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Press Statement Sri Lanka military blocks access to Tamil newspaper office21 May, 2014 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliatesin Sri Lanka, the Free Media Movement (FMM) condemn the Sri Lankan military’s action of blocking the roads to deny access to the office of Uthayan, a Tamil-language daily, in Jaffna on Monday, May 19. According to reports, military forces restricted the access to the two entrances to the Uthayan office from the Navalar Road and the Kasthuriyar Road. The soldiersquestioned all those who entered via the road and those visiting the newspaper office were turned away. The blocking of the offices also forced the cancellation ofa blood donation drive organised by the newspaper. When the newspaper queried the military about the blocking, they were informed that it was being carried out under ‘high command’ and no further explanation was given. The managing director of Uthayan, E Sarawanabavan, is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Tamil National Alliance, and was quoted as saying that the blocking disrupted the daily functioning of the newspaper. Similar restrictions of access were reported at the YalThinakkural office in Jaffna. The military said that increased securitywas required in Jaffna to stop any ‘unwanted situation’ on the day marking the fifth anniversary for the declaration of defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelum (LTTE). Uthayan, which was the 2013 recipient of Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Prize, had previously had its printing facility attacked in April 2013. The IFJ and Sri Lankan affiliate, the Free Media Movement (FMM)have both spoken out against the military actionas part of the ongoing harassmentof Tamil-language newspapers and have urged the Sri Lankan government respect its citizens’ human rights and their constitutional right to freedom of expression and opinion. The IFJ said: “Such harassment of Tamil newspapers is unacceptable and against the basic notion of Sri Lanka’s democracy. We urge the government to respect its citizens’ human rights and be sensitive in particular toward those representing minorities.” “If the government is sincere in their pursuit for peace and reconciliation in post-war Sri Lanka they must ensure that minorities are given a voice in the media – and that includes significant points or dates of public discussion or discourse.” 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 पत्रकार पक्राउको महासंघद्वारा निन्दा21 Feb, 2018 सुनसरीबाट प्रकाशित प्रवोध साप्ताहिकका सम्पादक गमबहादुर लम्देल र सम्वाददाता जमुना श्रेष्ठ तथा मर्निङ टाइम्स दैनिकका सम्वाददाता मीना तुम्सुवालाई प्रहरीले बिनाकारण प्रक्राउ गरेको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । महासंघ सुनसरी शाखाका अनुसार समाचार संकलनमा रहेका पत्रकारत्रयलाई आज धरानबाट प्रहरीले बिनाकारण पक्राउ गरिएको हो । पेशागत दायित्व निर्वाहमा जुटेका पत्रकारलाई बिनाकारण पक्राउ गरिनु प्रेस स्वतन्त्रतामाथि हस्तक्षेप हो । महासंघ प्रहरीबाट भएको यो कार्यको कडा शब्दमा निन्दा गर्दै पक्राउ परेका पत्रकारलाई अविलम्ब ससम्मान रिहा गरी संविधानप्रदत्त प्रेसको अधिकारको सम्मान गर्न र निर्वाध प्रेस स्वतन्त्रता उपभोगको वातावरण निर्माण गर्न सम्बन्धित निकायसँग माग गर्दछ । यसैबीच समाचार संकलनका क्रममा पत्रकार घनश्याम पाण्डे कास्कीको विजयपुर खोलाको पुल नजिक भएको बम विस्फोटमा परी घाइते हुनु भएको खवरप्रति महासंघ दुःख व्यक्त गर्दछ र घाइते पत्रकार पाण्डेको शीघ्र स्वास्थ्यलाभको कामना गर्दै सम्पूर्ण उपचारको व्यवस्था गर्न सरकारको ध्यानाकर्षण गराउँदछ । 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