Media Freedom Rights Monitoring Reports
Media Freedom Rights Monitor’ Monthly Report is the first in a series of monthly reports that the Free Media Movement expects to issue monthly from January 2021. These reports include a brief observation and the incidents during the month that had an impact on media freedom.
Code of Professional Practice (Code of Ethics) of The Editors' Guild of Sri Lanka adopted by the Press Complaints Commission of Sri Lanka
"This code of practice, which is binding on newspaper publishing companies, Editors and their journalists and contributors both in print format and online, aims to ensure that the Sri Lankan press is free and responsible and sensitive to the needs and expectations of its readers while maintaining the highest standards of journalism..... "
2021 මැයි 03 ලෝක ජනමාධ්ය නිදහස් දිනය
2020 වර්ෂය සඳහා නිදහස් මාධ්ය ව්යාපාරය විසින් පළ කර ඇති මාධ්ය නිදහස පිළිබඳ වාර්ෂික වාර්තාව මැයි 03…
The cacophony of protests at a VVIP convoy-Depriving the right to a peaceful protest is depriving the right to freedom of speech and expression. -Media Organizations Collective
2020-05-01 Press release Depriving the right to a peaceful protest is depriving the right to freedom of…
The new legislation being drafted to curb false and misleading online posts on social media platforms could be detrimental to the freedom of expression
The Free Media Movement is deeply concerned about the right to the Freedom of Expression and Media…
Release freelance journalist Malika Abeykoon immediately and conduct a formal inquiry into his assault
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the arrest and assault of Malika Abeykoon, a freelance journalist and…
The statement made by the President regarding the media is a serious warning! – Media Organizations collective
The statement made by President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa regarding the media, while participating in a “Discussion with the…
The government should abstain from actions that discourage freedom of expression
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the response and comments made by government authorities and officials against…
Sri Lanka Press Council Law No. 5 of 1973 should be abolished!
The Free Media Movement is strongly opposed to restructuring! The Free Media Movement in its letter to…
Kurukulasuriya v SLRC and Others (2021)
its verdict on a Fundamental Rights petition filed against the unannounced suspension of transmission of the ‘Ira…
Precedence based on the acquittal of author Shakthika Sathkumara by courts – to prevent arbitrary arrests by police.
Inspector-General of Police, Police Headquarters, Colombo. Precedence based on the acquittal of author Shakthika Sathkumara by…
Democracy must be defended – Attention of all should be drawn to protect Democracy and Media Freedom in Myanmar
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the military’s outrageous assault on democracy by overthrowing the democratically elected…
Black January that cries out against impunity – Justice denied!
The Free Media Movement, commemorating ‘Black January’ that agitates to see justice for crimes against journalists, now…
Obstacles to the right to freedom of expression on social media must be defeated!
The Free Media Movement (FMM) expresses their grave concern over the tendency to indiscriminately block and impede…