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Tamil journalist killed in air raid

Reporter Punniyamurthy Sathyamurthy was killed during an air raid carried out by the Sri Lankan Army on the north of the country on 12 February.
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Sri Lanka:editor wounded in stabbing

26 Jan 09 | News and features

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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Lasantha Wickrematunga

13 Jan 09 | Uncategorized

‘No other profession calls on its practitioners to lay down their lives for their art save the armed forces — and, in Sri Lanka, journalism.’

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Coverage of Sri Lankan reporter’s murder censored

09 Jan 09 | News and features

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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