Sri Lanka: FMM accuses Rajapakse of favoritism, urging self-censorship of NorthEast news (TamilNet)
Yahoo February 15th, 2007Free Media Movement (FMM), a media watchdog based in Colombo, condemned Sri Lanka’s President statement that he provided TV licences to JVP for the political support in the presidential election campaign. “Clearly, this nepotism and political favouritism is detrimental to the development of free media,” the FMM said in the press release issued Tuesday. FMM also expressed consternation over Mr …
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