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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 the increasing legal, ethical, and

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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 the growing challenges of election

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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, rights are respected, and dialogue

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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 Lanka’s Online Safety Act and

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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 2025 නොවැම්බර් මස 28 වැනිදා

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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 to Sri Lanka’s evolving media

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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, media defenders, and human rights

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🚨 Webinar Alert! 🚨 – Gen Z Protests in Asia: Freedom of Expression & the Evolving Landscape of Human Rights Defence

🚨 Webinar Alert! 🚨 Gen Z Protests in Asia: Freedom of Expression & the Evolving Landscape of Human Rights Defence 🗓️ 20 November 2025 🕑 2:00 PM (IST) 💻 Zoom – https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81656200870?pwd=E1dKJZe8fG5KVgGt6vv8pKJzrTDyEq.1 Meeting ID: 816 5620 0870 Passcode: 016443 💥 Gen Z is driving a new wave of change in Asia

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Empowering Eastern Province Media Actors: Advancing Ethical Election Reporting in the Digital Era

The Media Law Forum continued its regional outreach by hosting an information session in Batticaloa on 1 November 2025, delivered in Tamil, specifically aimed at strengthening the skills of Tamil media professionals in the Eastern Province. The workshop focused on the growing challenges of election reporting in the digital era,

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Media Law Forum Conducts Digital Election Reporting Session for SLRC Journalists

Recognizing the critical role of responsible journalism in safeguarding electoral integrity in the digital era, the Media Law Forum (MLF) conducted an information session on October 14, 2025, at the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) newsroom. The session focused on strengthening ethical standards in election coverage and enhancing the capacity

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