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Legal Minds Unite: Media Law Forum Explores the Future of Media Legislation in Sri Lanka

The Media Law Forum convened a high-level networking event on April 30, 2025, at the Mandarina Hotel in Colombo, gathering leading legal experts to examine recent developments in Sri Lankan media legislation. Professor Sanath Wijesinghe delivered the keynote address, offering an in-depth analysis of the Online Safety Act and the

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Media Law Forum Hosts Strategic Discussion on Sri Lanka’s Media Laws

The Media Law Forum recently convened a high-level closed-door dialogue with key legal and media stakeholders to reflect on the future direction of media law in Sri Lanka. The event brought together legal professionals, media advocates, and policy experts for an in-depth conversation on the changing media landscape and the

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Strengthening Digital Journalism: Media Law Forum Trains ‘News Center’ on Election Reporting

On April 29, 2025, the Media Law Forum conducted a specialized information session for News Center, one of Sri Lanka’s most trusted and influential digital news platforms. The session was designed to address the evolving challenges faced by digital-first media in applying the revised election media guidelines for the 2025

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Preparing Digital Newsrooms for Election 2025: Media Law Forum Engages News 19

The Media Law Forum conducted a specialized information session with digital media platform News 19 on 25.04.2025. The session addressed the unique challenges faced by digital and social media platforms in implementing the revised election media guidelines for Sri Lanka’s upcoming local government elections. Expert facilitators provided News 19’s digital

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Empowering Journalists for Election 2025: Media Law Forum information session at Supreme TV

On 24.04.2025, the Media Law Forum delivered a specialized information session for Supreme TV, a prominent Sinhala-language television broadcaster with extensive electronic, digital, and social media operations. The session was customized to address broadcasting-specific challenges in implementing the revised election media guidelines for the 2025 local government elections. Resource persons

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Strengthening Election Reporting Standards: Information Session at Virakesari Newsroom

The Media Law Forum conducted a tailored information session on 23.04.2025 at Virakesari, one of Sri Lanka’s leading Tamil-language media houses encompassing print newspaper, digital news website, and active social media channels. The session specifically addressed how Tamil journalists can navigate the revised election media guidelines for the upcoming local

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Analyzing the current functioning and implementation of the Online Safety Act (Video)

Watch Now on YouTube! Join us for an insightful Zoom webinar analyzing the current functioning and implementation of the Online Safety Act (Recording) Expert Speakers: President’s Counsel Jagath Wickramanayake AAL Lakshan Dias Toby Mendel – Executive Director, Centre for Law and Democracy Link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0agusXg7ibA Don’t miss out! Watch, Like, Share,

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ලිංගික අතවරයකට ලක්වන පුද්ගලයකුගේ අනන්‍යතාවය හෙලිදරව් කිරීම හා මාධ්‍ය වාර්තා කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් වන නීතිමය තත්වය

ලිංගික අතවරයකට, ස්ත්‍රී දූෂණයකට, බරපතල ලිංගික අපයෝජනයකට වැනි ලිංගික අපරාධයකට ලක්වන තැනැත්තකුගේ අනන්‍යතාව හෙළිදරව් කිරීම ශ්‍රී ලංකා නීතිය යටතේ වරදක් වේ. ලිංගික අතවරයකට, ස්ත්‍රී දූෂණයකට, බරපතල ලිංගික අපයෝජනයකට වැනි ලිංගික අපරාධයක වින්දිත තැනැත්තාගේ නම හෝ ඒ තැනැත්තාගේ අනන්‍යතාව හෝ හෙළිදරව් වන යම් කාරණයක් මුද්‍රණය කරන නැතහොත් පළකරන කවර හෝ තැනැත්තකුට

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Media Law Forum Hotline Surpasses 500 Calls – A Milestone in Defending Press Freedom & Human Rights

Media Law Forum Hotline Surpasses 500 Calls – A Milestone in Defending Media Freedom & Human Rights! The Media Law Forum (MLF) proudly announces that our dedicated legal assistance hotline has surpassed 500 calls, marking a major milestone in our relentless fight to safeguard freedom of expression, Media rights, and

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A Collaborative Workshop by the Media Law Forum and Free Media Movement

On November 30th, 2024, the Media Law Forum, in collaboration with the Free Media Movement, hosted a transformative event at the Aurora Banquet & Hotel, Puttalam, aimed at strengthening the role of media in public service and governance. The gathering featured regional journalists alongside experts in public administration and legal

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