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E-Bulleting December 2007 |
| 3/1/2008 |
E-Bulletin: December 2007
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E-Bulletin November 2007 |
| 3/12/2007 |
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E-bulletin: October 2007 |
| 5/11/2007 |
Overview
Media freedom and the freedom of expression took an incredibly downturn in the month of October 2007 in Sri Lanka . Over a period of just two weeks, Kumudu Champika Jayawardana, a journalist working with www.ethalaya.org was shot on his way home from office, the government’s shut down five FM radio channels belonging to ABC Networks was without any due process or proper investigation, highly placed government officials as well as the defense establishment indulged in vicious verbal attacks against media that analyzed and investigated the LTTE attack on the Saliyapura Air force Base in Anuradhapura and Arthur Wamanan, a staff reporter of The Sunday Leader was arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on completely spurious grounds. Towards the end of the month, the government introduced and then rescinded an extraordinary gazette to censor media coverage of war efforts, demonstrating an essential schizophrenia that colours its appreciation of media freedom. more >> |
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SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE CONCLUDES VISIT TO SRI LANKA |
| 31/10/2007 |
UNITED NATIONS
Press Release
SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE CONCLUDES VISIT TO SRI LANKA
29 October 2007
The Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak, issued the following statement today:
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Free Media Movement- E-bulletin: September 2007 |
| 1/10/2007 |
1. CPJ Asia Programme Coordinator visits Sri Lanka
2. Joint statement on proposed government media policy
3. IFJ supports the call by its affiliates and other Sri Lanka organizations regarding Media Policy
4. Article 19 and CPA request the Government to reconsider the idea of a media policy
5. Attempts to abduct / threaten journalist Parameshawari
6. CID grills journalist to ascertain his sources
7. Provincial correspondent threatened and equipment taken away
8. YA-TV journalist receives death threats
9. Minister threatens TV station
10. New emergency regulations to censor media
11. New tax on mobile phones to cover war budget
12. Four TV journalists sent on compulsory leave
13. YA Tamil programme producer leaves the country on security reasons
14. www.tamilnet.com still blocked in Sri Lanka
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SRI LANKA: Killing and disappearance of 57 humanitarian workers reported |
| 6/9/2007 |
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) regrets to inform you that 57 humanitarian workers have either been killed or subjected to forced disappearance since last year in Sri Lanka. The AHRC has earlier reported the list of 81 and 22 disappeared persons respectively (See further: UP-061-2007). This detailed information, recently received from a reliable source (the name of which is withheld for security reason), reveals that 14 humanitarian workers have disappeared and 43 out of that number have been killed.
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Proposed media policy of the government- draft |
| 1/9/2007 |
| In keeping with the "Mahinda Chinthana" Policy statement, the Ministry of Mass Media and information has initiated action to formulate a National Media Policy for Sri Lanka. Since the achievement of Independence in 1948, there has not been a media policy to provide essential guidance for media practice in this country. more >> |
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E-Bulletin July 2007 |
| 20/8/2007 |
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This bullet in includes:
1. Government attempts to bring back Criminal Defamation Law
2. Minister Jeyaraj insists on Criminal Defamation Law
3. journalist assaulted; statements recorded
4. Sri Lanka President seeks Rs. two billion damage from newspaper
5. Leader of the opposition blames FMM
6. Opposition MP scolded journalists
7. Female journalists wins FR case
8. TV industry under pressure of new tax
9. Journalist family threatened
10. Assault on Provincial correspondent
11. Government expresses concern over assault on Journalist Mohan
12. FMM dismayed at attempts to bring back Criminal Defamation Law
13. Tamil net still inaccessible
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E-bulletin June 2007 |
| 10/7/2007 |
This bullet in includes:
1. Intimidation in Polonnaruwa
2. Parameshwari harassed again
3. Vincent Jeyam threatened
4. Gampola J threatened
5. Another Journalist Allegedly Harassed at check point
6. Lanka E news editor indirect death threat
7. Journalist Maunasamy Parmeshwari's passport and National ID taken away
8. Mannar Journalist barred from taking photos
9. SLRCS condemns killings of its members.
10. Reporter Allegedly assaulted by airmen
11. Jaffna Thinakural on 81st raided
12. Eviction of Tamil Civilians from Colombo
13. Verakesari, 18th raided
14. Jeyaraj attacks Daily Mirror
15. Tamil net blocked
16. Attempt to reintroduce criminal defamation law
17. Tiran Allas releases
18. Sivaram's commemoration.
19. One day refresher
20. Editors forum
21. Mission to Sri Lanka
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E-bulletin: May 2007 |
| 10/7/2007 |
This bulletin includes:
1. President appoints his friend to run state media
2. President of Editor’s Guild says no threat to media
3. Minister "link" female journalists to leader of the opposition
4. Richard Boucher says that the US is concerned about media freedom and human rights situation of Sri Lanka
5. Citizens of East still do not receive newspapers
6. SLA demands Jaffna newspapers to censor news on student abductions
7. Dushyantha Basnayake released on bail
8. World Press Freedom day
9. Sivaram killing: the court warrants three witnesses
10. Parameshwaran threatened
11. Prison officers threaten Lankedeepa provincial correspondent
12. CID questioned a leading editor for more than 4 hours
13. Chairman Standard News papers arrested
14. Journalist attacked
15. Provincial journalist chased out
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E-bulletin - April 2007 |
| 10/7/2007 |
This bulletin includes:
1. Ceylon Daily News attacks human rights defenders
2. FMM at Geneva Human Rights Commission
3. FMM stand on Amnesty International’s campaign
4. Jaffna Thinnakural Office raided
5. South Asia Press Commission meets in New Delhi
6. Minister for Health speaks against the media
7. Parameshwaree abducted again and threatened
8. Cameras banned in Batticaloa
9. Editor shot dead
10. Daily Mirror editor threatened by the Defense Secretary
11. Defense Secretary indirectly accuses the FMM as pro- terrorists
12. Minister of Labour threatens “Divaina”
13. Pro-government party leaders discuss media reports
14. Leader of opposition says no media freedom in Sri Lanka
15. Newsprint sent to Jaffna
16. Two TV presenters victimized
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International Press Freedom and |
| 8/3/2007 |
Press Freedom and Freedom of
Expression in Sri Lanka:
The Struggle for Survival
January 2007
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Monthly E Bulletin for January 2007 |
| 2/3/2007 |
Overview
The general human rights situation continues to deteriorate in the country and especially in areas populated by Tamil people. For instance in Vavuniya alone, the gateway city to LTTE controlled Vanni, 43 persons were killed. Alarmingly, abductions and disappearances continue even in Colombo, despite protests from many quarters.
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Situation of Media and Journalism in the Jaffna Peninsula - January 2007 |
| 25/1/2007 |
| The situation of the media and journalism in Jaffna deteriorated considerably in 2006. Journalists face increasing challenges in reporting killings, abductions disappearances, most of which are carried out for political and military reasons. more >> |
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