Peace for the World

Peace for the World
First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Journalists in Sri Lanka still cannot report on wartime atrocities




INDEXES on press freedom indicate that Sri Lanka’s media has become freer since the National Unity Government took office in January 2015.

However, the reality on the ground with journalists threatened with counterterrorism laws, editors forced to practice self-censorship and near-continuous surveillance, paints another picture.