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 Lanka: War against journalists continues; another editor fled the country
FMM Press Release/18.09.2013 Senior journalist and Co-editor of the Sunday Leader newspaper Ms. Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema fled Sri Lanka to a North American country on 17th September 2013, according to … 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
Lasantha killing: Second suspect discharged .
Second suspect Kandegedera Priyawansa, who had been on bail in connection with the killing of former Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickremethunga was discharged by Mount Lavinia Chief Magistrate Rangajeewa Wimalasena. … 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
Journalist victimised for criticising Rajapaksha clan by Derana TV
Kelum dearana 410px 06-08-1An announcer in a famous FM channel in Sri Lanka says that he was given the job via a phone call and was fired via an SMS. … Continue reading
Uthayan attacked again!
Another attack has been made upon a journalist working in the Uthayan news paper in Jaffna, by an unidentified armed gang last night. The journalist named Gunalan Thilepan who got … Continue reading
Mervyn’s Supporters Curse Sunday Leader
Supporters of Public Relations Minister Mervyn Silva broke coconuts at the Muneshwaram Temple in Chilaw last Friday and cursed The Sunday Leader newspaper. The Minister’s supporters cursed the owner of … 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
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
Video: Goons block journo’s from taking pictures of judge .
Prior to the Homagama District Judge Sunil Abesinghe being taken out of the Cinnamon Gardens Police station this evening, goons purported to be his supporters, threatened journalists present at the … 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
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
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION SRI LANKA 