09/30/2011
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Bernama
The Sri Lankan police said on Friday that they had seized over 20,000 copies of a pro-opposition newspaper and had also arrested five people.
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.
06/21/2010
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Rediff
The Sri Lankan model of fighting insurgency is finding favour with disparate nations for its apparent effectiveness in totally eliminating the internal security threat, says Nitin Gokhale
06/19/2010
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Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, June 19, 2010—The Committee to Protect Journalist welcomes the arrival in the United States of Sri Lankan journalist J.S. Tissainayagam, who arrived at Washington’s Dulles International Airport on Saturday morning. He was met there by friends. According to CPJ representative Kamel Labidi, who was on hand to meet Tissa, “He was all smiles, and said to thank everyone who helped him gain his freedom.”