Tag Archives: book banning
Canada-bound books seized in Lanka
by G Saravanan CHENNAI: Irked over the unlawful detention of a cargo of Tamil books headed for Canada via container by Sri Lankan authorities at Colombo Port, Chennai-based Manitham International, … Continue reading
Sarah Melanie Pereras case postponed for November
Sarah Melanie Pereras case was taken up for hearing for the second time at the magistrate courts 2 in Hultsdorf on Wednesday (30th). The magistrate had postponed the case for November as the Mirihana Police inquiring into this case informed the magistrate that the case has been handed over to the Attorney General for his instructions.
Convert Sara released on bail
The Buddhist convert to Islam, Sara, alias Malani Perera who had written two books about her conversion from Buddhism to Islam and was in detention on the orders of the Defence Secretary from March 19 was released today on bail of Rs 5000 cash with two sureties for Rs 50,000 each by the Colombo Additional Magistrate Mrs. Praharsha S. Ranasinghe
Support for jailed author grows
A FACEBOOK page has been set up campaigning for the release of a Bahrain-based author arrested in Sri Lanka.
Himal And Economist Detained Without Any Legal Authority
The word typically refers to hazardous items including narcotic drugs and firearms, but in Sri Lanka the government has now decided to include magazines in the list of dangerous items no longer welcome in the country.
Author held in book row
A BAHRAIN resident has been arrested in Sri Lanka after converting to Islam and writing two books in Sinhalese allegedly offensive to the spiritual leader of Buddhism.
Injunction against ‘Neththa Wenuwata Eththa’
(Colombo Today) The Colombo, Sri Lanka Commercial High Court today (May 27) issued an injunction against the printing and distribution of the book ‘Neththa Wenuwata Eththa’ by NFF leader Wimal … Continue reading
