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IPI concerned by declining press freedom in Sri Lanka
BBC journalist questioned by anti-terror police in Colombo
By: Saloni Sardana, IPI Contributor-.Saturday, 07 September 2013
A member of the Alliance of Media Organization wears a black cloth across his face and holds a placard of murdered columnist Sivaram, during a protest in Colombo January 29, 2013. The Alliance of Media Organization had organized the protest against what it believes to be the killings and abductions of Sri Lankan journalists. It has also labeled January as a Black month for media freedom in which it marks the killings of Sri Lankan journalists. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
VIENNA, Sept 5, 2013- The International Press Institute (IPI) expresses today its concern about recent attacks against journalists and an overall deterioration of press freedom in Sri Lanka.
