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MLF Conducts Digital Election Reporting information session for Sabaragamuwa Media Actors

Following the local government elections, the Media Law Forum conducted a targeted information session on June 2, 2025, in Rathnapura, aimed at strengthening ethical media practices in Sri Lanka’s Sabaragamuwa Province. The main objective of the session was to enhance election reporting in the digital era, equipping provincial media actors

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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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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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Preparing for the Implementation and Impact of the Data Protection Act (Video)

📢 Watch Now on YouTube! 🎥✨ Join us for an insightful Zoom webinar Link – https://youtu.be/UXZzsU77Ff4 Topic: Preparing for the Implementation and Impact of the Data Protection Act 🎤 Speakers: ✅ Toby Mendel – Executive Director, Centre for Law and Democracy ✅ Prof. Sanath Sameera Wijesinghe ✅ Dr. Thusitha B. Abeysekara

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Exclusive Webinar Alert – Preparing for the Implementation and Impact of the Data Protection Act

📢 Exclusive Webinar Alert! 🔍 Topic: Date: April 3, 2025 ⏰ Time: 7:00 PM (IST) 📍 Platform: Zoom 🔗 Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81521902573?pwd=4vPbOXmXHvaneD35PMaqbZZEwyPOqf.1 📌 Meeting ID: 815 2190 2573 🔑 Passcode: 373015 🎤 Speakers: ✅ Toby Mendel – Executive Director, Centre for Law and Democracy ✅ Prof. Sanath Sameera Wijesinghe ✅

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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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Join the Discussion on the Online Safety Act

Join the Discussion on the Online Safety Act! The Media Law Forum invites you to an insightful Zoom webinar analyzing the current functioning and implementation of the Online Safety Act. Expert Speakers: President’s Counsel Jagath Wickramanayake AAL Lakshan Dias *Date: March 25, 2025* *Time: 07:00 PM (Colombo)* Join the Zoom

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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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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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