Sudden spike in Covid-19 cases: who is responsible?
Cause for the sudden rise of covid-19 cases in Sri Lanka is the government’s mismanagement in controlling the pandemic and the unscientific decision made...
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...
Two Journalists attacked during illegal logging racket exposé in Mullaitivu
Two journalists covering an illegal teak felling racket in Muruppu in Mullaitivu have been assaulted by the timber smugglers.
The incident took place at around...
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...
RTI to the village : 2500 applications in a single day
The 14th session of the program series ‘RTI to the village’ organized by the Ministry of Mass Media in collaboration with AFRIEL Youth Network...
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...
COPE sessions plugged off from media
Government whip and Minister Johnston Fernando said in Parliament today (23) that it has been decided not to open the meetings of the Committee...
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...
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...
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...