Release Nawarasam author Ahnaf : Or file fair charges – 13...
Thirteen international and local organizations have issued a joint statement calling for immediate release of Ahnaf Jazeem, the author of the poetry Navarasam, who...
Ahnaf secretly produced in court after being detained for a year!
Poet Ahnaf Jazeem, who was detained for a year by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID), has been produced before court and remanded, said his...
Reveal the MP names list who has declared assets : A...
The Right to Information Commission (RITC) has ordered to release the list of Members of Parliament in the Sri Lankan Parliament, who submitted declarations...
Young Journalists’ Association raises red flags for media freedom
It is a serious matter to investigate the manner in which a journalist received information and that it would be a major obstacle in...
Need to end the crackdown on freedom of expression
Arresting Chamila Jayasinghe, a Public Administration Officer, by the CID and the issuance of a letter restricting the Secretary to the Ministry of Health...
An attempt to block the right to freedom of expression and...
Officials responsible for informing the public through factual information are intimidated and that they are directly involved in restricting the expression of opinions, the...
Crack down on ‘fake news’- a worrying trend
People who spread ‘fake news’ will be arrested, Police Media Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana asserted in a statement on Tuesday (8). This echoed what...
Challenging impunity for crimes against media in Sri Lanka
By Ruki Fernando
Dozens of journalists have been killed, abducted or have disappeared in the past two decades in Sri Lanka, with 2005-2010 being the...
Public officials told to stay mum: former SLASA President explains how
The government is trying to intimidate independent public officials and that this is a serious threat, Former Ministerial Secretary and former President of the...
Public Rights Protection Foundation’s Chief Asela Sampath abducted: Family claims
A complaint has been lodged with the Piliyandala Police alleging that the Chairman of the Public Rights Protection Foundation, Asela Sampath had been abducted...