Monthly Archives: March, 2011
International condemnation of journalist arrest
International rights organisations have called for the immediate release of an editor of a website critical of the Sri Lankan government. Bennett Rupasinghe, News Editor of LankaeNews was remanded by … Continue reading
Obedient to her employer, the Rajapaksas Judge Jayaki remands Bennet
Magistrate Jayaki de Alwis has ordered the arrest of LankaEnews News Editor Bennet Ratnayake. The Magistrate was removed from the judiciary by former Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva over an … Continue reading
JDS CALLS FOR URGENT RELEASE OF LANKAENEWS JOURNALIST
A senior Sri Lankan journalist and the News Editor of Lankaenews website, Benett Rupasinghe, has been arrested today (31) by the Sri Lankan Police, dealing yet another blow to the … Continue reading
Harassed and threatened, news website’s journalists no long able to work normally
Reporters Without Borders reiterates its support for LankaeNews, a Colombo-based online newspaper that has made a major contribution to media pluralism and independently reported news and information in Sri Lanka, … Continue reading
SRI LANKA: Persecuting of NGOS under the pretext of prosecutions
These days there is considerable discussion about investigations into some NGOs in Sri Lanka. The president himself is talking in public about this issue and already implying that there is … Continue reading
Sri Lanka Guardian demands apology from the Lanka C News for false and defamatory story
The editor of the Sri Lanka Guardian sent a letter to the editor of Lanka C News demanding an immediate apology and the publication of withdrawal of a fabricated news … Continue reading
President’s meeting with the media Even Ban-Ki Moon snubbed?
by Jaffna Man Read what the independent media and the President’s web portal said about President’s meeting with the media on 25 November 2011 below. Independent media has not given … Continue reading
SAMURDHI OFFICERS CONDEMNS ATTEMPT TO SUPPRESS TRADE UNIONS
March 28, 2011: The Samurdhi Development Officers Association said that it condemns the Samurdhi Authority’s action of suppressing trade unions instead of resolving their problems. Representatives of the Association made … Continue reading
President questions blocking media from north
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has questioned the director general of Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) on preventing foreign journalists visiting northern Sri Lanka. Lakshman Hulugalle, has been hurriedly summoned by … Continue reading
Student unions banned
7 March 2011 Student unions and their activities had been banned in the Sabaragamuwa University from March 24, a student union said. A student union member of the university said … Continue reading
A question of national pride (Rajapaksha as a HRD)
By Kishali Pinto Jayawardene For all law students studying constitutional norms and the protection of fundamental rights, Rajapaksa vs Kudahetti and others (1992, 2 Sri LR 223) is a classically … Continue reading
The latest finding of the Divaina Defence columnist A secret transaction between the heads of three unpatriotic websites
2011-03-26 The heads of the three unpatriotic websites Sri Lanka Guardian, Lanka News Web and Lanka Enews have reportedly held a secret discussion in Washington in the US and have … Continue reading
BBC reporter prevented from travelling to north
LankaNewsWeb reliably learns that Sri Lanka’s BBC correspondent Charles Haviland is not allowed by the government to visit Jaffna to cover a cultural festival. Charles Haviland has requested permission to … Continue reading
Attempt to suppress human rights advocacy and protection of democratic freedoms
The attention of Networking for Rights is drawn to a media release by the National Peace Council (NPC) which states that it is being investigated by the Criminal Investigation Department. … Continue reading
Right to dissent – Public petition against police inaction on Vickramabahu attack
23 March 2011 Several organizations, leading activists and lawyers have launched a public petition calling on the police chief to explain why no legal action has been taken against the … Continue reading
Lake House, editor ordered to pay Rs. 500 m to Wijedasa Rajapaksha
Wednesday, 23 March Lake House and ‘Silumina’ editor Karunadasa Sooriyarachchi have been ordered by courts to pay Rs. 500 million as compensation to UNP MP Wijedasa Rajapaksha. Colombo additional district … Continue reading
TNA MP accuses Pillaiyaan of issueing death threats (Right to dissent)
Batticaloa District Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian C. Yogeswaran has lodged a complaint with the Kaththangkudy Police that he had repeatedly received death threats from the Chief Minister of Eastern … Continue reading
STATEMENT OF THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE NATIONAL PEACE COUNCIL
IN REGARD TO THE INVESTIGATION BEING CARRIED OUT ON IT Last week, the Executive Director of the National Peace Council was called to the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department … Continue reading
Police apologize to JVP ( for poster ban)
Dummalasuriya Police apologized to the JVP for arresting two of its members alleging they had pasted illegal posters. The police apologized when a petition filed in Supreme Court by the … Continue reading
Media freedom in Sri Lanka remains constrained – VOA
Those responsible for injustices and abuses in Sri Lanka war must be held to account – Voice of America Editorial It has been nearly two years since the end of … Continue reading
