Sri Lanka: media worker hit by water cannon

Event
Country
  • Sri Lanka
Initial Date
Jun 7, 2023
Event Description

Al Jazeera journalist Minelle Fernandez was hit by a water cannon while reporting on a students’ march in Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo yesterday.

The Inter-University Student’s Federation (IUSF) staged a protest yesterday to demand the release of activists detained during last year’s anti-government protests.

The Police fired water cannons and tear gas to disperse the protesters at Wijerama Junction in Nugegoda, during which Al Jazeera journalist Minelle Fernandez was caught in the crossfire.

Impact of Event
1
Gender of HRD
  • Woman
Violation
  • Violence (physical)
Rights Concerned
  • Freedom of expression
    • Offline
  • Right to healthy and safe environment
HRD
  • WHRD
Perpetrator-State
  • Police
Source

Newswire

Monitoring Status
Pending
Event Location

Latitude: 6.937694361586682

Longitude: 79.86047875569905

Event Location
Summary for Publications

On 7 June 2023, Minelle Fernandez, media worker, was hit by police water cannon while reporting an ongoing protest organised by a leading student group in Colombo, Sri Lanka.