Obstructing and Intimidating the work of regional journalist Bimal Shyaman is a violation of media freedom – Free Media Movement
Media reported an incident where Bimal Shyaman, the regional journalist of Hiru, Derana and Swarnavahini Television channels, was intimated and harassed on May 24, 2020 while reporting the Ramazan celebrations of the Atulugama area, which was open to widespread speculation over the spread of covid…
Philippines: Delaying of ABS-CBN Network renewal of the license.
Philippines’ Congress to delay the renewal of the franchise license of the country’s largest broadcasting network ABS-CBN, forcing the system to shut down on May 5, 2020. The network closure has led almost 11,000 people being put out of work at a critical time when…
Intervene to develop a shared social consciousness that can collectively confront the global pandemic – FMM
The Free Media Movement emphasizes that racial and religious extremism which surfaces in different facets is a severe challenge and a threat to the collective resolve at a time when a strong, cohesive social determination is mandatory in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.The racial and…
Media accountability against the Covid-19 pandemic to the owners of electronic and print media, heads.
As the Covid-19 virus spreads globally as a pandemic, Sri Lanka is also feeling its impact seriously. In such a context, all media groups play an extremely important and admirable role in delivering accurate and reliable news and information in protecting the public’s right to…
Free Media Movement condemns the obstruction of the work of journalist’s
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the obstruction and intimidation of journalist W.G. Roshan Kumara who was prevented from carrying out his work responsibilities when he arrived to report on a bus accident that took place at the 87th bend in Kanthale at around 6.00…
A broader debate should be initiated on the safety of journalists – Media organisation Collective
The programme titled “January 2020, is still black” organised by six journalist organizations demanding justice for journalists who have been victims of various crimes as a result of engaging in the media profession, commenced on 28th January at the Sri Lanka Press Institute, Auditorium. A…
An immediate inquiry must be carried out regarding the threats faced by Batticaloa journalists – Free Media Movement
The Batticaloa media community states that several members of their group have been named and threatened with death through an anonymous leaflet delivered to their office. The Free Media Movement considers threats as a serious hindrance to journalist in carrying out their professional activities, irrespective…
The law should be enforced immediately against the assault of journalist – Free Media Movement
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the unruly mob attack on journalist Prasad Purnimal Jayamanne during his visit to report on an environmental disaster. According to the reports received by the Free Media Movement, the attack had taken place when he had visited to report…
වෘත්තීය මාධ්‍යවේදීන්ට අවමන් සහගත ලෙස සැලකීම හෙළා දකිමු- නිදහස් මාධ්‍ය ව්‍යාපාරය
ලංකාදීප පුවත්පතේ අධිකරණ වාර්තාකාරණිය ලෙස කටයුතු කරන වෘත්තීය මාධ්‍යවේදීනි නිමන්ති රණසිංහට මුල්ලේරියාව පොලිස් ස්ථානාධිපති විසින් කරන ලදැයි කියන අවමන් සහගත සැලකීම නිදහස් මාධ්‍ය ව්‍යාපාරය තරයේ හෙළා දකියි. අප වෙත වාර්තා වන අන්දමට නිමන්ති රණසිංහ සිය වෘත්තීය කටයුත්තක් පාදක කොට ගෙන එල්ල වි ඇති තර්ජනයක් සම්බන්ධයෙන්…
The Free Media Movement condemns the degrading treatment meted out for professional journalists
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the demeaning way the Officer in Charge (OIC) of the Mulleriyawa Police has allegedly treated professional journalist Nimanthi Ranasinghe, who works as a court correspondent for Lankadeepa. According to reports reaching us, Nimanthi Ranasinghe had visited the Mulleriyawa police…