Articles by Free Media Movement

Rights groups and cartoonists ask Iranian President Rouhani to help free artist Atena Farghadani
Over 40 human rights groups and more than 75 international cartoonists are calling for leniency for Atena Farghadani, an Iranian cartoonist currently wrongfully jailed.

UN counter-extremism initiatives must not infringe on free expression rights
Civil society groups express concern over the potential for overbroad anti-extremism practices to limit free expression

Sri Lankan group condemns police attack on protesting students
Sri Lankan media widely reported on how inhumanely protesting university students were attacked by the police, who used high-pressure water hoses and teargas.

Two arrested in Sri Lanka five years after journalist’s disappearance
The two former military officials were arrested over the disappearance of Sri Lankan journalist, Prageeth Eknaligoda. They reportedly confessed to the abduction of Prageeth and handing him over to an army camp on 24 January 2010.

Sri Lankan intellectuals assaulted at Colombo May Day rally, journalists targeted
Although some positive initiatives have been taken by the government in relation to media freedom, there have been reports of the use of old tactics of media suppression from different parts of the country.

International mission to Sri Lanka pushes for critical reforms
The perception of increased media freedom must be made permanent, stress the delegates participating in an international mission to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan activists, including FMM secretary, assaulted during civil society event
FMM condemns the attack by a government politician and his cadres during the ‘Vidiye Wirodhaya’ event, which was organised by a group of Sri Lankan civil society organisations.

Journalists attending meetings and workshops in Sri Lanka receive death threats
A number of journalists participating in the closing ceremony of a journalism training workshop in Colombo on 15 October 2014 received threatening text messages warning them not to attend.