United Nations human rights experts have condemned the arrest, alleged enforced disappearance and detention of six Egyptian journalists who make up the entire newsroom of the independent investigative media platform Matsadaash, warning
The mass media in Bangladesh, comprising print, broadcast, and digital platforms, nominally operates under the constitutional guarantee of press freedom. Yet, the ground reality is far removed from this ideal. Freedom of
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A recent audit by the National Audit Office has uncovered serious mismanagement of media equipment valued at Rs. 1.42 billion, procured for the Presidential Media Division (PMD) between 2015 and 2020. Cameras,
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An Announcement from the Editorial Team We are delighted to share that Sri Lanka Guardian has entered into a strategic agreement with Sputnik, marking a significant step forward in our mission to
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A joint investigation by Mediapart, Drop Site News, Il Fatto Quotidiano, and other media outlets has uncovered that the US government secretly controls nearly half of the funding for the Organized Crime
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by Luxman Aravind It is now officially accepted that the British-based Channel 4 broadcast an episode of blatant yellow journalism, weaponizing unverified claims to smear Sri Lanka’s reputation. Whether Channel 4 deliberately
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Robert Kagan, Washington Post editor-at-large and husband of former senior State Department official Victoria Nuland, has resigned in protest after the newspaper’s decision to break with tradition and skip a presidential endorsement
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Deadly attacks on journalists in Gaza and double standards and discrimination against those advocating for Palestinian rights have created a global crisis of freedom of expression, a UN expert said yesterday. Presenting
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Former US Secretary of State John Kerry voiced significant concerns about the impact of the First Amendment on effective governance during a recent panel discussion on Green Energy at the World Economic
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A three-member delegation from the National Federation of Journalists (NFJ) visited the High Commission of Sri Lanka in Islamabad, engaging in a productive discussion with Admiral (R) Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne, the High
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As the Gaza war enters its 12th month with no end in sight, the ongoing horrors continue to be normalized in U.S. media and politics. The process has become so routine that
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China’s modernization process has made great strides with amazing development speed in southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, reporters and media representatives from the Belt and Road countries and beyond have said. During a
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The Russian Embassy in Colombo has noted with concern recent reports in Sri Lankan media that inaccurately depict the situation in the Kursk region, suggesting that Ukrainian military actions are progressing successfully
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Editorial The news of Julian Assange’s release from the UK’s Belmarsh Prison, after an agonising 1901 days in confinement, is a moment of triumph for press freedom and an indictment of the
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Journalists and independent media outlets are facing an unprecedented decline in press freedom and a rise of state repression all across the world, according to the annual report published by Reporters without Borders (RSF)
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Two days after the world commemorated Press Freedom Day, Israel ordered the shutdown of the Al Jazeera media network, calling it a “threat to national security” on May 5. Prime Minister Benjamin
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