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Press Statement Political group threatens Sri Lanka’s state-owned media17 Dec, 2018 Supporters of the United National Party (UNP) gathered outside the state-owned Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (ANCL), also known as Lake House, threatening security while demanding the removal of the posters of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa on December 13. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliates the Free Media Movement (FMM), Sri Lanka in condemning the mob behaviors and demanding investigations into the incident. The incident took place after the Supreme Court’s’ ruling that the dissolution of the Parliament by President Maithripala Sirisena was unconstitutional. A group of UNP supporters gathered outside the Lake House offices and demanded that posters placed on the building wall supporting former President Mahinda Rajapaksa be removed. They also insisted that the management of Lake House must be returned to the UNP following the ruling. Police intervened and removed the UNP supporters. Earlier, newsrooms at Lake House were targeted and editorial staff harassed following the controversial appointment of Rajapaksa as the new Prime Minister by Sirisena on October 26, 2018. After Rajapaksa was sworn-in, members of the unions loyal to his Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) moved in to take control of state-owned media institutions. Lake House publishes three daily, three weekend, five weekly, two monthly and three annual publications in Sinhala, English and Tamil. C Dodawatta, the FMM convener, said: “The FMM is of the view that such incidents in the country will further undermine the hopes of democratic co-operation. Similarly, the conduct of persons belonging to any political group is a threat to democracy and media freedom. The FMM call on those responsible to take legal action and make investigations against such threatening behavior against Lake House.” The following day, UNP Parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva tweeted apologizing for the ugly incident and assuring action against those involved. The IFJ said: “The IFJ condemns the incident outside the Lake House in Colombo, Sri Lanka on December 13. Since the political crisis began on October 26, the media institutions in the country have been targets of politically motivated actions, which undermines the independence of the media as well as the safety and security of journalists and media houses. The IFJ urges the Sri Lankan government to step up to ensure the environment whereas journalists can report freely without safety concerns.” 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 - 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 पत्रकारमाथि भएकाे दुर्व्यवहारकाे निन्दा11 Jun, 2017 भक्तपुरको ठिमिस्थित हनुमन्ते खोलाको प्राकृतिक धार परिर्वतनको समाचार संकलनका क्रममा पत्रकारमाथि भएको दुव्र्यवहारको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । हिजो जेठ २७ गते समाचार संकलनमा रहेकी महासंघ भक्तपुर शाखा कार्यसमिति सदस्य तथा कान्तिपुर दैनिककी लीला श्रेष्ठ, पार्षद एवं राससका फोटो पत्रकार रत्नकृष्ण श्रेष्ठ, रमेश गिरी र मिडिया एमपीका पत्रकार सुदिपकुमार पौडेललाई खोलाको धार परिवर्तन गराउने पक्षले दुव्र्यवहार गर्नुका साथै पत्रकारहरुको क्यामराको भिडियो फुटेज मेटाउने तथा मोबाइल फुटाउने प्रयाससमेत गरेको जानकारी प्राप्त भएको छ । नगारिकलाई सुसूचित गराउने कर्ममा जुटेका पत्रकारमाथि भएको यो घटना स्वतन्त्र पत्रकारितामाथिको हस्तक्षेप हो । महासंघ घटनाको निन्दा गर्दै दोषीमाथि कार्वाही गर्न सम्बन्धित निकायसँग माग गर्दछ । Written By Federation of Nepali Journalists Media Village, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal Telephone: +977 01 449 0063/ 493 873/ 447 8235 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