#Press Freedom
Govt. to prohibit media from re-publishing govt. leaders’ past remarks
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Mujibur Rahman has charged the government was planning to prohibit media reports against it and publishing again the...
Journalists decry new restrictions on access to Cabinet press briefings
Sri Lankan journalists have strongly condemned the government’s recent decision to restrict access to weekly Cabinet media briefings only to those carrying official...
Press freedom advocates urge Sri Lanka to ensure accountability for journalist killings
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned Sri Lankan authorities on Thursday for their alleged failure to uphold accountability and due process in...
AG’s order to release Lasantha murder suspects is an attempt to legalize impunity
The Free Media Movement has raised serious concerns over the legal opinion provided by the Attorney General to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID)...
Subramaniam Sukirtharajan: Murdered in 2006, no justice till date
Media organizations from the North and East along with civil society groups have demanded justice for over 40 journalists who have been murdered...
CPJ, partners urge new Sri Lankan president to protect press freedom
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CJP) on Monday (13) joined 24 civil society organizations in urging recently elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara...
16th death anniversary of Lasantha Wickamatunga
Lasantha Wickamatunga, the founding editor of ‘The Sunday Leader’ newspaper was remembered in Colombo and in the eastern province on the 16th anniversary...
Free Media Movement writes to Acting IGP over attacks on journalists
The Free Media Movement has sent a letter to the Acting Inspector General of Police urging prompt legal action against the attacks carried...
