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Protest against media repression, threats
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Colombo News Desk CND on 09 February, 2010 12:41:00
 
They joined hands under the banner of 'Journalists Against Repression.'
Speaking here, secretary of the Free Media Movement Sunil Jayasekara accused the
government of clamping down on the media after the presidential election.
As part of that clampdown, a partly successful attempt had been made to seal off
a newspaper.
With 15 days gone since the disappearance of freelance journalist Pragith
Eknaligoda, police are yet to find any clue about his fate, said Mr. Jayasekara.
The detention of 'Lanka' editor Chandana Sirimalwatte without a charge is an
indication of the government’s media repression, he said.
Several journalists in state media institutions who had not joined the
government’s political propaganda campaign have lost their jobs, while many
others have been attacked by state-sponsored thugs, the FMM spokesman added.