Our CEO Ruth Anderson reflects on the events of the past 12 months, yet another year of challenges to human rights around the world
A year in freedom of expression
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CATEGORY: Sri Lanka
“Imagine the conversation between Bolsonaro and Erdogan”
Protests during mourning for Queen Elizabeth have been distasteful but not illegal. How should we express our feelings about some of the guests attending Monday’s state funeral?
Where poetry is labelled extremism
The removal of the Rajapaksa clan will not solve Sri Lanka’s deeply ingrained problem with corruption and the repression of dissent
Project Exile: Editor escaped Sri Lanka after husband’s murder
“You really feel like your country has betrayed you.”
NetBlocks tool tracks cost of internet shutdowns
“Internet shutdowns are increasingly used by governments to control the flow of information, particularly around elections or political unrest.”
Sri Lankan editor fled after attempt on life
When former editor Upali Tennakoon speculates about what led to the attempt on his life in 2009, two incidents jump to mind.
Leading Nepal editor speaks out about independent media facing censorship in South Asia
After 29 years of circulation, Himal Southasian, which claims to be the only analytical and regional news magazine for South Asia, will cease to publish as of November 2016.
Sri Lanka: Colombo Telegraph facing censorship despite presidential promise
The Colombo Telegraph, Sri Lanka’s most iconoclastic investigative news website, is gearing up for this year’s second national election. And once again they face the threat of censorship — despite a presidential promise to bring it to an end
Sri Lanka’s media needs reform — can new President Sirisena deliver?
The country needs a constitutionally recognised national commission to oversee media reform and ensure freedom of expression is properly defended, writes Rohan Jayasekera
Index Freedom of Expression Awards: Journalism nominee Callum Macrae/Channel 4 News
Callum Macrae, in collaboration with Channel 4 News, has made three films uncovering the truth about Sri Lanka’s human rights abuses in the final months of its decades-long civil war in 2009.