Category Archives: reports
FREE MEDIA MOVEMENT CONDEMNS ATTACK ON SUNDAY LEADER JOURNALIST FARAZ SHAUKATALY
The Free Media Movement expresses deep concern over the attack on Sunday Leader journalist, Faraz Shaukataly at his residence off Hotel Road in Mount Lavinia, Colombo, and demands that the … Continue reading
GoSL should assure safety of exile Sri Lankan journalists and efforts should be made to bring them back – IFJ
leading FOE activist in Exile today IFJ Report: Media Freedom Needs Closer Attention in Sri Lanka’s Post-War Politics The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins partners and affiliates in Sri … Continue reading
Sri Lanka’s internet freedom deteriorating as world govts grow increasingly repressive online
Freedom House “Countries at Risk: As part of its analysis, Freedom House identified a number of important countries that are seen as particularly vulnerable to deterioration in the coming 12 … Continue reading
Sri Lanka: Internet freedom further restricted by imposing registration fees
Press release/ 20 July 2012 The NfR condemns the recent actions taken by the Ministry of Mass Media and Communication in Sri Lanka to curtail the dissemination of ideas and … Continue reading
CPA: Short-‐Term Benchmarks for Freedom of Speech, Association, Assembly and Dissent ( re LLRC)
The space for the media and civil society actors and for dissent in general continues to be stifled in the post-¬‐war context, with a number of incidents of violence, intimidation … Continue reading
US state dept report 2011: Freedom of Speech and PressStatus of Freedom of Speech and Press in Sri Lanka
The law provides for freedom of speech, including for members of the press, but the government did not respect these rights in practice. Government officials criticized, pressured, harassed, and arrested … Continue reading
CPJ Impunity Index – Sri Lanka
Deadly, unpunished violence against the press rose sharply in Pakistan and Mexico, continuing a dark, years-long trend in both nations, the Committee to Protect Journalists has found in its newly … Continue reading
Sri Lanka’s National Reconciliation Efforts Must Address Journalists’ Concerns – IFJ
Journalists in Sri Lanka began a campaign on January 25 in memory of colleagues who fell in the quarter-century long civil war in the island nation. This day of protest … Continue reading
Sri Lanka: GOSL unleashed a dreadful campaign against FMM and free media activists – NfR
NfR – Net working for rights in Sri Lanka – Network for media and human rights in Sri Lanka Press release/ 06th Feb 2012 NfR Sri Lanka, a network of … Continue reading
An English PEN Briefing for authors travelling to the Galle Literary Festival 2012 Introduction
Sri Lanka is a beautiful but extremely complex country. Its people are recovering from a 25 year long civil war which has divided society along ethnic and religious lines. Following … Continue reading
Govt. gets police to graze on posters
Posters put up by the National Trade Union Centre (NTUC) throughout the island demanding the government to increase salaries of workers have been removed by the police on instructions from … Continue reading
NfR expresses solidarity with FMM led media protest in Jaffna
Group of 40 journalists from Colombo left for Jaffna this morning (15th Aug) to express their solidarity with embattled journalist community in Jaffna. The Free Media Movement led group includes … Continue reading
Media attacks in ‘Wonder of Asia’
DISSENT is not disloyalty. Yet, time and again it is treated so. In most instances the people to pay that price are journalists and the latest in a long line … Continue reading
Five hundred days since the forced disappearance of Prageeth Eknaligoda
by Basil Fernando Five hundred days after the disappearance of journalist and cartoonist, Prageeth Eknaligoda, the family and friends of Prageeth as well as media organizations and human rights organizations … Continue reading
World Press Freedom Day: UN calls on Govts. to promote freedom of expression
World Press Freedom Day was launched twenty years ago –the vision of a group of journalists gathered in Windhoek– Namibia. The Windhoek Declaration was a call to arms to protect … Continue reading
Sri Lanka: Threats and intimidations continue against news web site
NfR – Net working for rights in Sri lanka – Exile network for media and human rights in Sri Lanka Press release/ 15 April 2011 Networking for Rights reiterates its … Continue reading
NfR urge the IGP not to oppose bail application of journalist Bennet Rupasinghe and to conduct speedy impartial investigation
Mahinda Balasuriya Esqr., Inspector General of Police, Police Headquarters, Colombo 1, Sri Lanka Dear Sir, Arrest and Detention of Mr. Bennet Rupasinghe, News Editor of Lanka-e-news NfR, Net work of … Continue reading
Rights groups demand release of Sri Lanka editor
AFP COLOMBO (AFP) International media rights groups Friday asked Sri Lanka’s government to release the editor of a pro-opposition news website, a day after he was remanded in police … 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
Sri Lanka: The Need to Address Persistent Impunity for Violations and Abuses of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Amnesty International written statement to the sixteenth session of the Human Rights Council (28 February 25 March 2011) Sri Lankas human rights record has not improved since Amnesty International … Continue reading
