FMM seminar raided
Some of the participants at a media workshop organised at Janaki hotel. A team of immigration officers raided a workshop held by the Free Media Movement (FMM) at Janaki Hotel, … Continue reading
UPFA politico arrested for threatening journalist
A UPFA Pradeshiya Sabha (PS) member from Medirigiriya was arrested for threatening a journalist who exposed illicit felling of trees on the pretext of flood control measures in the area. … Continue reading
Sri Lanka’s media struggles to cope with death threats and harassment
Newspapers are attacked, printing presses burned. As Sri Lanka prepares to controversially host the Commonwealth summit The Telegraph visits the country to discover the state of its media By David … Continue reading
Sri Lankan Government try to ban No Fire Zone in Nepal
Once again the government of Sri Lanka has tried to prevent an international screening of No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka, this time in Nepal. Once again … Continue reading
Police investigation on journalist Mandana’s “house robbers” on standstill
Investigations regarding the armed gang of thugs who recently broke into the house of Sunday Leader Co-Editor Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema’s house in pursuit of certain documents, have currently come in … Continue reading
Al Jazeera blocked in Lanka because of election coverege
Al Jazeera television has been temporarily blocked in Sri Lanka over its election coverage today. Dialog Television is the main re-broadcaster of Al Jazeera television in Sri Lanka. Sources said … Continue reading
Sri Lankan police question BBC Tamil reporter
Security officials in Sri Lanka have questioned a BBC Tamil reporter over phone conversations he had with two Tamil prisoners. Anti-terrorist police summoned Ponnaiah Manikavasagam for questioning in Colombo on … Continue reading
Armed home invasion of Sri Lankan journalist couple
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins partners and affiliates, the Free Media Movement (FMM) and the Sri Lanka Working Journalists’ Association (SLWJA) in strongly condemning the armed home invasion … Continue reading
Military Personnel who Attacked Media Persons at Weliweriya Referred to Journalists as “Dogs” -SLJTU
(Text of a statement issued by the Sri Lanka Journalists Trade Union) Journalists from several media institutions were subjected to a brutal assault while covering a protest by villagers seeking … Continue reading
Sri Lankan diplomat bans British journalist ahead of CHGOM
A Sri Lankan diplomat has caused major embarrassment by telling Nobel Peace Prize nominated broadcaster that he will ‘make sure you don’t get a visa to come to Sri Lanka’ … Continue reading
Mahinda Rajapaksa’s ‘bright ideas’: self censorship instead of imposed ethics
Kath Noble Mahinda Rajapaksa has had another bright idea. A few weeks ago, he got one of his hangers-on in the ‘public service’ to float a draft code of ethics … Continue reading
Govt puts its media ethics on hold
MR for code formulated by media President Mahinda Rajapaksa says an all-inclusive code-of-ethics for the media should emerge from within the industry. The President’s office quoted the President as saying … Continue reading
Death threats to Journalist Dilka over the phone for exposing the charges of Gnanasara thera
During the recent Derana 360 programme the Ven.Gnanasara thera the General Secretary of the Bodu Bal a Sena organisation participated. The conductor of this programme Dilka Samanmalee exposed that the … Continue reading
Muslim Photographer Attacked by Marching Sinhala Ravaya Protesters at Gandara in Matara District
D.B.S.Jeyaraj Another incident of anti-Muslim violence has occurred in the Southern province of Sri Lanka during the course of the protest march being conducted by the Sinhala Ravaya from Kataragama/Kathirkaamam … Continue reading
Sri Lanka: Proposed Media Code Threatens Free Speech – HRW
A new media code proposed by the Sri Lankan government contains overbroad and vague language that could have a severe and chilling effect on free speech, Human Rights Watch said … Continue reading
Govt MP who says he saw Prageeth in France is absent-minded now
Media grills Keheliya on Prageeth (Audio) The media today grilled Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella on the statement made in parliament yesterday by government MP Arundika Fernando on missing journalist Prageeth … Continue reading
Media, laptops and ethics
Editorial, The Island,June 4, 2013 All of a sudden, the government has evinced a keen interest in media ethics. It is apparently in a mighty hurry to introduce a code … Continue reading
Failed attempt to kidnap ‘Janarala’ news editor
The attempt made to kidnap the news editor of ‘Janarala’ newspaper G.D.L Priyadarshana on May 30th night has failed. Speaking to ‘Sri Lanka Mirror’ regarding the incident he stated, “I … Continue reading
‘Gossip Lanka’ block illegal – FMM
The blocking of two popular news websites in Sri Lanka ‘ Gossip Lanka’ (gossiplanka.lk ) and ‘ Gossip Lanka News’ ( gossiplankanews.com ) is completely illegal, says Sunil Jayasekara the … Continue reading
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
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