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Alerts | Sri Lanka

Two journalists missing in Sri Lanka

New York, February 11, 2010—The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by the disappearance of two journalists in Sri Lanka. Chandana Sirimalwatte, chief editor of the Sri Lankan weekly newspaper Lanka, was detained by police around noon on January 30, according to his wife, Hemali Abeyratne, and staffers at the paper. Lanka e News journalist Prageeth Eknelygoda has been missing since January 24.

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February 11, 2010 5:13 PM ET |
Tags: Abducted, Chandana Sirimalwatte, Lanka, Lanka eNews, Missing, Prageeth Eknelygoda
Blog | Sri Lanka

Is Sri Lanka done assaulting the media?

By Bob Dietz/Asia Program Coordinator

It was good to hear Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa point out in his Independence Day speech on Thursday that the country “cannot be developed with harassment, gross punishments or by the gun.” But the sentence that followed that—“Discipline is not revenge”—gives cause for concern. Rajapaksa’s speech marked the 62nd anniversary of the country’s independence from Britain. It was delivered in Kandy, the heartland of the president’s electoral base.

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February 5, 2010 3:58 PM ET | | Comments (8)
Tags: Abducted, Harassed, Lanka, Lanka eNews, Prageeth Eknelygoda

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