- 02 April 2022
Journalists reporting protest to oust Sri Lanka president beaten up 'black and blue'
Security forces and police resorted to violence injuring at least eight journalists covering a protest aimed at sacking the president of Sri Lanka for his failure to provide essential goods including...
- 04 February 2022
Fake intel used to ban Tamil journalist on Sri Lanka’s 74th Independence Day
Police in Sri Lanka have submitted misleading ‘intelligence’ to secure a court order restricting the movements of a leading Tamil journalist in the east. On February 4, Police handed over a court order banning....
- 03 September 2021
Sri Lanka’s misplaced COVID -19 response policy kills promising Tamil journalist
Pragas Gnanapragasam deserved to live longer. This young Tamil journalist became a victim of the military led and mismanaged vaccination mechanism in Sri Lanka and lost his life due to the deadly......
- 25 May 2021
Army overrule Police to restrict reporting by Tamil journalists during pandemic
Tamil journalists from the war-affected Mullaitivu district continue to come under pressure as their traveling is restricted by the Sri Lankan Military. Journalists residing in adjoining areas who were............
- 01 December 2021
Sri Lanka's ‘Reconciliation Army’ slams journalists for exposing brutal attack
A simple photo for a suggestive shot by a journalist has become a serious eyesore for the Sri Lankan military. The Sri Lanka Army has now issued a veiled threat to journalists accusing them of attempting to tarnish their........
- 15 July 2021
Intimidation of Tamil Journalists continues unabated in Sri Lanka
Exactly six months ago a scathing report from the Office of the High Commissioner of the United Nations Human Rights Council expressed its anguish about the situation in Sri Lanka and called for................
- 09 April 2021
Sri Lanka police caught producing bogus documents to cover up torture
A police bid to cover up torture in detention in Sri Lanka was exposed when the victim – a journalist – cried foul in court. Freelance photojournalist and political activist Malika Abeykoon told court that police.........
