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Press Statement Sri Lankan editor attacked following a series of threats10 Jun, 2016 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate Free Media Movement, Sri Lanka in condemning the attack on an editor on June 2 in Negambo, in eastern Sri Lanka. The IFJ calls for an immediate investigation into the attack and for those responsible to be brought to justice. Freddy Gamage, the editor of Meepura, a regional web portal, was attacked by two unidentified assailants while walking to his car after covering the monthly meeting of the Negambo Municipal Council on June 2. He was hospitalized after the attack, during which he received a head injury. Following the incident, Gamage said: “I was walking towards the car, after covering the Municipal Council’s monthly meeting, when I saw two people in a bike near my car, when I gave them a second look, one of them jumped towards me and tried to assault me with a pole, but even though I jumped back, they were able to hit me on the head. As I started running, one of them kept shouting to the other saying ‘hit the fellow.” Gamage, who is also the Convener of the Web Journalists’ Association, said he had received threats from Dayan Lanza, the Deputy Mayor of Negombo, who had warned him not to write negatively about him and his brother, Nimal Lanza, a Sri Lanka Member of Parliament. Following, local police arrested two suspects – a municipal council employee and his brother – in connection with the attack. They were remanded and will remain in custody until June 14. The Government of Sri Lanka has condemned the attack saying there was no room for media suppression under the new regime. The FMM said: “The FMM is concerned over the safety of Gamage, a well known senior web journalist and social activist. The Government needs to initiate an immediate investigation in to the incident and take legal action against the wrongdoers. The Government needs to take strong action to ensure such events do not happen repeatedly affecting the safety of journalists.” The IFJ said: “The attack on Freddy Gamage is an attack on freedom of expression and press freedom in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka government, led by President Sirisena has taken a number of steps to improve the safety of journalists in Sri Lanka, however attacks such as these weaken the progress made. We call on the government to ensure the prosecution of those responsible and to continue working to secure press freedom and journalist safety 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 पत्रकार पक्राउको निन्दा11 May, 2016 समाचारको विषयलाई लिएर गाउँले मासिकका प्रधान सम्पादक भद्रगोल किराती (मनोजकुमार राई) लाई प्रहरीले पक्राउ गरेको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । किराँत धर्म गुरु भनिने भक्तबहादुर राईबारे समाचार र पुस्तिका लेखेको निहुँमा प्रहरीले सम्पादक किराँतीलाई बैशाख २६ गते नियन्त्रणमा लिएको थियो । समाचारप्रति चित्त नबुझे वा कुनै गुनासो रहे कानुनी उपचारका अन्य विकल्प हुँदाहुँदै समाचार लेखेकै आधारमा पत्रकार पक्राउ गरिनु प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रतामाथिको हमला हो । महासंघ यो घटनाको निन्दा गर्दछ र सम्पादक किरातीलाई तत्काल रिहा 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