The Canadian Press – 100 Sri Lankan journalists protest government for alleged moves to suppress media workers
Sri Lankan journalists who claim the government has stepped up its suppression of the media in recent weeks staged a protest Monday and demanded the release of a detained editor from a pro-opposition newspaper.
Colombo Page – * Sri Lankan journalists protest against media suppression
Nidhasana News – Sri Lankan Journalists Protests Government for Suppression
Hundreds of journalist protested today (08) in Colombo against suppression of government.
The agitation was organized to protest against detention of Chief Editor of “Lanka” newspapers Chandana Sirimalwatta without any charges and abducting “LankaeNews” journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda.
“If Mahinda Rajapaksa won the presidential election genuinely, why does he afraid of media?” protesters asked. The media would stop writing against the government only when a good governance san fraud and corruption is established in the country states, protesters said further.
Meanwhile New-York based Human Rights Watch said since the election authorities have detained and questioned several journalists and blocked news Web sites. At least one reporter has been assaulted and several have been threatened.
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