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Attacks on Media We condemn the attempts to suppress journalists and media using the ICCPR Act – Free Media Movement17 Jun, 2019 The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the attempts to pursue legal action under the provisions of the INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS (ICCPR) ACT No 56. of 2007 and urges all responsible stakeholders to draw their attention to avoid using the law unfairly. Kusal Perera, has been engaged in journalism for a long time in both the Sinhala and English media and has been recognized as a socially responsible professional journalist both locally and internationally. The Organized Crime Division have reported to the Colombo Magistrate Courts regarding action to be taken against him based on the ICCPR Act about the article in the Daily Mirror “From Islamic terrorism to marauding Sinhala Buddhist violence” written by him in his weekly column to the Daily Mirror on 17th May 2019. On Friday the June 14th police officers attempted to record a statement from the editors of the Daily Mirror newspaper that published the article. The police who were unable to record the statement from the editors of the Daily Mirror newspaper on that day due a technical error have reported that they will rectify the error and come back to record the statement. The Police have stated that they will also proceed to record a statement from Kusal Perera and have obtained his address and contact number. The Free media Movement points out that this effort by the Police is a serious threat to the freedom of expression and media and the pursuance of legal action under the ICCPR Act which includes provision to disallow bail, based on a complaint of an individual regarding the article published by a veteran journalist in a recognized print media, is a dangerous precedent. The Free Media Movement urges all relevant stakeholders to intervene in averting this situation and for everyone who respect human rights to come forward to defeat such actions against the Freedom of expression and media freedoms. 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 रेडियो मधेसमा तोडफोडको भर्त्सना31 Jan, 2016 सर्लाही सदरमुकाम मलंगवास्थित रेडियो मधेसमा बिहिबार राती करिब १५ जनाको भिडले तोडफोड गरेको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । महासंघ सर्लाही शाखाका अनुसार उक्त दिन साँझ ६ः०० बजेतिर १५/१६ जनाको समुहमा रहेका युवाले मुल गेड तोडेर भित्र पसी ढुंगामुढा गरी तोडफोड गर्दा रेडियो रहेको घरको झ्याल ढोका र फर्निचर ध्वस्त भएको छ । तोडफोडपछि असुरक्षाका कारण एफएमको प्रसारण अवरुद्ध हुन पुगेको थियो । महासंघ यो घटना प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रतामाथिको हस्तक्षेप भएको ठहर गर्दै दोषिमाथी कारबाही र एफएम स्टेसनको सुरक्षा व्यवस्थाको निम्ति सम्बन्धित निकार्य गम्भीर 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