vehemently objected to the structural reforms and reorganising of the Press Council Law, which is nearly 50 years old with legal provisions that are severely...
Sri Lanka: Precedence based on the acquittal of author Shakthika Sathkumara by courts – to prevent arbitrary arrests by police.
The Free Media expresses its appreciation to the judiciary for the acquittal and release of Shakthika Sathkumara, the creative writer arrested indiscriminately under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Act. We urge the Inspector General of Police...
Sri lanka: Black January that cries out against impunity – Justice denied!
The Free Media Movement, commemorating ‘Black January’ that agitates to see justice for crimes against journalists, now state that it has become a cause that needs to be passed on from generation to generation. A government that promised Justice has faded away without...
Sri Lanka: Obstacles to the right to freedom of expression on social media must be defeated!
The Free Media Movement (FMM) expresses their grave concern over the tendency to indiscriminately block and impede the right to freedom of expression on social media. During the coronavirus pandemic, arrests were taken to arrest people who had expressed various views...
Sri Lanka: Press Release
There is an upsurge of instances of violent crimes against journalists all over the world during the past several years. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has named 2020 as the year to end impunity for crimes against journalists and has organized an...