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Sri Lanka: Attacks Highlight Threat to Media
[HRW] The killing of a prominent newspaper editor today and the bombing of a private television station on January 6, 2009, highlight the Sri Lankan government’s failure to stop violence against the media, Human Rights Watch and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said. The groups said that past investigations into attacks on journalists have…
Read MoreSri Lanka reimposes ban on Tamil Tiger rebels, ruling out peace talks
[ AP ] The Sri Lankan government officially outlawed the Tamil Tiger rebel group Wednesday, ruling out the possibility of restarting peace talks any time soon to end a quarter-century of civil war. The Tamil Tigers had long been outlawed in Sri Lanka, but the government lifted the ban in 2002 when the sides agreed…
Read MoreSri Lanka reinstitutes ban on Tamil Tigers – govt
[ Reuters ] Sri Lanka’s cabinet reinstituted on Wednesday a ban on the Tamil Tiger rebels which designates them as a terrorist group, Sri Lanka’s defence spokesman said. “The cabinet has decided to ban the LTTE as they are not allowing civilians to leave the war zone,” defence spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella, also a minister, told…
Read MoreManjula Selvarajah: The real story on Sri Lanka
[National Post] I heard a funny quote on the radio today by a journalist about “shiny ball” stories. These are stories that she and her colleagues love running after, seem exciting and give great sound bites, but divert your attention from more pressing matters. And lo and behold, on Monday morning, leafing through the National…
Read MoreGunmen destroy studios of Sri Lankan broadcaster
[ Reuters ] Masked gunmen threw grenades and destroyed the main studio of Sri Lanka’s largest private broadcaster Tuesday, days after state media criticised it for coverage of a Tamil Tiger suicide blast. President Mahinda Rajapaksa condemned the early morning attack on MBC Network’s studios and ordered an investigation. The United States earlier demanded the…
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