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Press Statement Editor forced to resign as Sri Lankan media campaign for Right to Information09 May, 2014 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) in expressing deep concerns about the circumstances under which a media rights activist and editor Saman Wagarachchiwas forced to resign on May 8. According to SLWJA, Wagarachchi, who is the editor of national newspaper Lakbima, was forced to resign due to political pressure exerted on the newspaper’s management by political leaders. The owner of the newspaper Thilanga Sumathipala is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and the IFJ has been informed that Sumathipala had conceded to Wagarachchi that he had been put under pressure to remove him. Wagarachchi was appointed the editor of Lakbima in June last year after returning from a ten-year stay in the USA during which he continued to campaign for press freedom and media rights in Sri Lanka. Last month, on April 9, he was detained and questioned for three hours by the criminal investigation bureau of police for the publication of a satirical photo caption. The IFJ urges the Sri Lankan government to ease the suffocating situation for editors and journalists by providing a fair and free environment where they can work independently. The IFJ said: “The ongoing disturbing pattern of harassment of journalists and editors in Sri Lanka has made for an unworkable situation for Sri Lanka’s media. The takeover of media ownership by political powers needs to be seriously addressed and condemned in the strongest way.” IFJ affiliate the Free Media Movement continues to point to the fact that more than 80 journalists have fled the country since 2005, largely due to intimidation and political pressure. The IFJ also stands in solidarity with the SLWJA and nine other Sri Lankan media organizations in their campaign for the Right to Information Bill. The SLWJA recently launched a campaign on the eve of World Press Freedom Day on May 2 to put pressure on the government and the opposition parties to adopt the RTI Bill. Sri Lanka is the only country in South Asia that does not have an Right to Information Act. According to the SLWJA, although some opposition parties have tried to push a bill through as private motions, the government continues to obstruct it. The SLWJA is planning to launch a public campaign across the country. The IFJ said: “The Right of Information is a vital and integral requirement for the functioning of a democracy and for a truly active and independent media. We remind the Sri Lankan government of its responsibilities to that functioning democracy by delivery of the bill and the ability for the media to do its job without interference.” 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 सामाजिक सञ्जाल र केही सञ्चारमाध्यममा व्यक्त आरोप–प्रत्यारोप महासंघको ध्यानाकर्षण26 Jun, 2018 नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ लोकतन्त्र, मानवअधिकार, स्वतन्त्र न्यायालय, विधिको शासन र प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताप्रति सधै प्रतिवद्ध रहँदै आएको छ । केही दिनयता समाजिक सञ्जाल र केही सञ्चारमाध्यममा व्यक्त आरोप–प्रत्यारोप र टिकाटिप्पणीहरूप्रति महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । महासंघ आमसञ्चारकर्मी साथीहरूलाई सञ्चारमाध्यममा समाचार सामग्री प्रवाह गर्दा पेशागत मर्यादा र पत्रकार आचारसंहिताको ख्याल गर्दै जिम्मेवार बन्न अपिल गर्दछ । साथै, सामाजिक सञ्जाल प्रयोग गर्दा सामाजिक सदभावप्रति सजग बन्दै पेशागत मर्यादामा ध्यान पु¥याउन आग्रह गर्दछ । सञ्चारमाध्यममा प्रकाशित÷प्रसारित समाचार सामग्रीकै आधारमा पत्रकारहरूलाई पक्राउ गर्ने तथा हिरासतमा राख्ने जस्ता कार्य प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताविरुद्धको कार्य हो भन्ने महासंघको ठहर छ । सञ्चारमाध्यममा प्रकाशितरप्रसारित सामग्रीमा चित्त नबुझे अदालत वा प्रेस काउन्सिल समक्ष उजुरी गर्न महासंघ सम्बन्धित सबैमा आग्रह गर्दछ । साथै, प्रेस स्वतन्त्रता, पत्रकारको व्यावसायिक र पेशागत सुरक्षा एवं कर्तव्यप्रति सचेत र जिम्मेवार बन्नसमेत सबै सरोकारवाला निकायलाई महासंघ ध्यानाकर्षण गराउँदछ । 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