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Press Statement FMM, SLWJA call for better working conditions for Sri Lanka’s journalists20 May, 2015 The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates the Free Media Movement (FMM) and the Sri Lankan Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) have called for more dialogue and discussion on improving working conditions for journalists in Sri Lanka if the country is to rebuild a strong, robust and professional media industry in the country. The IFJ joined the International Media Assessment Mission to Sri Lanka from May 8 to 14 to follow-up on its recent assessments of media freedom situation since the January 8 presidential election. During discussions with government officials, the Right to Information Act (RTI) was also vigorously discussed. While both FMM and SLWJA said the government has made a number of important positive steps in its media reform agenda; further work was still urgently needed to ensure the media industry in Sri Lanka is to grow and thrive. The IFJ affiliates particularly highlighted some of the obstacles preventing journalists from joining and being active in unions and said further support was needed for journalists in exile trying to return. The IFJ said: “There is an urgent and present need to build the capacity of journalists and their right to advocate as an industry on working conditions as well as on press freedom issues in the North and East provinces. Importantly, efforts need to be made to bring journalists and their employers together to discuss and engage on the future of the industry.” Increased training opportunities to support professional and ethical journalism and improved understanding and dialogue with media employers on journalists’ right to form were two of the key strategies highlighted by FMM and SLWJA as well as the long-awaited RTI Act. The government overwhelmingly supported the RTI Act and provided the draft law to the mission. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the Act would be presented following the general elections, which legally must be held in Sri Lanka before April 2016. The IFJ endorsed the issues raised by its affiliates and in its meetings with government. In the mission statement, a number of recommendations were presented, including: - An independent Commission of Inquiry should be created with a mandate and adequate powers to investigate past killings of, threats to, disappearances of and other attacks on journalists, media workers and media outlets, with a view to ensuring that those responsible are prosecuted and that appropriate compensation is paid to the victims and their families. - Media owners should recognise and support journalists’ and media workers’ right to form unions to negotiate and advocate on behalf of their members. - A broad, multi-stakeholder consultation should be held to identify needs in the area of professionalization of journalists and media workers, and this should be followed up by a series of concrete actions to deliver on those needs. The IFJ said: “We join the International Media Assessment Mission in welcoming the changes made by the government to ensure that media freedom has opened up across Sri Lanka. But throughout this latest mission we again heard of challenges for journalists including poor working conditions and pay scales and barriers being put in front of journalists when it comes to advocating on their rights.” “The IFJ joins FMM and SLWJA in highlighting these issues and finding solutions for a stronger, more vibrant media industry in the country as the government takes on its media reform agenda.” Last week’s mission follows an earlier International Media Solidarity Delegation to the country in March organised by FMM in cooperation with the IFJ, the International Press Institute and IFEX. Read the full statements of that mission here. This month, the IFJ report The Freedom Frontier: Press Freedom in South Asia 2014-15 documented the press freedom in Sri Lanka over the past 12 months with a focus on the country’s impunity record and capsule reports on the North and East provinces. Read the mission statement here, Sinhalese and Tamil. 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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Nepal पत्रकार र सञ्चारमाध्यममाथि भएको आक्रमणको निन्दा11 Oct, 2015 आन्दोलनरत समुहबाट एभिन्यूज टेलिभिजनका वीरगञ्जका व्यूरो प्रमुख राजु श्रेष्ठ र सम्बाददाता जयलाल शाहमाथि समाचार संकलनका क्रममा भएको आक्रमणको प्रयास र एभिन्यूज टेलिभिजनकै वीरगञ्ज क्षेत्रीय कार्यालयमा भएको तोडफोडको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । महासंघ पर्सा शाखाका अनुसार, असोज २२ गते पत्रकारद्वयलाई वीरगञ्जको आदर्शनगरमा आन्दोलनकारीले आक्रमणको प्रयास गरेका थिए भने असोज २३ गते कार्यालयमा ढुंगामुढा गरी तोडफोड गरेका थिए । कुनै पनि वहानमा पत्रकार र सञ्चारमाध्यममाथि आक्रमण हुनु प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रतामाथिको हस्तक्षेप हो । महासंघ यो घटनाको कडा शब्दमा भत्र्सना गर्दछ । र, घटनामा संलग्न व्यक्तिलाई तत्काल कानुनी दायरामा ल्याउन र पत्रकारलाई निर्वाध र सुरक्षित रूपमा पत्रकारिताको अभ्यासको वातावरण निर्माण गर्न सरकारसँग 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