Ekneligoda abducted by an ‘organized group’ – MoD
UNP Kalutara District MP, Ajith P. Perera, yesterday told Parliament he was informed by the Ministry of Defence there was evidence to prove Prageeth Ekneligoda had been abducted by an … Continue reading
Ekneligoda’s wife asks court to call Arundika as witness
New claims on missing journalist renews international media rights organisations’ interest The wife of missing cartoonist Prageeth Ekneligoda is to request court to allow UPFA Puttlam District parliamentarian Arundika Fernando … Continue reading
France says no evidence at all of Ekneligoda living there
France said yesterday there was “no evidence at all” to suggest that journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda, who disappeared in Sri Lanka three years ago, was living in that country. “We have … Continue reading
Govt MP who says he saw Prageeth in France is absent-minded now
Media grills Keheliya on Prageeth (Audio) The media today grilled Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella on the statement made in parliament yesterday by government MP Arundika Fernando on missing journalist Prageeth … Continue reading
FMM wants Sri Lankan Government to reveal information on Prageeth
Sri Lankan Government MP Arundika Fernando told Parliament today that Journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda who is missing since 2010 January is living in France. As the Free Media Movement of Sri … Continue reading
Eknaligoda is in France with his wife – Arundika Fernando
UPFA MP for the Puttalam District, Arundika Fernando stated in parliament that missing journalist Pradeep Eknaligoda was currently living with his wife in France. Responding to the opposition MPs who … Continue reading
Bodu Bala Sena slams Daily FT at key rally in Kandy
By Dharisha Bastians Signalling an about-face on a key issue on its agenda, the hard-line Bodu Bala Sena group yesterday declared victory in its battle against the Halal certification and … Continue reading
Jaffna journalist assaulted
A group of unidentified people assaulted a jaffna journalist today, according to reports. The journalist identified as S. Starlin, works for the Jaffna-based Valampuri newspaper. He was reportedly assaulted while … Continue reading
Sri Lankan media ignores Indian reactions
R. K. Radhakrishnan Sri Lankan media largely ignored the sensation created in India and elsewhere in the world, after the publication of new pictures which suggested that Tamil Tiger chief … Continue reading
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
What to do when a leader of government delegation says his statement to a official UN body was based on “hearsay”?
5th June – think the highlight was that Mohan Peiris, former Attorney General, admitting in Courts that his statements about Prageeth Ekneligoda to the UN CAT as the head of … 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 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
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
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
An English PEN Briefing for authors travelling to the Galle Literary Festival 2012 Introduction
Sri Lanka is a beautiful but extremely complex country. Its people are recovering from a 25 year long civil war which has divided society along ethnic and religious lines. Following … Continue reading
Fmr. AG’s speech featured in Ekneligoda case .
When the case into the disappearance of senior journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda was taken up at the Homagama Magistrate’s Court today, the counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. Eknaligoda’s family said … Continue reading
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