The editor of the privately-owned weekly Rivira, Upali Tennakoon and his wife were attacked by four men on motorcycles near Colombo on 23 Jan as they drove to work.
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Reports on the murder of editor Lasantha Wickramatunga have been censored by the Sri Lankan authorities to remove criticism of the government.
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Lasantha Wickramatunga, editor of the Sunday Leader newspaper, was killed after being shot twice in the head on 8 Dec as he drove to work in Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. The attackers are said to have been two gunmen riding motorcycles.
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On 18 November, journalist JS Tissainayagam, currently on trial before the High Court under the country’s Terrorism Act, was moved to the notorious Magazine prison in Colombo after more than 150 days in detention. (more…)