Providing relief to Afghanistan journalists seeking asylum
September 6, 2021 Hon. Dullas Alahapperuma Minister of Mass Media, No. 163, Asi Disi Medura, (Ministry of Mass Media) Kirulapone Mawatha, Polhengoda, Colombo 05 Hon. G.L. Peiris, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic Building, Sir Baron Jayatilake Mawatha, Colombo 01. Dear…
Kurukulasuriya v SLRC and Others (2021)
its verdict on a Fundamental Rights petition filed against the unannounced suspension of transmission of the ‘Ira Anduru Pata’ live discussion on Rupavahini on 4 November 2008. Delivering its historic ruling in a case which was heard for over 13 years, the Supreme Court held…
The South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN)
The South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) is a Digital Hub among SAARC countries Journalist Org and Civil society groups. Its a platform for joint strategy and action that builds solidarity and join action among partners. SAMSN’s primary focus is to monitor and advocate for…
Covid-19: THE ROLE OF INFORMATION IN THE MIDST OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC
The Free Media Movement continues to emphasize that the free flow of information, availability of access to that information and maintaining a proper mechanism for the same are essential requirements in this era. Opportunity to respond to the Covid-19 epidemic is not confined to public…
අද දැයෙන් සමු ගන්නා චුලවංශ සිරිලාල් සොහොයුරාට නිදහස් මාධ්ය ව්යාපාරයේ ආචාරය
1970 දශකය ආරම්භයේදි ඇත්ත පුවත් පතින් සිය මාධ්ය ජිවිතය ආරම්භ කළ චුලවංශ සිරිලාල් මහතා, අනතුරුව යුක්තිය හා ලංකාදීප පුවත්පත් හි මාධ්යවේදියකු වශයෙන් කටයුතු කළේය. නිදහස් මාධ්ය ව්යාපාරය ආරම්භ කිරිමේ දි එහි පුරෝගාමි සාමාජිකයෙකු වශයෙන් ක්රියාකාරි වැඩ කොටසක් ඉටු කළ ඔහු, තම ඉතිහාසය පුරා හැකි සෑම…
Reporting on Forced Labour and Fair Recruitment – An ILO toolkit for Sri Lankan Journalist
DOWNLOAD TOOLKIT: ENGLISH | SINHALA | TAMIL This toolkit was developed by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The ILO is a specialized agency of the United Nations which, since 1919, has brought together governments, employers and workers of 187 member States to set labour standards,…
Calling Application for IJ Workshop
இலஞ்சம் மற்றும் ஊழல் தொடர்பான புலனாய்வு ஊடகப் பயிற்சிக்கு ஊடகவியலாளர்களிடம் இருந்து விண்ணப்பங்கள் கோரப்பட்டுள்ளன இலஞ்சம் மற்றும் ஊழல் தொடர்பான புலனாய்வு ஊடகப் பயிற்சிக்கு வடக்கு – கிழக்கு மாகாணங்களைச் சேர்ந்த ஊடகவியலாளர்களிடம் இருந்து விண்ணப்பங்கள் கோரப்பட்டுள்ளன. சுதந்திர ஊடக அமைப்பு நடத்தவுள்ள இந்த ஊடகப் பயிற்சிக்கு விண்ணப்பிப்பதற்கான இறுதித் திகதி ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம் 31ஆம் திகதியாகும். விண்ணப்பப் படிவமும் மேலதிக தகவல்களும்…
HRCSL Issues Guidelines to Police in order to avoid arbitrarily and illegal arrests under present circumstances
Download Full Document : HRCSL Issues Guidelines to Police in order to avoid arbitrarily and illegal arrests under present circumstances
2019 RSF Index: Asia-Pacific press freedom impacted by political change
With totalitarian propaganda, censorship, intimidation, physical violence and cyber-harassment, a lot of courage is needed nowadays to work independently as a journalist in the Asia-Pacific countries, where democracies are struggling to resist various forms of disinformation. Two significant rises in the Index – both of…