Monthly Archives: February, 2009
Office bearers of Sri Lanka Tamil Media Alliance questioned
( Colombo, 28th Feb) President, deputy president and secretary of the Sri Lanka Tamil Media Alliance were asked to report to Colombo Crime Division (CCD) today (28th Feb 2009). All … Continue reading
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Arrests of Journalists and the value of dissent
by Shanie (TC) [Illustration of the struggle of Ken Saro-Wiwa-by AHSart] I have raised the questions, daughter which you and your kids must ponder. I feel guilty I did not … Continue reading
TID grill FMM chief
By Norman Palihawadena (IS) Convener of the Free Media Movement Sunanda Deshapriya questioned by the Terrorist Investigation Division yesterday yesterday rejected a statement made by one Prakash arrested by Police … Continue reading
Court extends enjoining order ( on Sunday Leader)
By Ananda Weerasuriya. The enjoining order against the Leader Publications Ltd was extended up to April 30 for the final time by the Mount Lavinia District Judge Priyantha Silva who … Continue reading
SLPI deplores manner of editors arrest
The Sri Lanka Press Institute lodged a strong protest yesterday at the manner in which Sudar Oli Editor N. Vidyatharan was arrested on Thursday morning at a funeral parlour in … Continue reading
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Controversy Over Arrest of Tamil Newspaper Editor
by Yohan Perera and Senaka de Silva (DM 27th ) Controversy surrounded the arrest of Sudar Oli Editor N. Vidyadaran in Mount Lavinia last morning after police initially said, he … Continue reading
Sri Lanka editor held, accused aiding rebel strike
By RAVI NESSMAN, Associated Press Writer Ravi Nessman, Associated Press Writer COLOMBO, Sri Lanka Sri Lankan police arrested the editor of a Tamil-language newspaper in the middle of a … Continue reading
SRI LANKA Tamil newspaper editor arrested in Colombo – RSF
Reporters Without Borders is extremely shocked by todays arrest of N. Vithyatharan, the editor of Sudar Oli, a Colombo‐based Tamil daily that is part of the Uthayan press group. He … Continue reading
Prominent Tamil Editor abducted in Colombo, later claimed ‘arrested’
[TamilNet, Thursday, 26 February 2009, 05:08 GMT] Armed persons and men in police uniform who arrived in three white vans Thursday morning abducted Nadesapillai Vithyatharan, 58, the prominent editor of … Continue reading
Abducted Editor found in Police custody
Daily Mirror website reported ( at 12.20 pm) that that Sudar Oli editor N. Vidyatharan was not abducted by an unknown group but was in fact taken in for questioning … Continue reading
Abducted Sri Lankan Journalist in Grave Danger, IFJ Says
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) calls on the Sri Lankan Government to immediately activate all efforts to locate N. Vidyatharan, editor of the Tamil daily Sudar Oli, who was … Continue reading
uregent – editor abducted
URGENT This morning at approximately 9:45am, the Sudar Oli editor N. Vidyatharan was abducted by a group which included 4 uniformed policemen. Police spokesperson has told the Daily Mirror that … Continue reading
Morning Leader (midweek paper) suspends its publication
We will Be Back The Morning Leader suspends its publication with this edition for a brief period because of the re-organisation that is taking place following the killing of Director … Continue reading
‘More civilians may have died in Lanka than in Gaza’- sunanda deshapriya
February 24, 2009 Sunanda Deshapriya, a journalist, peace activist and the person behind the free media movement in Sri Lanka, has been in India from January 18. The killing of … Continue reading
‘Lanka-e-News’ editor been questioned again
(Lanka-e-News, Feb. 19, 2009, 7.40 PM) Chief Editor of ‘Lanka-e-News’ Mr. Sandaruwan Senadheera been question for about 8 hours by the CID today (19) regarding a news article published on … Continue reading
Retransmission of Makkal TV obstructed by military; website editor Sandaruwan Senadheera questioned for several hours over article
SOURCE: Reporters sans frontires (RSF), Paris Reporters Without Borders urges the Sri Lankan authorities to stop obstructing local retransmission of Makkal TV, a station based in the southern Indian state … Continue reading
SC grants leave to proceed with FR petitions against SLRC
By S.S. Selvanayagam (DM19th Feb) The Supreme Court yesterday (18) granted leave to proceed with the fundamental rights petitions filed against the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) challenging the alleged … Continue reading
LTTE hits out at local English media
(DM 19th) The LTTE has hit out at the local English media saying it has largely ignored the killing of innocent Tamil civilians in Government declared “safe zones” in the … Continue reading
Tamil Editor questioned for 8 hours
N. Vidhyatharan, editor Tamil daily Sudaroli was questioned by by CCB (a government intelligence unit) officers regarding news stories published related to civilian casualties in on going war in Vanni. … Continue reading
CLANDESTINE TV station raided
By Jamila Najmuddin and Senaka de Silva ( DM 17th feb) January 31, 2009 : A hand grenade was thrown at the SUN TV office in Vavuniya by an … Continue reading
