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Press Statement Sri Lanka muzzles NGOs and bans media-related activities09 Jul, 2014 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) and Free Media Movement (FMM) in condemning the decision of the Sri Lankan government to ban civil society non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from having any dealings with the media, including organising and conducting legitimate and necessary media-training activities. On July 7 2014, the National Secretariat for NGOs, under the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development, issued a circular to all NGOs preventing them from “conducting press conferences, workshops, journalism training and dissemination of press releases”. The authority claimed such activities are beyond the mandate of NGOs. To date in 2014, three training workshops for Tamil journalists have had to be abandoned: - On June 7, a three-day workshop for Tamil-language media in north-eastern Sri Lanka was cancelled after outsiders threatened to disrupt it. The workshop was to provide training on investigative reporting. It was organised in Gampaha by the Sri Lanka office of Transparency International – a Berlin-headquartered, highly-respected global NGO that monitors and publicises corporate and political corruption in international development. - In May the same workshop, being conducted in Giritale in the Polnnaruwa district of North Central Province, had to be abandoned due to intimidation by the military. - In January 2014, a two-day training workshop for Tamil journalists was abandoned after a group of Buddhist monks disrupted proceedings. The workshop was organised by the Search for Common Ground – a Washington DC-headquartered, international non-profit organisation operating in 30 countries whose mission is to transform the way the world deals with conflict away from adversarial approaches toward cooperative solutions. The SLWJA said: “The latest directive is ludicrous at its best and dangerous at its worst. It is a clear attack on freedom of expression enshrined in the country’s constitution and highlights Sri Lanka’s slide towards authoritarianism. Arbitrariness with which it was announced vindicates the government’s contempt towards the fundamental rights of the citizens. A free discourse among all stakeholders is imperative for a democratic and healthy society. The government’s latest directive is a sinister move that is aimed at silencing some of those voices.” The FMM said: “This is a gross violation of human rights, and the Sri Lankan constitution as well as its international obligations of the Sri Lankan government.” The IFJ, the SLWJA and the FMM call upon the government to withdraw the directive. The IFJ said: “The decision undermines the important role NGOs and the media play for development of a nation. To muzzle NGOs and civil society organisations, and bar them from having legitimate dialogue and engagements with media outlets and journalists, is clearly contrary to freedom of expression. This decision will hamper the development of Sri Lanka’s media by discouraging dialogues and the development of journalism skills. We urge the Government of Sri Lanka to immediately refrain from activities that undermine the fundamental human rights, and to allow civil society to engage and work with the media as would be expected and encouraged in a democracy.” 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 नेपाल ःप्रेस स्वतन्त्रतामाथि आघात पुग्ने घटनाको भर्त्सना05 Jun, 2020 नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ सुर्खेत शाखाका कोषाध्यक्ष टेकेन्द्र विश्वकर्मा र दैलेख शाखाका सदस्य खगेन्द्र सुनारलाई समाचार संकलनका लागि जाने क्रममा प्रहरीले बाटैमा रोकेर फिर्ता गराइएको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । जेठ २२ गते रुकुम घटनाको सम्बन्धमा दलित पत्रकार संघका पदाधिकारी सम्मिलित टोलीसँगै समाचार संकलनको लागि जाजरकोट जाने क्रममा प्रहरीले पत्रकारद्वयलाई सूचना विभागले जारी गरेको प्रेस पास देखाउँदा देखाउँदै माथिको आदेश भन्दै सल्यानको बालुवासंग्राहीबाट फर्काएको थियो । स्वतन्त्ररुपमा काम गर्ने पत्रकारलाई बाटैबाट फर्काएर पेशागत कर्म निर्वाहमा रोक लगाएको यो घटना प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताविरोधी काम हो । महासंघ प्रेस स्वतन्त्रतामाथि आघात पुग्ने प्रहरीको यो हर्कतको कडा शब्दमा भर्त्सना गर्दछ । प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताको सम्मान गरी यस्ता कार्य नदोहो¥याउन र पत्रकारलाई सुरक्षित र निर्वाध रुपमा काम गर्ने वातावरण मिलाउन महासंघ 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 - 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