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Press Statement Sri Lanka : The government should abstain from actions that discourage freedom of expression.16 Mar, 2021 The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the response and comments made by government authorities and officials against the concerns expressed by Bhagya Abeyratne of Rakwane, regarding the destruction of forest near Sinharaja, and the conduct of the police. This action is deemed as a serious violation of the right to freedom of expression. Bhagya Abeyratne, who participated in a ‘Lakshapathi’ program on Sirasa Rupavahini, had expressed her concern and dissatisfaction regarding the deforestation taking place in her village. The next day, the Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation stated that her statement was factually incorrect. Two “male” police officers of the Rakwana police had gone to her residence and recorded a statement inquiring as to who had influenced her to express these views. The proper course of action that should have been followed would have been for the authorities to investigate and take appropriate action regarding the environmental destruction she revealed and not to take such disturbing action against the person who pointed it out. Requests calling for to be severely reprimanded as well as threatening statements circulating on social media are all actions that discourage free speech and threaten the safety of the person expressing dissent. It is a social responsibility to comment on an event that affects the people within a democratic society. Both local and foreign courts have emphasized in their judgments that such dissenting voices are not necessarily required to be one hundred percent correct. The boldness in using the right of the youth to criticize and question the policy and actions of the State should be appreciated. Civilized society around the world encourages such means of expressions, especially from children and youth. In a democratic society, it is a citizen’s right to exercise freedom of expression and dissent with social responsibility and to expand its frontiers and scope. The Free Media Movement strongly urges the government to take appropriate swift action to prevent such incidents that discourage the right to freedom of expression, whilst reminding that the authorities at all levels of government have a constitutional and moral obligation to respect, protect and nurture media freedom, including freedom of expression. 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 - 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 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