Articles by Free Media Movement
Police attack journalists at demonstration in Colombo
(FMM/IFEX) – The following is a 21 February 2003 FMM press release: Police obstruct journalists reporting at JVP demonstration The FMM strongly condemns the police water canon attack (mixed with tear gas) on journalists, especially on photojournalists, who were covering the JVP (People’s Liberation Front) led anti-peace demonstration in Colombo on 20 February 2003. A […]
Hand grenade thrown inside journalist’s home
(FMM/IFEX) – The following is an FMM press release: Attack on the house of journalist S. Jayamanthamoorty The FMM deplores and condemns the attack on the house of journalist S. Jayamanthamoorty on the night of 7 January 2003. Mr. S. Jayamanthamoorty is vice president of the East Lanka Journalists Association and a free lance journalist. […]
Supreme Court threatens to charge journalists with contempt of court
(FMM/IFEX) – The following is a 23 December 2002 FMM press release: The registrar of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has requested information on journalists from the state-owned television station, signifying that contempt of court charges may be laid against them. The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) and the state-owned Lake House newspaper group […]
Politician’s thugs assault three journalists
(FMM/IFEX) – The following is a 4 December 2002 FMM press release: FMM unequivocally condemns the severe assault on journalists that took place on 3 December 2002, during the Wallavaya Titarama Palatha Corporative Election. Journalists who went to report on the election were set on by thugs of the Wallavaya Predesheeya Shaba chairman. SLRC and […]
Newspaper offices attacked and destroyed
(FMM/IFEX) – The following is an FMM press release: FMM urges government to conduct special investigation into the destruction of the Navamani newspaper office FMM condemns the destruction of the Navamani newspaper office on the night of 1 December 2002 by an unidentified group. Navamani is a Tamil-language newspaper catering especially to the Muslim community […]
Newspaper, journalists receive threatening telephone calls
(FMM/IFEX) – The following is an FMM press release: Re: Threats directed against “Dinakara” newspaper According to reports, the weekly “Dinakara” and its journalists began receiving threatening telephone calls after the newspaper published a feature story, titled “Devil’s Rule in Haguranketha”, on 24 November. The news story referred to a powerful government minister who represents […]
Journalist assaulted and arrested
(FMM/IFEX) – The following is a 12 November 2002 FMM press release: The Free Media Movement (FMM) requests that the government hold an immediate inquiry and bring to book those responsible for assaulting and illegally arresting journalist Uvindu Kurukulasooriya on 8 October 2002. On that day, Uvindu Kurukulasooriya, of Ravaya newspaper, was on his way […]
FMM concerned by government decision not to extend British journalist’s work visa
(FMM/IFEX) – The following is a 7 November 2002 FMM press release: The Free Media Movement (FMM) is seriously concerned by the decision of the government not to extend the work visa of British journalist Paul Harris. The visa of Mr. Harris, who is the accredited correspondent in Colombo of the Daily Telegraph of London, […]