Free Media Movement

Free Media Movement

The Free Media Movement (FMM) is media freedom watchdog organization of Journalists from Sri Lanka.

It evolved out of the standing committee of journalists, which was formed in late 1991. The standing committee was formed by a group of journalists and media personnel as a reaction to the then government of Sri Lanka to introduce a Media Commission. cite news|url= http://www.ifex.org/en/content/view/full/23236/
title= Free Media Movement | date= 2007-06-20 | publisher = IFEX | accessdate = 2007-06-20 ]

Since then FMM has been active in all areas relating to media freedom, defending the rights of journalists and media people. It also has called for reform of legislation, [cite news|url= http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/tsunami/article.asp?parentid=19345/
title= Media group urges laws to permit access to information| date= 2007-06-20 | publisher = Asian Media | accessdate = 2007-06-20 ] agitating against censorship and intimidation of media personnel and standing for broad principles of democratic and human rights. [cite news|url=http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2003statement/81/| title= SRI LANKA: The Judiciary and Human Rights| date= 2007-06-20 | publisher = Asian Human Rights Commission | accessdate = 2007-06-20 ] [cite news|url= http://www.hrw.org/wr2k/Asia-08.htm/| title= Human Rights Development in Sri Lanka| date= 2007-06-20 | publisher = Human Rights Watch | accessdate = 2007-06-20 ]

It also has developed an extensive network of links with other media freedom and human rights groups locally and internationally. [cite news|url=http://www.peacebrigades.org/lanka/slp9502.html| title= Interview with Sunandra Deshapriya of the Free Media Movement | date= 2007-06-20 | publisher = Peace Bbrigades | accessdate = 2007-06-20 ]

The Sri Lankan defense ministry alleged that FMM is a controversial [cite news|url=http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080523_09| title= Police probe into alleged assault on journalist | date= 2008-05-23 | publisher = The official web site of the Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law and Order of Sri Lanka | accessdate = 2008-05-23] organization. It has been alleged of unprofessionalismFact|date=May 2008 and partiality.Fact|date=May 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.freemediasrilanka.org/ Official website]
* [http://www.humanrights-geneva.info/article.php3?id_article=1618 Media in Sri Lanka]
* [http://www.ifj-asia.org/page/sri_lanka1.html Free Speech in Sri Lanka]


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