Tag Archives: impunity
OBSERVING Press Freedom in Sri Lanka
May 3 World Press Freedom Day The valour of the pen during self-censorship T homas Jefferson in a letter to James Currie on January 28, 1786 wrote “our liberty depends … Continue reading
US reminds Lanka on media freedom
The United States has reminded the Sri Lankan government that support for media freedom was one of the many recommendations of the LLRC report and a component of the recent … Continue reading
Uthayan newspaper offcie attacked by gunmen
Early morning incident – printing machine scorched, press set on fire by unknown group this morning. An attack is again executed against the “Udayan” daily newspaper published from Jaffna today in … Continue reading
Sri Lanka newspaper office attacked, five workers hurt
By N. Parameswaran JAFFNA, Sri Lanka |(Reuters) – An unidentified group of people attacked an office of a Tamil-language newspaper that is critical of the government in Sri Lanka and … Continue reading
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
Gunmen shoot Sri Lanka investigative journalist
(Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen shot and seriously wounded a Sri Lankan investigative journalist, colleagues and officials said on Saturday, prompting condemnation from the United Nations’ top human rights official. Three … Continue reading
Print Media in Jaffna: Latest Victims of Media Suppression in Sri Lanka
Suppression of media has been endemic to Sri Lankan political history since independence but however analyzing the last few decades the Centre for Human Rights and Research (CHR) & Campaign … Continue reading
Judges defamed by state media –Karu
‘It is very harmful, when the judicial system and judges are defamed by the state media, with political blessings. It is very unfortunate that those who govern the country fail … Continue reading
There is a connection between the disappearance of my husband and newly appointed CJ Mohan Peiris – Sandya Ekneligoda
Sandhya Eknaligoda, wife of disappeared journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda, today stated that there is a connection between the disappearance of her husband and newly appointed Chief Justice Mohan Peiris. She observed … Continue reading
In Sri Lanka, an unsolved murder
R. K. Radhakrishnan Lasantha Wickrematunge’s killing has become part of a long list of attacks on the media that the state is yet to investigate seriously It was exactly four … Continue reading
Lasantha’s Killers Roam Free
Four years after the brutal assassination of the Founding Editor-in-Chief of The Sunday Leader newspaper Lasantha Wickrematunge, the police are yet to make a breakthrough and the murderers are roaming … Continue reading
Sri Lankan Journalists and HRDs under threat are eligible for UN Refugee status – UNHRC
A.3 Certain Journalists and Other Media Professionals Recent reports document, amongst others, cases of harassment, arbitrary detention, threats and physical intimidation of journalists and other media professionals, allegedly perpetrated or … Continue reading
Sri Lanka: Arbitrary arrest of human rights defender Mr Sanjeewa Samarasinghe
On 27 November 2012, human rights defender Mr Sanjeewa Samarasinghe was taken into custody by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and questioned for 13 hours without a reason given or … Continue reading
Intruders storm Yukthiya.com editor’s boarding room
Kishan Three persons claiming to be from police had stormed the boarding room of editor of yukthiya.com (http://yukthiya.com/) Krishantha Rajapakse and forced him to answer questions, before making a hasty … Continue reading
SLFP-men issue death threat to journalists in Mannaar
Two newspaper reporters in Mannaar have complained to Tamil Journalists Association in Vanni that ruling SLFP-men have issued death threats to them for their reporting on inciting violence at Koanthaip-piddi … Continue reading
Obama Administration focuses on Prageeth
The Obama Administration has named Prageeth Ekneligoda, a Sri Lankan journalist who disappeared in January 2010, as one of their current focuses on endangered journalists in the world. They … Continue reading
Army’s name used to repress media – Fonseka
Former Army chief Sarath Fonseka alleges that during the war period, president Mahinda Rajapaksa had implicated the Army for media attacks to give the impression that it had been responsible … Continue reading
Muslim journalist assaulted for expressing solidarity with Mannaar Bishop
An official employed by the Sri Lankan Minister of Industries and Trade, Rishard Badurdeen, on Monday assaulted a 72-year-old Muslim journalist, MA Cader, for having taken part in a prayer … 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
Media is still suppressed
With Sri Lanka dropping five places in the World Press Freedom Index from 158 in 2010 to 163 in 2011, the country’s press freedom today lies suppressed with the parliament … Continue reading
