On 25 June authorities arrested popular astrologer Chandrasiri Bandara, after he predicted the president would be ousted from office on 9 September.
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The reintroduction of the government-run press council is another marker of the decline of Sri Lanka’s democracy, says Uvindu Kurukulasuriya
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Sri Lankan media minister, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardana, said the Defense Ministry was preparing to bring charges against journalists, politicians, armed forces personnel and businessmen who have assisted the Tamil Tigers according to Human Rights Watch. Read more here
A Sri Lankan journalist and activist is in hospital after being abducted and beaten by unidentified attackers. Read more here