Restrictions Tighten on Media

Posted on February 20, 2008 by FMM

Amantha Perera
COLOMBO, Feb 20 (IPS) - Gemunu Amerasinghe, a photographer with the international news wire Associated Press, was shooting earlier this month in downtown Colombo for an innocuous assignment — or so he thought.He had just finished taking pictures of students near the Isiphatana Vidayalaya and was about to leave after thanking soldiers stationed [...]

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Sri Lankan Police conjure up an incredible revelation in the murder investigations of a journalist

Posted on February 20, 2008 by FMM

19th February 2008, Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Free Media Movement (FMM) is very surprised to learn that the head of the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Sri Lankan Police claims that journalist Sampath Lakmal, who was murdered in 2006, was a paid military informant. DIG H. W. Prathapasinghe made this statement to an English [...]

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