07/12/2010
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The Guardian (UK)
Local journalists who speak out against human rights abuses fear for their lives and the world press turns a blind eye
It is now over a year since the president of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, claimed victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). But war is still being waged on the "paradise island" – by the government, against the country's journalists.
02/26/2010
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BBC
The government has accused one of the suspects of being involved in the assassination of Sunday Leader editor Lasantha Wickramathunga last year...
In a joint statement to the magistrate on Friday, all six suspects rejected the accusations against them and denied being involved in any crime.
01/07/2010
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Time magazine
A year after the murder of the prominent Sri Lankan editor Lasantha Wickrematunge, the island's independent media is still under siege. An investigation into Wickrematunge's death has gone nowhere, and at least half a dozen other journalists, including his widow, have left the country in fear since his death.