Harassment

  • 19 Mar 2019
    15 employees sacked from Swarnavahini TV for unionising

    Country Sri Lanka  State Western  Violation Type Harassment  Target Media Staff

    On Monday, approximately 270 employees of Swarnavahini TV participated in a meeting in the company’s car park, with the aim to form a union to fight for better working conditions. The meeting was scheduled during staff lunch hour, however at the end of the meeting the gates to the office were locked and they were blocked access. They reported the incident to the police, and when they were finally able to access the offices, 15 staff members found letters informing that they had been let go for ‘deliberately disrupting the business and operations’ and for using the company sound system at an unauthorized gathering.

  • 8 Mar 2019
    Shilong Times fined

    Country India  State Meghalaya  Violation Type Harassment  Target Media House

    Shillong Times editor Patricia Mukhim and publisher Shobha Chaudhury were fined INR 200,000 (USD 2860) for contempt of court by the Meghalaya High Court.

  • 23 Jan 2019
    Rahul Samantha Hettiarachchi

    Country Sri Lanka  State Southern  Violation Type Harassment  Target Journalist

    Journalist Rahul Samantha Hettiarachchi was obstructed from reporting on a protest by workers on a salt production site on January 23, 2019 in Habmantota, southern Sri Lanka. During the protest, a group claiming to be supporters of the country’s ruling United National Party started to intimidate and obstruct Hettiarachchi.