Tag Archives: abduction
There is a connection between the disappearance of my husband and newly appointed CJ Mohan Peiris – Sandya Ekneligoda
Sandhya Eknaligoda, wife of disappeared journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda, today stated that there is a connection between the disappearance of her husband and newly appointed Chief Justice Mohan Peiris. She observed … Continue reading
Prageeth Ekneligoda habeas corpus case before Appeal Court
photo: Prageeth’s family waiting for justice The habeas corpus case of missing journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda will be taken up by the Court of Appeal when the Magistrate’s Court inquiry is … Continue reading
Wife presses UN over missing Sri Lanka cartoonist
The wife of missing Sri Lankan political cartoonist Prageeth Eknelygoda marked 1,000 days since his disappearance Monday with an appeal to UN chief Ban Ki-moon to intervene. Sandhya Eknelygoda led … Continue reading
Missing Sri Lanka cartoonist’s spouse seeks answers
The wife of missing Sri Lankan political cartoonist Prageeth Eknelygoda marked 1,000 days since his disappearance with an appeal to UN chief Ban Ki-moon to intervene. Sandhya Eknelygoda led a … Continue reading
Obama Administration focuses on Prageeth
The Obama Administration has named Prageeth Ekneligoda, a Sri Lankan journalist who disappeared in January 2010, as one of their current focuses on endangered journalists in the world. They … Continue reading
US state dept report 2011: Freedom of Speech and PressStatus of Freedom of Speech and Press in Sri Lanka
The law provides for freedom of speech, including for members of the press, but the government did not respect these rights in practice. Government officials criticized, pressured, harassed, and arrested … Continue reading
US concerns on Ekneligoda’s disappearance
The Obama administration recognized Sri Lankan Journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda’s disappearance case as a major blow to world press freedom, during the run up to the State Departments programmes on Press … Continue reading
Media is still suppressed
With Sri Lanka dropping five places in the World Press Freedom Index from 158 in 2010 to 163 in 2011, the country’s press freedom today lies suppressed with the parliament … Continue reading
US to focus on Ekneligoda on May 3rd
Dinidu de Alwis The US State Department will focus on Sri Lanka’s missing cartoonist Prageeth Ekneligoda during the run up to the2012 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), sources from the … Continue reading
Amid Sri Lankan denial, threats rise for journalists
By Bob Dietz/CPJ Asia Program Coordinator In the wake of the U.N. Human Rights Council resolution calling for an investigation into Sri Lanka’s alleged abuses of international humanitarian law during … Continue reading
Alarming Increase in Hostile Rhetoric, Threats of Reprisals against Journalists in Sri Lanka – IFJ
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) strongly deplores the alarming escalation in hostile rhetoric and the barely concealed threats of reprisals that have been made against some of the country’s … Continue reading
Mervyns’ statement should be condemned: GL .
External Affairs Minister G.L Peiris yesterday said he could not condone statements made by a government Minister who claimed that he would clamp down on journalists and human rights activists … Continue reading
Sri Lanka media restrictions come amid rise in abductions
`By Bob Dietz/CPJ Asia Program Coordinator On March 9, Sri Lanka’s military authorities told all news and media organizations that they would have to get prior approval before releasing text … Continue reading
Prageeth Eknaligoda case: Appeal Court ruling on former AG
Sri Lanka’s Appeal Court has ruled that former Attorney General Mr. Mohan Pieris could be called in as a witness to inquire into the disappearance of journalist, Prageeth Eknaligoda. State … Continue reading
Sivaram murder case postponed
The trial of the murder of journalist Dharmaratnam Sivaram (Taraki) scheduled to begin on Thursday, six years after the assassination has been postponed until April. Colombo High Court judge P. … Continue reading
Replacing investigations with gossip: The attempt to trivialize the campaign on the disappearance of Prageeth Ekneliagoda
By Basil Fernando (AHRC) There are discussions about Prageeth Eknaliagoda’s abduction and disappearance that go something like this: Was he a journalist or was he not a journalist? Was he … Continue reading
Sri Lankan journalist speaks of attacks on media
Monday, April 11, 2011 By Kaleb Warnock “They threw my unconscious body in a ditch and left me to die.” Poddala Jayantha begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting is a Sri Lankan journalist who … Continue reading
IFJ Welcomes UN Response on Prageeth Case
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) is heartened by reports that the office of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has responded positively to a letter requesting the UNs support in … Continue reading
UN falters over Sri Lanka journalist’s disappearance
TamilNet Adding further fuel to the accusation that the United Nations under the current leadership has failed to take effective action on Sri Lanka’s war, the UN spokesperson Martin Nesirky … Continue reading
Sri Lanka: An year has passed since HR defender Patti Razeek disappeared
NfR – Net working for rights in Sri lanka Exile network for media and human rights in Sri Lanka Press release/ 11 February 2011 Disappearance of journalists and human rights … Continue reading
