Expelled Sri Lanka ex-warlord returns from Britain
July 3, 2008 (AFP) - A former Sri Lankan Tamil guerrilla leader expelled from Britain returned Thursday after serving a brief jail term on immigration charges, …
July 3, 2008 (AFP) - A former Sri Lankan Tamil guerrilla leader expelled from Britain returned Thursday after serving a brief jail term on immigration charges, …
July 3, 2008 (AFP) - The United States said Thursday it had "strong concerns" about Sri Lanka's deteriorating human rights record and escalating attacks on the …
July 2, 2008 (AFP) - Hundreds of Sri Lankan reporters and cameramen staged a protest outside President Mahinda Rajapakse's home Wednesday demanding an end to a …
July 2, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's continuing attacks on the media is a conspiracy to discredit the government, President Mahinda Rajapakse said, while the …
July 02, 2008 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI) and the Newspaper Publishers Association are offering a reward of five million rupees for …
July 1, 2008 (LBO) - The United States has condemned the attack on a UK embassy staffer and journalist, calling it a "brutal and unprovoked" attack and said it …
June 30, 2008 (LBO) – The United States embassy in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo has re-opened after a suspicious powder was found to be harmless, the …
June 30, 2008 (LBO) - Unidentified men armed with clubs have attacked freelance journalist Namal Perera and a UK High Commission (embassy) staffer Monday …
June 30, 2008 (AFP) - A senior British High Commission officer was beaten and his car smashed by unidentified attackers who tried to grab a reporter travelling …
June 22, 2008 (LBO) – Twenty nine media organisations around the world have urged the United Nations to put pressure on the Sri Lankan government to …
June 22, 2008 (AFP) - India has signalled to Sri Lanka that it wants to see an end to the island's military campaign to help solve the decades-old Tamil …
BELGRADE, June 17, 2008 (AFP) - The International Press Institute has highlighted the oppressive conditions for media in a number of countries, including …
June 17, 2008 (AFP) - A French charity demanded on Tuesday an international probe into the execution-style killing of 17 of its employees in Sri Lanka in 2006 …
June 13, 2008 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan government pressured independent newspapers not to publish critical stories during a visit by a European Union …
May 31, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka needs peace proposals acceptable to the main political parties and the Tamil speaking community to put pressure on the …
OTTAWA, May 30, 2008 (AFP) - A Canadian suspected of using his studies as a cover for terrorist activities was awarded a 5,000 dollar prize for his …
May 31, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan media groups have expressed grave concern over what they said was an 'unofficial' visit to the Sri Lanka Press Institute …
May 30, 2008 (LBO) – An international media rights body said it was outraged by the hacking to death of a Sri Lankan television journalist in the …
May 28, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan journalists' unions and media rights groups Wednesday condemned government attempts to prevent those in the state media …
May 29, 2008 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan journalist working in the war-torn northern region and his friend have been hacked to death, a media rights group said …