Freedom of speech vanishing in Sri Lanka
Monday, October 26, 2009
- Organization: The Age
- Link: http://www.theage.com.au
"Fears over declining media freedoms in Sri Lanka have intensified after a newspaper editor was held by police and questioned about a report alleging tension between military officials and the Government. Chandana Srimalwatte, editor of the popular Sinhalese-language newspaper Lanka Irida Sangrahaya, was detained by armed police and questioned for publishing a report detailing tensions between military chief General Sarath Fonseka and the Government."
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