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Press Statement Sri Lanka: Police and key murder suspect obstruct photojournalist outside court13 Jul, 2020 Police and inspector Neomal Rangajeewa threatened and obstructed Akila Jayawardene, a photojournalist from the Mavubima Newspaper outside Colombo High Court on July 10. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliates Free Media Movement (FMM) and Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SLWJA) condemns the obstruction and calls on authorities to conduct an inquiry into the incident. The former officer in charge of the Sri Lanka Police Anti-Narcotics division, Inspector Neomal Rangajeewa who is also a key suspect in the Welikada prison murder case threatened Akila and physically disrupted him from taking photos outside the courthouse. Police then proceeded to ignore Akila’s journalist identification issued by the Ministry of Mass Media, grabbed his shirt and forcibly escorted him to the police station on the court premises. At the station, police removed the camera’s memory card. According to SLWJA, this is not the first incident of authorities preventing journalists from reporting outside a courthouse through violent and coercive means. FMM said: “The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the conduct of Inspector Neomal Rangajeewa who was appearing in court for a case that is being heard against him and calls on the authorities to conduct an inquiry into the incident immediately and to respect the right of citizens to information and news.” SLWJA said: “Sri Lanka Working Journalists’ Association urge the relevant authorities to carry out an impartial inquiry into this and also request to take necessary action to avoid repetition of such incidents in the future.” The IFJ said: “When journalists are intimidated into silence and submission, it threatens not only the press but also the democratic right to information and transparency. The IFJ demands authorities to investigate the obstruction and review police operations that have led to the repeated barring of journalists attempting to report outside courts.” 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, November 2022 11/15/2022 Download - GENDER DISPARITY IN PAKISTANI MEDIA-2022 11/09/2022 Download - IFJ South Asia Media Bulletin, October 2022 10/15/2022 Download
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Press Statement पत्रकारलाई नियन्त्रणमा लिएकोमा महासंघको विरोध08 Nov, 2016 ‘दैनिक मानसखण्ड’का संवाददाता दिनेशसिंह महरा समाचार संकलन गर्न कञ्चनपुर जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालय पुगेकाबेला प्रहरीले बिना कारण २ घण्टा नियन्त्रणमा लिएको घट्नाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । समाचार संकलन गर्ने क्रममा प्रहरी नायव उपरीक्षक नैनसिंह कार्कीलाई भेट्न प्रतिक्षा गरिरहेको अवस्थामा सम्वाददाता महरालाई कात्तिक २१ गते प्रहरीले २ घण्टा नियन्त्रणमा राखेको दैनिक मानसखण्डका प्रधानसम्पादक खेम भण्डारीले महासंघमा जानकारी गराएका छन् । नागरिकलाई सुसूचित गराउने दायित्व निर्वाहमा जुटेका पत्रकारलाई बिनाकारण नियन्त्रणमा लिएको घटना प्रेस तथा अभिव्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रतामाथिको हस्तक्षेप हो । महासंघ घट्नाको घोर निन्दा गर्दछ । र, घट्नामा संलग्न दोषीमाथि विभागीय कारबाही गरी प्रेस स्वतन्त्रताको सम्मान गर्न र निर्भयताका साथ समाचार संकलन गर्ने वातावरण बनाउन 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