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Sri Lanka: Banning independent media?

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 @ 17:52 UTC

by Neha Viswanathan

Countries:: Sri Lanka
Topics:: Media

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Free Media Sri Lanka reports - “Defence Secretary calls journalists ‘traitors’ and calls for ban on independent media”.

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sinhale

Not Indipendent Media. all Media who help for Terrorisom will ban.

# 2008-05-7 at 18:07 pm

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chandana

Anyone familiar with Sri Lanka media or its traditions, where government is openly and severely criticized ( if you are not familiar, read the main newspapers and their websites and see what i mean) know that such a thing is impossible.
This is another canard by pro-terrorists masquerading as free media, hitting out at their paymasters’ losses on and off the battlefield.

# 2008-05-7 at 20:17 pm

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