Monthly Archives: January, 2011
Arson Attack on Online News Portal Office in Sri Lanka – IFJ
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemns an arson attack on the offices of LankaENews, a popular news portal operating out of a suburb of the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo.
Attempts to destroy Govt. image – media minister ( Lanka E news issue)
The attack on news website, LankaeNews was carried out by a group in an attempt to destroy the image of the Government in the eyes of the people, Media and Mass Media and Communications Minister, Keheliya Rambukwella said
Lanka E News office set on fire
Lanka e news website has been set on fire this early morning (31) at about 2.00 a.m. by a group of unidentified individuals.
Unidentified thugs set fire to Lankaenews office
An unidentified group of thugs has broken the locks at the Lankaenews office in Daham Mawatha, Malabe, and set fire to all the files, computers and other equipments. The group has thereafter set fire to the office building.
Popular independent website office set on fire in Colombo
http://www.lankaenews.com office located in Daham Mawatha, Malabe, Sri Lanka has been set on fire around 2.00 am, 31 January 2011.
Sri Lanka literary festival discusses journalist’s plight
During a lunchtime session at the Galle Literary Festival, one isolated-looking teenager sat among the audience. He watched for a while before getting up and joining his mother standing at the back.
Hypocrisy At The University Of Colombo
By Vimukthi Yapa What happens when an institute of higher education, endowed with the responsibility to provide everything in its power towards improving the educational experience of its students, fails … Continue reading
Freedom Of Expression In Sri Lanka, Circa 2011 – The Boycott debate
By Indi Samarajiva Reporters Sans Frontiers has protested the lack of freedom of expression in Sri Lanka. Their main target seems to be the government, though they have taken shots … Continue reading
GALLE LITERARY FESTIVAL HIJACKED BY POLITICS –
The Fifth Galle Literary Festival may not result in any developments in the field of literature to attract international attention of scholars and writers but it certainly has resulted in the generation of much political polemics to draw in world renowned writers and commentators such as Noam Chomsky and Tariq Ali.
The Militarisation Of Sri Lanka’s Diplomatic And Administrative Services
The government in post war Sri Lanka is fast militarising the administrative and diplomatic services. The appointment of military heads to key Sri Lankan missions overseas and state institutions has become a talking point among the general public.
Prageeth missing due to ‘chemical weapon probe’
The main reason for the disappearance of a journalist is an investigation he carried out on the alleged use of chemical weapons by Sri Lanka forces, says his wife.
Sri Lanka: Divisions over S. Lanka book festival boycott call
Does it make sense to defend freedom of speech by calling on writers not to speak at a literary festival?
The question is being asked in Sri Lanka this week, after media freedom group Reporters Without Borders called on authors to boycott the Galle Literary Festival because of the country’s human rights record.
Sri Lanka: Stonewalling on Wartime Abuses, Civil Society and Media Face Threats, Intimidation – HRW
The Sri Lankan government refuses to investigate alleged war crimes despite growing evidence of widespread atrocities during the civil war that ended in 2009, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2011.
Prageeth Case: United Nations Must Intervene – IFJ
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) lends full support to a petition submitted to the United Nations in Colombo by Sandya Eknaligoda, on the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of her husband, Prageeth Eknaligoda.
Colombo Church helps find missing journalist
Priests, journalists and artists in Sri Lanka have accompanied a woman to appeal to the United Nations office in Colombo to help find her missing husband.
Petition to UN to expedite finding missing journalist
The Alliance of Media Organizations (AMO) and Sandya Eknaligoda, wife of missing journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda, yesterday handed over a petition to UN
Sunila Abeysekara on RSF/JDS appeal to boycott the Galle Literary Festival
As you know I have dedicated the past thirty years of my life to defend human rights and media freedom in Sri Lanka, and continue to live and work in this country. The past years have been very difficult ones, especially as we face continuing attacks and intimidation from both state and non-state forces in the aftermath of the war and in the absence of any credible process of political negotiation with the Tamil community, let alone any process of reconciliation or healing.
Prageeth to UN Panel
Monday, 24 January 2011 altWife of missing journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda today handed over a submission letter to the UN Panel of Experts detailing how her husband’s whereabouts are still unknown … Continue reading
GLF boycott: This time around charlatans hijacked media activism
A group of exiled Sri Lankan journalists, Journalists for Democracy (JDS) and Reporters Sans Frontiers (RSF) have launched a global appeal to boycott the Galle Literary Festival.
One Time Human Rights Champion Turned Oppressor
Following a statement made at a breakfast meeting with media heads by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, in regard to setting up a separate investigative unit to monitor websites publishing news items against the government and the security forces, The Sunday Leader contacted the Lanka News Web Editor, Chandima Withanaarachchi via e-mail for his response.
