Without media freedom there can be no democracy, former Speaker and National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) Chairman Karu Jayasuriya said recently at a programme to commemorate abducted, missing and murdered journalists. “Certain rights in a democratic society may have limitations in some instances, but if there is no media freedom, there cannot be democracy […]
Sri Lanka has an unfortunate history of impunity for crimes against journalists and media workers. The actions of the Rajapaksa family and government crackdown during Sri Lanka s ongoing social unrest require action. Media and press freedom organisations in Sri Lanka should take advantage of international action and social momentum to challenge impunity, writes Ruki Fernando
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By Shamindra Ferdinando The Metropolitan Police Service, UK, has said that a person ,recently arrested in the UK over his alleged involvement in the killing of journalist Mylvaganam Nimalarajan, 39, in his Jaffna home on Oct 19, 2000 is a Sri Lankan national. Jack Griffith, Press Officer – Specialist Operations at the London Metropolitan Police […]