Monday, January 24, 2011

Repression and Dissappearing - Opponents Goes on in Sri Lanka

His family and readers will not forget, not matter how much you hope they will. Today - with the worldwideweb - tyrants can no longer count on time to cloud people's memories. If you killed him tell the truth - if he is still alive - let him go!

Amplify’d from en.rsf.org

No news of political cartoonist one year after his disappearance

The situation for journalists in Sri Lanka continues to be very disturbing. Under the system of media control and intimidation established by President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s government, state media journalists are censored and journalists with the privately-owned media censor themselves. Those that dare to criticize the president or his associates, as Prageeth did, risk serious reprisals.

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