IFJ Asia

Photo: Sri Lankan journalist Roshan Gunasekera is assaulted by Navy Commander Vice Admiral Ravi Wijayagunaratne. Credit: Gagana Radio. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Free Media Movement, Sri Lanka (FMM) in condemning the attack by the Sri Lankan Navy commander on a journalist at the Magampura Port in Hambantota, Southern Province on December […]

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins the Free Media Movement (FMM), Sri Lanka in expressing serious concerns over actions by the Ministry of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media on the Ada Derana News TV channel. The IFJ demands that the Sri Lankan authorities refrain from any arbitrary action restricting freedom of the press. The […]

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) marked World Press Freedom Day by releasing The Road to Resilience: Press Freedom in South Asia 2015-16. The 14th annual report documents the press freedom situation, national and regional activities to empower journalists and capsule reports on important issues of South […]

[Photo: The devastation Dharahara & Kathmandu Durbar Square Credit: Ujjwal Acharya ] The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) give condolences to their Nepalese media colleagues following the earthquake that struck their country on Saturday, April 25. Particularly, today IFJ and SAMSN offer their solidarity to their IFJ affiliates in […]

[Mission Members met with Media Minister] PRESS RELEASE: INTERNATIONAL MEDIA MISSION TO SRI LANKA / 3 March 2015 A clear perception of increased media freedom in Sri Lanka since the Jan. 8 presidential election must be made permanent through a series of critical reform measures, an international media mission said today. The mission observed a […]

[Sri Lanka Solidarity Delegation held a press conference in Jaffna] Continued surveillance of journalists and media organizations in the north of Sri Lanka must cease, says the international media mission to Sri Lanka. Surveillance, monitoring and following of journalists are incompatible with a free media and the principles of open government that should underpin the […]

[Opposition election offcie after an attack by pro-Government gang] The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) expresses its concern over an escalation of violence ahead of the Sri Lankan presidential election today and reiterates its call to ensure media freedom and the safety of journalists during and after the election. Today, Sri Lanka votes for a […]

[The FMM, an IFJ affiliate said: “This is the gross violation of freedom of expression of Sri Lankan citizens, and a barrier for free and fair election.”] The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on the government of Sri Lanka and state forces to ensure media freedom and the safety of journalists as the […]

 Photo by Pat Roque/AP, courtesy The Guardian The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its Sri Lankan affiliate the Free Media Movement (FMM) in deploring the Magistrate order issued on human rights activists Ruki Fernando and Father Praveen Mahesan, restricting their right to speak and calls for an immediate lifting on the ban.The IFJ said: […]

IFJ Asia The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is relieved to report that the respected human rights activists Ruki Fernando and Father Praveen were released by Sri Lankan authorities at approximately 1.30am Sri Lankan time today. Ruki Fernando, one of Sri Lanka’s most prominent human rights activists and a close friend of the IFJ, was […]

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has called for a strong international protest in response to the outrageous arrest of two highly-respected human rights advocates in Sri Lanka late last night.  Ruki Fernando, one of Sri Lanka’s most prominent human rights activists and close friend of the IFJ, was detained alongside Fr. Praveen Mahesan, a […]

Media Release: Sri Lanka  /   15 November 2013                                                                           The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on the heads of government and delegations of the Commonwealth countries, who today begin their bi-annual summit meeting in the Sri Lankan national capital of Colombo, to lay appropriate stress on the need for the restoration of democratic liberties […]

Mr Sunil Jayasekera, spokesman for the Sri Lankan Free Media Movement (FMM), talks to journalists in Colombo on Monday, Nov 4, 2013. A media rights group on Monday expressed fears for the safety of journalists in Sri Lanka after Colombo grilled two Australian activists and seized computer data before kicking them out. — PHOTO: AFP A […]

Jacquiline Park  Bob Dietz/CPJ Asia Program Coordinator With two weeks to go until the start of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka, the government’s anti-media policies remain a pressing topic. There are two links below to statements by media support groups today relating to the government’s wrongful and heavy handed response to a media […]

The International Federation of Journalists condemns the detention of Asia-Pacific Director Jacqui Park and Asia-Pacific Deputy Director Jane Worthington in Sri Lanka. The two have recently been allowed to leave after being detained without charge since Wednesday October 30. Ms Park and Ms Worthington were detained at a press freedom meeting in Colombo on Wednesday […]

J.Park at her laptop ( Kathmandu Juky 2013) Sri Lankan authorities wiped all the data from the computer of an Australian media rights activist as she and a colleague were kicked out of the country, a local rights group says. Jacqui Park and fellow Australian Jean Worthington were packed onto a plane that flew out […]

To the attention of : Ajith SunghayHuman Rights Officer , Asia-PacificOffice of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human RightsDear Mr Sunghay,A raid on a workshop co-organized by the Free Media Movement (FMM) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) was conducted on Wednesday and have lead to the arrest of FMM and IFJ members, […]

November 23 2012 is a day of action against impunity for attacks on journalists. This is a global observance which commemorates the thirty-two journalists killed in the Ampatuan massacre in Maguindanao province in the Philippines. It is also an occasion for the South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) to take stock of the distressing reality […]