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Press Statement Sri Lankan Free Speech Activists Muzzled24 Mar, 2014 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its Sri Lankan affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) in deploring the Magistrate order issued on human rights activists Ruki Fernando and Father Praveen Mahesan, restricting their right to speak and calls for an immediate lifting on the ban. The IFJ said: “This judicial order has prevented the two activists from speaking about not only their arrest but also the human rights violations taking place in the North of Sri Lanka that they had been investigating.” Fernando and Fr. Praveen, were arrested on March 16 in Kilinochchi. They were subjected to lengthy interrogations by the Terrorist Investigative Division of the Sri Lanka Police. After two days of global outcry and rallying from international human rights organisations, the two activists were released without any charges on March 18. Sri Lanka law permits suspects to be kept in police custody for 48 hours without producing them before a Court of Law. In this case both human rights campaigners were kept in TID custody for 52 hours. The order to muzzle Fernando and Fr. Praveen was delivered after Fernando was interviewed by the CNN and the BBC Sinhala service. In both interviews Fernando rejected the terrorism charges levelled by authorities. The FMM said: “It is clear the authorities want to censor both Ruki and Fr. Praveen in order to suppress the other side of the story.” Ruki Fernando said on March 22: “Released – but no freedom from fear, no freedom to travel, no freedom to talk, no freedom to defend myself against lies and false accusations” As reported by media and human rights organisations, both were on a fact finding mission in Darmapuram, in the Kilinochchi district following the arrest of female activist Jayakumari Balendran and her 13-year-old daughter Vibushika Balendran. The order issued by the Colombo Magistrate on Fernando and Fr. Praveen read as follows: ”Sharing information regarding the investigation being conducted by the TID related to you with whatever persons either national or international may harm the ongoing investigation; herewith you are ordered not to engage in such activities.” (NB: This is not a legal translation. Original text is in Sinhala language) Freedom of expression is a fundamental right recognized by the constitution of Sri Lanka and enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As pointed out by the senior human rights lawyer J.C. Weliamuna, an order restricting the fundamental right of freedom of expression and right to information can be enforced only under the Emergency Regulations in Sri Lanka. At the time the order was released there was no Emergency Regulations declared in Sri Lanka. The IFJ said: “We join the FMM in calling on authorities to lift the ban imposed on Ruki Fernando and Fr. Praveen Mahesan. At the same time we warn that imposing such restrictions stands as a very concerning precedent – another weapon in the arsenal for further suppressing already chained freedom of expression rights in Sri Lanka.” Written By The IFJ represents more than 600,000 journalists in 140 countries. For further information contact IFJ Asia-Pacific on +61 2 9333 0946 Find the IFJ on Twitter: @ifjasiapacific Find the IFJ on Facebook: www.facebook.com/IFJAsiaPacific Comments Resources - Media Freedom in Sri Lanka- 2020 09/24/2021 Download - Chasing Justice : Study on impunity for crimes against journalists in Maldives 08/22/2021 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, August 2021 08/18/2021 Download
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Press Statement पत्रकारमाथि भएको ज्यादतीको भर्त्सना04 Jan, 2016 समाचार संकलनको क्रममा सुर्खेतमा पत्रकारहरू सुदिप पुरी, सुशील खड्का, ईश्वर अधिकारी र कृष्ण आचार्यमाथि नेपाली सेनाबाट भएको दुव्र्यवहार र हातपातको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । महासंघ सुर्खेत शाखाका अनुसार २०७२ पुस १९ गते वीरेन्द्रनगरमा रहेको सैनिक आवासीय महाविद्यालयमा विद्यार्थीद्वारा शिक्षक कुटिएको विषयमा समाचार संकलन गर्न पुगेका पत्रकारत्रयलाई कर्णेल शिवप्रताव कार्कीले दुव्र्यवहार गर्दै ज्यान मार्ने धम्कीसमेत दि“दै पत्रकारहरूको क्यामेरा खोस्ने कार्य भएको छ । स्वतन्त्र रुपमा समाचार संकलन गर्न पाउने पत्रकारको संवैधानिक अधिकारलाई बञ्चित गर्नेगरी सेनाका जिम्मेवार अधिकारीबाट भएको यो कार्य प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रतामाथिको ठाडो हस्तक्षेप हो । महासंघ पत्रकारमाथि भएको यो ज्यादतीको कडा भर्त्सना गर्दै प्रेसको संवैधानिक अधिकारको सम्मान गरी पत्रकारको सुरक्षा र निर्वाध प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताको उपभोगको वातावरण निर्माण गर्न सम्बन्धित पक्षलाई आग्रह गर्दछ । घटनामा संलग्न सैनिक अधिकारको उक्त व्यवहार के कति कारणले भएको हो तत्काल छानबिन गरी विभागीय कारबाही गर्न महासंघ सम्बन्धित पक्षसँग पनि माग गर्दछ । Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 Comments Resources - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, November 2022 11/15/2022 Download - GENDER DISPARITY IN PAKISTANI MEDIA-2022 11/09/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, October 2022 10/15/2022 Download