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1Sri Lanka: Noose Tightens Around Online Freedom of ExpressionSri Lanka: Mihamafy Ny Fatotra Manery Ny Fahalalahana Miteny Antserasera
2A new government regulation is targeting online freedom of expression in Sri Lanka.Mamely ny fahalalahana miteny amin'ny aterineto ao Sri Lanka ny lalàna vaovao navoakan'ny fitondrana.
3Every ‘news' website will now have to pay Rs. 25,000 (US$193) to register and Rs. 10,000 every year to maintain their registration.Tsy maintsy handoa Rs. 25.000 ($193) ho fisoratana anarana ary Rs. 10.000 isan-taona ho fitazonana ny fisoratana anarana ny vohikalam-baovao rehetra manomboka izao.
4Some are worried the broad implications of the law could extend to personal blogs, and may even prompt bloggers to resort to self-censorship, out of fear.Manahy ny sasany amin'ny mety hiitaran'ny lalàna amin'ny bilaogin'olo-tsotra iray manokana, sy ny mety ho fanivanan-tena ataon'ny bilaogera mihitsy aza, noho ny tahotra.
5Registration feesSara-pisoratana:
6In May 2012, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) reported:Nitatitra ny Komitim-Piarovana ny Mpanao Gazety (CPJ):
7Sri Lanka's Supreme Court slammed the door on a case about the shutdown of four websites that had failed to register with the government.Nanakatom-baravarana ny Fitsarana Tampony ao Sri Lanka momba ny fanakatonana vohikala efatra izay tsy nisoratra tany amin'ny governemanta.
8In handing down its decision, the Court appeared to rule that freedom of expression in Sri Lanka is not an absolute right and can be restricted-and you don't need to pass a law to do so.Tamin'ny famoahany ny fanapaha-keviny, tahaka ny nametraka ny Fitsarana fa tsy zo fototra ny fahalalahana miteny any Sri lanka ary mety azo ferana - ary tsy mila mandany lalàna hanaovana izany.
9The ruling came after the defense argued that there is no law that requires web owners to register, so the Ministry of Media and the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission cannot arbitrarily block websites.Nivoaka ny didy rehefa nametraka ny fiarovana fa tsy misy lalàna manery ny tompon'ny vohikala hisoratra anarana, noho izany tsy manana fahefana hanakana araka izay tiany atao ny minisiteran'ny Fampahalalam-Baovao sy ny Vaomiera Mpandamina ny Fifandraisandavitra.
10But authorities quickly took measures to fix that.Saingy nandray fepetra haingana ny fitondrana hanamafy izany.
11On July 12, Sri Lankan Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella announced that the government is planning to enact new regulations under the Press Council Act to control “news” web sites.Ny 12 Jolay nananmbara ny Minisitry ny Fampahalalam-Baovao Sri Lankey Keheliya Rambukwella fa mieritreritra ny hametraka lalàna vaovao momba ny Holafitry ny Gazety ny fitondrana hanaraha-maso ny tranokalam-“baovao”.
12He mentioned that the government “would charge Rs. 100,000 (US$770) to register a web site and Rs. 50,000 every year to maintain the registration”.Nomarihany fa “hampandoa Rs. 100.000 ($US770) ny vohikala ho fisoratana anarana sy Rs. 50.000 isan-taona ho fitazonana ny fisoratana anarana” ny governemanta.
13He also said, “if any person or institution is disturbed or defamed by erroneous news reports, photographs published in any newspaper they could complain to the Sri Lanka Press Council.”Nolazainy ihany koa, “raha misy olona na rafitra voantohintohina na mahatsiaro alam-baràka amin'ny vaovao diso, na sary mivoaka amina gazety dia afa-mitory any amin'ny Holafitry ny Gazety Sri Lankey.”
14If a complaint amounts to defamation, a defendant can be punished with a fine of up to 5,000 rupees or two years' imprisonment, or both.Raha miresaka fanalam-baràka ny fitarainana, mety ho voasazy handoa onitra mahatratra hatramin'ny 5000 ropia ny voampanga na migadra roa taona, na izy roa miaraka.
15Penalties can also be imposed for publishing cabinet proceedings, “official secrets,” government financial information or defence matters. (World Socialist Web Site)Mety hiteraka fanasaziana ihany koa ny famoahana ny resaka nandritra ny filankevitry ny governemanta, ny “tsiambaratelom-panjakana”, ny angom-baovao momba ny fahazoam-bolan'ny fitondrana na resaka fiarovam-pirenena
16This move prompted strong reactions on and offline.Niteraka dom-berina mavaivay avy hatrany izany na ivelany na anatin'ny serasera.
17Leaders of opposition parties together with activists protested in Colombo.Niaraka tamin'ny mpikatroka nanao fihetsiketseham-panoherana tao Colombo ny mpitarika ny antoko mpanohitra.
18Thoughtful Kani writes:Nanoratra i Thoughtful Kani:
19Getting registered is one thing. But the fee of Rs.Zavatra iray ny misoratra anarana fa tsy izy kosa ny latsak'emboka Rs.
