Sri Lanka
Since 2005 the conditions of violence and impunity has made life increasingly dangerous for media practitioners in Sri Lanka. In response to this situation, IMS is seeking to help provide rapid response to journalists at risk. In October 2006 and June 2007, IMS coordinated international advocacy and safety missions to Sri Lanka to bring international attention to the situation in the country, as well as to support the national media community.
Archive
- IFJ Sri Lanka Mission Report : "Key challenges for media after war's end" - English version
- Tamil version of IFJ Mission report: "Key challenges for media after war's end"
- Sinhala version of IFJ Sri Lanka mission report: "Key challenges for media after war's end"
- Media abuse debated in Sri Lanka election campaign
- Sri Lankan media in downhill spiral
- Open letter to the President of Sri Lanka
- "A war without witness"
- Sunanda Deshapriya's Speech in Lasantha's memory
- UNESCO speech WPF Prize 2009
- Tissa Statement Intl. Press Mission to Sri lanka, 6 Mar. 2009
- International call for justice for jailed Sri Lankan Journalist
- Press release, 21 January 2009 from the International Press Freedom Mission to Sri Lanka
- Worsening conditions in Sri Lanka
- Media under fire: Press freedom lockdown in Sri Lanka
- Statement of the International Mission to Sri Lanka, 29 Oct. 2008
- Working with IMS - the case of Sri Lanka
- Violence against media in Sri Lanka on the rise
- Jaffna's media in the grip of terror, fact-finding report of International Press Freedom Mission to Sri Lanka, 6 August 2007
- Statement of the International Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression Mission to Sri Lanka, 22 june 2007
- Ampara Eastern Sri Lanka Report, June 2007
- Press Freedom and Freedom of Expression in Sri Lanka: Struggle for survival, 2007
- Mission Statement, International Fact-finding and Advocacy Mission to Sri Lanka, 11 October 2006
- Study of media in the North-east of Sri Lanka, 2003
- Assessment mission on IMS engagement in Sri Lanka in support of the Ceasefire process, June 2002
IFJ Sri Lanka Mission Report : "Key challenges for media after war's end" - English version
22.01.2010
English version of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) mission report: "Key challenges for media after war's end" identifying the key challenges facing media and journalists in Sri Lanka. The report was released in December 2009
English version of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) mission report: "Key challenges for media after war's end" identifying the key challenges facing media and journalists in Sri Lanka. The report was released in December 2009
Media abuse debated in Sri Lanka election campaign
An International Mission to Sri Lanka has released a key report in the wake of a press freedom mission to Sri Lanka identifying key challenges for the country's journalists and media. The report comes at the end of 25 years of internal conflict and the inauguration of a new phase of political contests
Sri Lankan media in downhill spiral
More than 300 participants gathered in London on 29 September to discuss the plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka and the role of human rights and press freedom groups in the country
Open letter to the President of Sri Lanka
The International Press Freedom Mission to Sri Lanka, which is comprised of representatives from the world's media community, is extremely concerned over the spate of violent attacks against the media in Sri Lanka. Here they present their concerns in an open letter to the President of Sri Lanka
"A war without witness"
Sri Lankan media failed to fulfill its role in the violent conflict, said Sri lankan journalist Sunanda Deshapriya in a speech commemorating the late editor of Sunday Leader, Lasantha Wickrematunga, who was assasinated on 8 January and awarded posthumosly by UNESCO for his battle for media freedom in Sri Lanka