Sri Lanka politics, law and the media - Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena
Nov 12, 2015
Ghosts of governments past
Kishali Pinto-Jayawardena reflects on the alarming trends of media suppression in Sri Lanka, and the challenges that must be faced to bring about change.
For much of post-independent Sri Lanka, State violence has shaped and defined the parameters of human existence. Particularly in recent decades, coercion was exercised on the media through the shadowy tentacles of a deep security State.
For much of post-independent Sri Lanka, State violence has shaped and defined the parameters of human existence. Particularly in recent decades, coercion was exercised on the media through the shadowy tentacles of a deep security State.
A death chant for democracy
