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Press Statement Sri Lanka: Obstacles to the right to freedom of expression on social media must be defeated!05 Jan, 2021 The Free Media Movement (FMM) expresses their grave concern over the tendency to indiscriminately block and impede the right to freedom of expression on social media. During the coronavirus pandemic, arrests were taken to arrest people who had expressed various views on social media regarding the pandemic. It was recently stated that further arrests would be made in this regard. In November 2020, many people in the North and East were detained and questioned by security forces over comments and circulation of posts on social media. Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Batticaloa District Parliamentarian Shanakiyan Rasamanickam brought this matter to the attention of Parliament on December 05. Meanwhile, it has been reported that a teacher working at a school in the Jayewardenepura zone was given a show-cause notice by the authorities last week for criticizing the education authorities on social media. The right to freedom of expression can be restricted for national security, circulating false news and preventing hate speech. However, all of this must be implemented following the law and not as an encroachment on the people’s right to enjoy the freedom of expression guaranteed by Article 14 of the Constitution, and further validated by various judgments. Free Media Movement has observed that in the above incidents, the security forces, the police, and various officials have acted to invade the legal limits and provision while obstructing the freedom to express views on social media through several measures. The Free Media Movement urges all responsible parties, including the government, to pay attention to this situation and guarantee the protection of the right to the freedom of expression, which is a constitutional right and urges all parties to come forward to defeat this unfavourable trend. 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 - 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
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Press Statement तस्विर खिचेकै भरमा पत्रकार पक्रेर सार्वजनिक अपराधको मुद्दा लगाइनु प्रेस तथा अभिब्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रताको गम्भीर उल्लंघन25 May, 2016 समयबोध पत्रिकामा आवद्ध पत्रकार शेषनारायण झालाई प्रहरीले पक्राउ गरेको घटनाप्रति नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघको गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको छ । झालाई सिंहदरबार गेटको तस्विर खिचेको भन्दै प्रहरिले जेठ १० गते प्रक्राउ गरेको जानकारी महासंघमा प्राप्त भएको छ । तस्विर खिचेकै भरमा पत्रकारलाई पक्राउ गर्नु र सार्वजनिक अपराधको मुद्दा लगाइनु प्रेस तथा अभिब्यक्ति स्वतन्त्रताको गम्भीर उल्लंघन हो । महासंघ यस घटनाको घोर निन्दा गर्दै पत्रकार झालाई तत्काल रिहा गर्न 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