Sri Lanka: When the Whole World Isn’t Watching

By pearlaction | January 28, 2009 |

[AlertNet] One of the harsh realities of the humanitarian field is that some crises capture public attention, while others do not. The patterns are rather rigid. Crises in Europe and the Middle East, especially Palestine, make headlines. Large-scale natural disasters, even in obscure places, attract interest due to the inherent human fascination with immense forces…

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Grievous blow to Sri Lankan media

By pearlaction | January 8, 2009 |

[BBC] The murder of Sri Lankan newspaper editor Lasantha Wickramatunga highlights the claim often made by human rights groups that the country is one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists to operate. He is the latest in a long line of Sri Lankan journalists who have been murdered or silenced over…

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