Sri Lanka: Colombo’s contradictory positions on media freedom promotes impunity - NPC (TamilNet)
Yahoo May 30th, 2008Urging Sri Lanka Government to adopt a unified policy on media freedom, National Peace Council (NPC) in a media release issued Friday, condemned the killing of Jaffna journalist Devakumar, and the assault of senior journalist Keith Noyahr, and expressed concern on statements by Defense Ministry officials that staff of State controlled media have no right to criticize the State armed forces. The …
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