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
- Open letter to SG Ban Ki-moon about Prageeth Eknaligoda
- Call for UN to help find missing Sri Lankan journalist
- Where is Prageeth?
- 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
Working with IMS - the case of Sri Lanka
21.10.2008
IMS is deeply engaged in supporting the local media and the agenda for freedom of expression in Sri Lanka. Among its partners, the organisation CPA remains a long-standing allied.
During a visit to Denmark in September, Sanjana Hattotuwa from organisation CPA gave his account of how he sees the collaboration with IMS.
To see the full interview, please click on the arrow on the screen below.
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