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Press Statement Sri Lanka: Media release18 Jun, 2021 Intimidating journalist Sajeeva Wijeweera to disclose sources, a violation of the Right to Information Act and a threat to media freedom – Free Media Movement The Director of the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital has complained with the Galle Police Headquarters seeking the disclosure of sources related to an article published on rata.lk by its editor Sajeewa Wijeweera. An investigation by the Free Media Movement revealed that the hospital’s Director, Dr Shelton Perera, had made the complaint following an article titled “Doctors who score points after avoiding coronavirus work”. The complaint requested an inquiry to figure out how the letter that was the basis for the article’s information was obtained. The Free Media Movement strongly condemns this action, considering the intimidation of journalists to disclose information sources as a threat to media freedom and a violation of the Right to Information Act. The Free Media Movement believes that the hospital director is acting intentionally in violating Section 36 of the Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016, which states provisions about seeking and obtaining information and publication. The Free Media Movement reiterates that journalist Sajeeva Wijeweera as a citizen, has exercised his constitutional right to information as established by the relevant Act. In addition, the Free Media Movement, drawing attention to Section 40 of the Right to Information Act, points out that the hospital director has threatened the safety of whistle-blowers. According to the clause, “no officer or employee of a public authority shall be subjected to any punishment, disciplinary or otherwise, for releasing or disclosing any information which is permitted to be released or disclosed.” The police complaint lodged requesting the disclosure of the relevant sources is a threat to the security of the whistle-blower who provided the information. The Free Media Movement also believes that it is in the public interest to provide information on all the work undertaken by the authorities in such a difficult time. The Free Media movement considers the summoning of journalist Sajeeva Wijeweera to the police and intimidating him to reveal sources, and influencing the reporting process as a serious threat to media freedom and the citizen’s right to information and thereby strongly condemn this process. Written By Free Media Movement c/o SLPI, No 96, Kirula Road Colombo 05, Sri Lanka Telephone: +94 777 394 959 Fax: +94 11 257 3279 Comments Resources - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, September, 2022 09/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2022 08/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, July 2022 07/15/2022 Download
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Press Statement मिडिया कार्यालयमा पत्रकारलाई धम्क्याउने कार्यको घोर भर्सना07 Jun, 2018 अखिल नेपाल स्वतन्त्र विद्यार्थी युनियनकी अध्यक्ष तथा सांसद लामाले समाचारको बारेमा पठाएकोे खण्डन प्रकाशित गरेपछि पनि कार्यालयमा साँझको समयमा समुह पठाएर पत्रकारलाई धम्क्याउनु तथा कार्यकक्षमा कार्यरत पत्रकारलाई मानसिक तनाब दिने कार्यको नेपाल प्रेस युनियन घोर भर्सना गर्दछ । समाचार कक्षमा प्रबेश गर्नु तथा फोनबाट सम्पादकलाई जाकिदिने भनी धम्की दिनु प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताको ठाडो उल्लंघन हो । समाचार सम्बन्धी चित्त नबुझे प्रेस काउन्सीलमा उजुरी दिइ उपचार खोज्ने बाटो हु्ँदाहुँदै कार्यालयमा नै पुगेर समाचार हटाउन दबाब दिनु निन्दनीय छ । अखिल नेपाल स्वतन्त्र विद्यार्थी युनियनकी अध्यक्ष तथा सांसद जस्तो जिम्मेवार पदमा रहेको व्यक्तिबाट भएको यो गैरजिम्मेवार कार्यको प्रेस युनियन कडा शब्दमा भत्र्सना गर्दछ । साथै, घटनाको छानबिन गरी दोषीलाई कानुनी दायरामा ल्याउन, पत्रकारहरुको पूर्ण सुरक्षा गर्न र यस्ता घटना दोहोरिन नदिन एवं संविधानप्रदत्त प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रताको अधिकार निर्वाध उपभोग गर्ने वातावरण तयार गर्न युनियन सरकारसँग जोडदार माग गर्दछ । Written By Nepal Press Union Anam Nagar, GPO Box No - 19033 Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: 015244746 Comments Resources - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, September, 2022 09/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2022 08/15/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, July 2022 07/15/2022 Download