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Strengthening Digital Rights and Awareness: Media Law Forum Discusses Election Reporting in the Digital Era in Anuradhapura

The Media Law Forum conducted an information session on “Election Reporting in the Digital Era” on Friday, 23 January 2026, in Anuradhapura, with a focus on strengthening digital rights, digital awareness, and responsible journalism. The session was held in Sinhala for journalists from the region

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Media Law Forum Implemented a Capacity-Building Workshop on Strengthening Legal Protection and Access to Justice for Environmental Journalists

The Media Law Forum, with support from UNESCO, held a two-day residential national capacity-building workshop in Kandy on 10–11 January 2026, aimed at strengthening legal protection and improving access to justice for environmental journalists in Sri Lanka. The programme was organised amid growing concern over

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Media Law Forum Strengthens Provincial Media Capacity on Digital Election Reporting in Kandy

Media Law Forum Strengthens Provincial Media Capacity on Digital Election Reporting The Media Law Forum continued its regional outreach by hosting a Sinhala-language information session in Kandy on January 9, 2026, aimed at enhancing the professional skills of provincial media practitioners. The workshop focused on

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year !

This festive season, Media Law Forum reaffirms its commitment to protecting freedom of expression and the right to speak freely. In 2026, we will continue to serve as a collective platform for lawyers, journalists, and media stakeholders, advocating for a society where voices are heard,

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Regulating New and Social Media: Lessons from Sri Lanka and Nepal

Dr. Viranjana Herath, PhD—Chairperson and Legal Consultant of the Media Law Forum and Director of the South South Research Initiative—raised a critical question: Are we truly able to regulate new and social media in a meaningful way? He stressed the importance of learning from Sri

பேரழிவு காலத்தில் வெளியிடப்பட்ட அவசர கால விதிமுறைகளும் ஊடகங்கள்-சமூக ஊடகங்களைப் பயன்படுத்துதலும்

மோசமான வானிலை நிலைமைகள் காரணமாக 2025 நவம்பர் 28 அன்று வெளியிடப்பட்ட அதிவிசேட வர்த்தமானி இல. 2664/30 மூலம் அதிமேதகு ஜனாதிபதியால் இலங்கை முழுவதும் அவசரகால நிலை பிரகடனம் செய்யப்பட்டது. இந்த பிரகடனத்துடன் ஜனாதிபதிக்கு அவசரகால விதிமுறைகளை விதிக்க சட்ட அதிகாரம் வழங்கப்பட்டது. அதன்படி ஜனாதிபதி 2025 நவம்பர் 28 அன்று அதிவிசேட வர்த்தமானி இல. 2464.31 மூலம் அவசரகால (பலதரப்பட்ட ஏற்பாடுகள்

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ආපදා සමය තුළ නිකුත් කර ඇති හදිසි අවස්ථා නියෝග සහ මාධ්‍ය/සමාජ මාධ්‍ය භාවිතය

අයහපත් කාලගුණ තත්ත්වය හේතුවෙන් ජනාධිපතිවරයා විසින් අංක 2664/30 දරන අති විශේෂ ගැසට් පත්‍රය මගින් 2025 නොවැම්බර් 28 වනදා සිට ශ්‍රී ලංකාව පුරා හදිසි තත්ත්වයක් ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කරන ලදී. ඒ ප්‍රකාශනයත් සමගම හදිසි අවස්ථා නියෝග පැනවීම සඳහා ජනාධිපතිවරයාට නීතිමය බලය ලැබුණු අතර ඒ අනුව ජනාධිපතිවරයා විසින්

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Strengthening Sri Lanka’s Media Future: Media Forward 2025

The Media Law Forum is proud to partner with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Sri Lanka and a consortium of leading media institutions for Media Forward 2025, a landmark three-day capacity-building and dialogue initiative held from 24–26 November in Colombo. Designed to bring coherence

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Media Defence Asia Pacific Litigation Surgery Brings Together Regional Experts to Defend Press Freedom

From 18 to 20 November 2025, Media Defence held the Asia Pacific Litigation Surgery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—a three-day intensive training programme combining expert-led presentations, case analysis, and peer-to-peer learning on key issues related to press freedom. The programme brought together 12 participants from 10

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Webinar Recording: Gen Z Protests in Asia – Freedom of Expression & Human Rights Defence

Witness a powerful regional discussion on how Gen Z activists across Asia are transforming the fight for freedom of expression, digital rights, and human rights protection—despite growing online threats, surveillance, and shrinking civic spaces. This webinar, held on 20 November 2025, brings together legal experts,

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