20100,000 is absurd. On July 27, Secretary to the Ministry of Media and Information Charitha Herath said in Colombo that the Right To Information Act will not be placed in parliament any time soon.100.000 Niteny tany Colombo ny sekreteran'ny minisiteran'ny Fampahalalam-baovao sy ny Gazety tamin'ny 27 jolay fa tsy ho avy haingana ny fametrahana ny Fanambarana ny zo hahalala vaovao eny amin'ny parlemanta.
21The incumbent government has been resisting it for long.Efa nandà izany hatry ny ela ny fitondrana ankehitriny.
22On August 9, the government confirmed that the cabinet vetted the registration fee of news websites and announced reduction of upto 80% from the original proposal.Nohamafisin'ny governemanta tamin'ny 9 aogositra fa nitazonina ny sara-pisoratana anarana ary nambarany fa hahena hatramin'ny 80% ny tolo-kevitra voalohany.
23The registration and the annual renewal fee of websites were refixed at Rs 25,000 and 10,000 respectively.Efa natao ho Rs 25000 sy 10000 avy ny sara-pisoratana anarana sy ny fanavaozam-pisoratana anarana.
24Online freedom of expression under threatVoarahona ny fahalalahana an-tserasera:
25Indi.ca lashes out at the decision:Nikapoka ny fanapahan-kevitra ny Indi.ca:
26The government has mass producers of raw filth on public payroll, like Mervyn Silva.Manana mpamokatra fakofakon'akora ho an'ny daholobe andoavam-bolampanjakana, tahaka an'i Mervyn Silva, ny fitondrana.
27They just don't like criticism or information leveled against them, ie free speech.Tsy zakan'izy ireo ny tsikera na ny vaovao manohitra azy ireo, izany hoe ny fahalalaham-pitenenana.
28This is an absolute travesty and a shame.Fandisoana tanteraka sy henatra izany.
29Patta Pal Boru comments:Miresaka i Patta Pal Boru:
30This desire to control everything is at the heart of the problem.This desire to control everything is at the heart of the problem.
31The blogger fears that this ruling will lead to utter confusion as to what exactly constitutes a ‘news' website.Ilay faniriana hanara-maso ny zava-drehetra no ivon'ny olana. Manahy ny bilaogera fa mety hampisavoritaka ny fanapahan-kevitra ity amin'izay hoe inona no mandrafitra ny vohikalam-“baovao”.
32This may prompt bloggers to enforce self-censorship out of fear, which of course plays in the favour of govt censorship.Mety hahatonga ny bilaogera haniva-tena io noho ny tahotra, izay lasa manome vahana ny sivan'ny fitondrana mazava loatra.
33Sanjana Hattotuwa writes about the impact of the new rule:Manoratra ny fiantraikan'ny lalàna vaovao i Sanjana Hattotuwa:
34Obviously, mainstream media websites will fall under this new tax.Miharihary fa ho latsaka eo ambanin'ity hetra vaovao ity ny vohikalan'ny gazety be mpanaraka.
35But online, anyone from anywhere at any time can report something newsworthy, so this new regulation could potentially and very quickly embrace personal blogs, micro-blogs (Twitter accounts), Facebook groups and fan pages, content on platforms like Bundlr that curate news items over the long-term or around a certain issue or event, Flickr photo-streams that are on current events and YouTube video channels. [..]Saingy afa-manome vaovao mendrika hotantaraina ny rehetra na avy aiza na avy aiza amin'ny fotoana rehetra, noho izany mety hahasahana haingana dia haingana ny bolongan'olo-tsotra sy ny bolongana bitika (kaonty Twitter), vondrona Facebook na takelaky ny mpitia, votoaty amin'ny sehatra tahaka ny Bundlr izay mifantim-baovao mandritra ny fotoana maharitra na amina lohahevitra iray na hetsika iray, sary avoaka ao amin'ny Flickr izay mamoaka hetsika andalam-pnatanterahana ary ny fantsona Youtube ity lalàna vaovao ity. [..]
36What's new is the fact that anyone, anywhere in Sri Lanka is now liable for prosecution at the sole discretion of government.Ny vaovao amin'izy ity dia azo alefa manatrika fitsarana araka izay tian'ny governemanta ny rehetra, na avy aiza na avy aiza ao Sri Lanka
37Groundviews started a Bundlr curation titled ‘Web censorship in Sri Lanka: Documenting a growing trend‘, which has for months logged Sri Lanka's web censorship and the state of Freedom of Expression online.Groundviews moa nanomboka nifantim-baovao mitondra ny lohateny hoe Sivana Tranonkala ao Sri Lanka: manangona antontan-kevitra fironana mihamalaza iray izay miompana amin'ny sivana ao Sri Lanka sy ny toetoetry ny Fahalalaham-pitenenana antserasera ao efa am-bolana izao.
38According to Patta Pal Boru:Araka an'i Patta Pal Boru:
39It is very important to build a forum, a movement, and people's agitation, against the use of media in this way.Tena zava-dehibe ny manangana forum, hetsika ary fihetsiketseham-bahoaka, mba hanohetana ny fampiasana ny fampitam-baovao amin'ny fomba tahaka izao.
40Only a state that cannot fear criticism, is worthy of being a civilized one.Ny fanjakana tsy matahotra tsikera ihany no mendrika holazaina ho sivilize