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Sri Lankan Journalists Protests Government for Suppression
Mon, 08 February 2010 11:07
Hundreds of journalist protested against suppression of government. (Photo: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE/ Demotix)
(NIDAHASA News) Hundreds of journalist protested today (08) in Colombo against suppression of government.
The agitation was organized to protest against detention of Chief Editor of "Lanka" newspapers Chandana Sirimalwatta without any charges and abducting "LankaeNews" journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda.
"If Mahinda Rajapaksa won the presidential election genuinely, why does he afraid of media?" protesters asked. The media would stop writing against the government only when a good governance san fraud and corruption is established in the country states, protesters said further.
Meanwhile New-York based Human Rights Watch said since the election authorities have detained and questioned several journalists and blocked news Web sites. At least one reporter has been assaulted and several have been threatened.
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