Tag Archives: media suppression
Gossip Lanka web site blocked – Anusha Palpita
Popular website ‘ Gossip Lanka ‘ (gossip lankanews .com) has been blocked, stated the Director General of Telecommunications Regulatory Commission Anusha Palpita. Speaking to ‘ Sri Lanka Mirror’ he stated … Continue reading
Police comes to Janarala office
Police attached to the Peliyagoda Crime Division have entered the office premises of the Janarala weekend publication a short while ago (May 16). Police have informed the Chief Editor of … Continue reading
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
Quadruple Murder Suspect Duminda Silva Welcomed at Presidential Palace but Azath Salley Arrested for Alleged Press Statement
Karu Jayasuriya M.P. It is in the strongest possible terms that the arrest of former UNP Deputy Mayor Azath Salley must be condemned by all right thinking peoples of this … Continue reading
Attempts to Disrupt “Rally for Unity” by Boys Distributing “Patriotic” Leaflets Foiled but Organizers of Event Followed by “Mystery” Men
By The Puppeteer The only monkey wrench cast into the cogwheels of the Rally For Unity, was the circulation of leaflets opposing the highly publicised event. The leaflets contained the … 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
Sirasa ( MTV/MBC media network) lodges complaint with the police
Photo: Pro govt hooligans attack Sirasa HQ in 2008 The MTV and MBC network (Sirasa) has received information of a possible attack on its journalists. An official of the network … 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
UNHCR urged to prevent refugee journalist’s expulsion from UAE
She is one of a group of 19 Sri Lankan refugees who are under threat of being deported from the UAE by 11 April. “In the light of recent developments … Continue reading
Media organisations condemn attack on Uthayan office while police fail to do their duty
Media organisations, political parties and civil rights movements condemned this week’s attack on an Uthayan newspaper office in Kilinochchi, as police failed to make a breakthrough in the investigations. Six … Continue reading
Killinochchi ‘Udayan’ News Paper Office attacked
The Killinochchi office of the ‘Udayan’ newspaper published in Jaffna has been attacked by an unknown group today (3rd) say reports. Four persons preparing newspapers to be distributed have been … Continue reading
Sunday Leader journalist questioned by police
Sunday Leader journalist Raisa Wickrematunge was yesterday questioned by the police who had visited her residence with an arrest warrant, over a series of articles she had written during an … Continue reading
BBC World Service broadcasts in Sri Lanka on SLBC suspended due to censorship
The BBC’s World Service Director, Peter Horrocks, today announced the suspension of BBC broadcasts on SLBC (the Sri Lankan Broadcasting Corporation) following continued interruption and interference of BBC Tamil programming … Continue reading
Sri Lanka: Probe on journo who covered the war
An investigation is underway into a journalist from a television channel who had covered the final stages of the war in 2009 and has later supplied the video material to … Continue reading
SriLanka: Govt prescribs US $ 179 monthly salary for a newspaper editor
Sri Lanka media guards top salary secret Mar 19, 2013 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s media, including banned-but-popular news websites, have evidently avoided reporting on the “princely wages” they have just … Continue reading
Jaffna journalist assaulted
A group of unidentified people assaulted a jaffna journalist today, according to reports. The journalist identified as S. Starlin, works for the Jaffna-based Valampuri newspaper. He was reportedly assaulted while … Continue reading
Govt. to take website to British court
A Britain-based website, banned in Sri Lanka, has come under investigation by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).�The move is said to be a prelude to the Government instituting legal proceedings … Continue reading
Journalists need to declare their assets
Journalists will need to declare their assets in future, Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said. The Minister said that a special committee will be appointed to look at a system under … Continue reading
Sri Lankan media ignores Indian reactions
R. K. Radhakrishnan Sri Lankan media largely ignored the sensation created in India and elsewhere in the world, after the publication of new pictures which suggested that Tamil Tiger chief … 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
