Monthly Archives: November, 2009
Communications tapping, taping and paranoia in Sri Lanka
An excerpt from a story published in the Sunday Leader, 29th November 2009, demonstrates the reach of communications surveillance in Sri Lanka, and the sheer paranoia of the Rajapakse administration … Continue reading
Two arrested suspects released on bail
By Supun Dias Two persons were arrested by the Moneragala police yesterday and later released under police bail as they were pasting posters saying ‘get ready for the SF mission’. … Continue reading
EC Promises Int’l Monitors
By Raisa Wickrematunge The Elections Commissioner has promised to provide local and international monitors in order to facilitate a free and fair election process, in a meeting with several opposition … Continue reading
Govt. continues to obstruct holding JVP rally
Saturday, 28 November 2009 12:49 After the government manipulated the police to cancel their rally to be held at Ananda Samarakone Arena at Nugegoda on the 30th under the theme … Continue reading
JVP condemns repression against Jaffna newspapers
Friday, 27 November 2009 20:02 The JVP has protested against the thug attacks carried out against media offices of Tamil newspapers published in Jaffna. This is stated in a communiqué … Continue reading
Obama sends letter to President MR for Tissainayagam’s release
(Lanka-e-News 26.Nov.2009 6.00PM) US President Obama has sent an urgent letter to the President Mahinda Rajapakse for the release of Senior Journalist Tissainayagam who was sentenced to jail some months … Continue reading
Lasantha killing: Counsel says police slow
By Ananda WeerasuriyaWhen the trial into the assassination of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickrematunga was taken up yesterday, the counsel looking after the interests of Mr. Wickrematunga’s family asked court … Continue reading
Police change mind after permitting JVP rally
Nov 26, 2009 2:15 PM · Police have refused to allow the JVP to hold a rally at Ananda Samarakoon Memorial Theatre, Nugegoda on November 30 after giving the necessary … Continue reading
Court of Appeal allows Tissainayagam’s application for bail pending appeal
Senior journalist’s trial By S.S. Selvanayagam The Court of Appeal yesterday (25) allowed an application made by the Counsel for Senior Journalist J.S. Tissainayagam to support his petition for bail … Continue reading
Police grab JVP posters
Wednesday, 25 November 2009 21:45 altA gang of policemen at Pettah in Colombo has grabbed a stock of posters being taken by a member of the JVP today evening states … Continue reading
Media, journalists in Jaffna issued with death threat again
[TamilNet, Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 18:19 GMT] Two black-helmeted persons arriving on motor cycles Tuesday around 7:00 p.m to the offices of Yaazh Thinakkural, Uthayan and Valampuri Tamil dailies in … Continue reading
Court refuses to give permission to CID to elicit information on the source of news from Lanka e news
(Lanka-e-News, Nov.24, 2009) The permission sought by the CID to elicit information from the Lanka e news about the source of their information regarding a news item published by them … Continue reading
Tissainayagam’s bail application to be supported in Court on Nov. 25
by Chitra Weerarathne The application for bail filed by J. S. Tissainayagam is to be supported in the Court of Appeal on November 25, 2009. The appellant had applied for … Continue reading
UNP calls for free and fair elections
Monday, November 23, 2009 (November 23, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) The UNP today called the government to ensure that free and fair elections are held without using its what it … Continue reading
Sri Lanka website ‘hacked’
Lanka News Web says its Sinhala language site is hacked Lanka News Web, a popular trilingual Sri Lanka related news website accuses authorities of hacking its Sinhala language site. … Continue reading
Media, Civil Society and Social Mobilisation
by Arjuna Ranawana, and Anupama. M. Ranawana Think to that place that this country has now come to, – the chaos of impunity, the failure to protect human rights and the … Continue reading
International award for Sonali
Sonali Samarasinghe Wickrematunge, former Editor in Chief of ‘The Morning Leader’ and former Consultant Editor of ‘The Sunday Leader’ was awarded this year’s Oxfam Novib/PEN International Freedom of Expression award, … Continue reading
Two violent attacks on political meetings by ruling party supporters
Thugs attack Ravi’s ‘Bala Mandalaya’ Sunday, 22 November 2009 10:28 Thugs attacked the electoral council meeting of the UNP for Colombo North organized by Parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake held yesterday. A … Continue reading
Fears that EU monitors may not be allowed at upcoming elections
By Leon Berenger Independent poll observers are concerned that the government may say no to European Union representatives monitoring the upcoming elections, because relations between the two sides have deteriorated … Continue reading
Don’t say no to the people’s right to know
Editorial – Sunday Times Chief Justice Asoka de Silva has come forward, refreshingly, supporting the need for a Right to Information Law in Sri Lanka. Such a law has been … Continue reading
