Articles by Free Media Movement
Body of abducted journalist found
(FMM/IFEX) – The following is an FMM press release: Abducted journalist’s body found Free Media Movement condemns the killing of journalist Darmaratnam Sivaram and demands an immediate and impartial inquiry into his killing. The body of journalist Darmaratnam Sivaram was found this morning, dumped in an abandoned paddy field in the Kolonnawa police division of […]
Tamil net editor abducted
(FMM/IFEX) – At around 10:30 p.m. (local time) on 28 April 2005, Darmaratnam Sivaram, a member of the editorial board of Tamilnet website and a political columnist for the English-language daily “The Daily Mirror”, was abducted in Colombo by unknown individuals, according to eyewitnesses who spoke to FMM. Sivaram was coming out of a restaurant […]
Journalist arrested and charged, camera seized
(FMM/IFEX) – The following is a 16 April 2005 FMM press release: Journalist produced in court and his camera seized Free Media Movement (FMM) expresses its concern that Mr. Hiran Priyankara Jayasingha, a Puttlam district provincial journalist with Lankadeepa newspaper, was arrested and produced in court on charges of trespassing and impersonation when he tried […]
FMM expresses concern over comments made at Patriotic National Movement meeting
(FMM/IFEX) – In an 11 April 2005 letter to the Patriotic National Movement (PNM), FMM expressed its grave concern over a speech made by one of the movement’s chairpersons, Wimal Weerawansa, at a 6 April public meeting held by the PNM in Maharagama. FMM noted that Weerawansa’s address was tantamount to inciting violence and constituted […]
FMM voices concern over conditions imposed on Canadian journalist by Sri Lankan High Commission
(FMM/IFEX) – The following is a 16 March 2005 FMM statement: The Free Media Movement (FMM) has received a letter from Canadian journalist Steve Schmit of Global TV Canada regarding an unacceptable practice of the High Commission of the Republic of Sri Lanka in Ottawa, Canada. Schmit is a producer for Global TV, in Toronto, […]
Media personnel come under attack in Jaffna
(FMM/IFEX) – The following is an FMM press release: ASSAULT ON MEDIA PERSONNEL IN JAFFNA The Free Media Movement (FMM) is concerned about a reported assault on a journalist, and the damage caused to a motorcycle belonging to another journalist, by state security forces in the city of Jaffna, northern Sri Lanka. The incident took […]
State of emergency could have serious implications for free expression, FMM warns
(FMM/IFEX) – The following is a FMM press release: On the Declaration of a State of Emergency The Free Media Movement (FMM) notes with serious concern the imposition of a state of emergency in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has had the bitter experience for decades of being governed under states of emergency and the attendant […]
FMM calls on authorities to cooperate with media to ensure that post-tsunami reconstruction effort is conducted in corruption-free and accountable manner
(FMM/IFEX) – The following is a FMM press release: The Post-Tsunami Role of the Media The Free Media Movement (FMM) expresses its appreciation for the media’s role in collecting and distributing immediate humanitarian relief for tsunami victims in the days following the tragedy of 26th December 2004. Media institutions got into the act faster than […]