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menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98958"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/dominican-republic/" id="menu-link-291">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98959"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/ecuador/" id="menu-link-292">Ecuador</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98960"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/el-salvador/" id="menu-link-293">El Salvador</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98961"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/guatemala/" id="menu-link-294">Guatemala</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98962"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/guyana/" id="menu-link-295">Guyana</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98963"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/haiti/" id="menu-link-296">Haiti</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98964"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/honduras/" id="menu-link-297">Honduras</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98965"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/jamaica/" id="menu-link-298">Jamaica</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98966"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/mexico/" id="menu-link-299">Mexico</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98967"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/nicaragua/" id="menu-link-300">Nicaragua</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98968"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/panama/" id="menu-link-301">Panama</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98969"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/paraguay/" id="menu-link-302">Paraguay</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98970"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/peru/" id="menu-link-303">Peru</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98971"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines/" id="menu-link-304">St. Vincent and the Grenadines</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-193107"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/suriname/" id="menu-link-305">Suriname</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98972"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/trinidad-and-tobago/" id="menu-link-306">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98973"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/uruguay/" id="menu-link-307">Uruguay</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98974"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/usa/" id="menu-link-308">USA</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98975"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/venezuela/" id="menu-link-309">Venezuela</a></li> <li class="menu-parent-link menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98976"><a href="https://cpj.org/americas/" id="menu-link-310">All Americas</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent menu-item-has-children menu-item-98977"><a id="menu-link-311" class=" menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom current-menu-ancestor current-menu-parent menu-item-has-children" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Asia</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98978"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/afghanistan/" id="menu-link-312">Afghanistan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98979"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/australia/" id="menu-link-313">Australia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98980"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/bangladesh/" id="menu-link-314">Bangladesh</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98981"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/brunei/" id="menu-link-315">Brunei</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98982"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/cambodia/" id="menu-link-316">Cambodia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98983"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/china/" id="menu-link-317">China</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98984"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/east-timor/" id="menu-link-318">East Timor</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98985"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/fiji/" id="menu-link-319">Fiji</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98986"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/french-polynesia/" id="menu-link-320">French Polynesia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98987"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/india/" id="menu-link-321">India</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98988"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/indonesia/" id="menu-link-322">Indonesia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98989"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/japan/" id="menu-link-323">Japan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98990"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/laos/" id="menu-link-324">Laos</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98991"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/malaysia/" id="menu-link-325">Malaysia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98992"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/maldives/" id="menu-link-326">Maldives</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98993"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/mongolia/" id="menu-link-327">Mongolia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98994"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/myanmar/" id="menu-link-328">Myanmar</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98995"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/nauru/" id="menu-link-329">Nauru</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98996"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/nepal/" id="menu-link-330">Nepal</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98997"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/new-zealand/" id="menu-link-331">New Zealand</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98998"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/north-korea/" id="menu-link-332">North Korea</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-98999"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/pakistan/" id="menu-link-333">Pakistan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99000"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/papua-new-guinea/" id="menu-link-334">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99001"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/philippines/" id="menu-link-335">Philippines</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99002"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/singapore/" id="menu-link-336">Singapore</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99003"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/solomon-islands/" id="menu-link-337">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99004"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/south-korea/" id="menu-link-338">South Korea</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location current-menu-item menu-item-99005"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/sri-lanka/" aria-current="page" id="menu-link-339">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99006"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/taiwan/" id="menu-link-340">Taiwan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99007"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/thailand/" id="menu-link-341">Thailand</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99008"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/tonga/" id="menu-link-342">Tonga</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99009"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/vietnam/" id="menu-link-343">Vietnam</a></li> <li class="menu-parent-link menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location current-location-ancestor current-location-parent menu-item-99010"><a href="https://cpj.org/asia/" id="menu-link-344">All Asia</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-99011"><a id="menu-link-345" class=" menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false">Europe & Central Asia</a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99012"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/albania/" id="menu-link-346">Albania</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99013"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/armenia/" id="menu-link-347">Armenia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99014"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/austria/" id="menu-link-348">Austria</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99015"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/azerbaijan/" id="menu-link-349">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99016"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/belarus/" id="menu-link-350">Belarus</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99017"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/belgium/" id="menu-link-351">Belgium</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99018"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/bosnia/" id="menu-link-352">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99019"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/bulgaria/" id="menu-link-353">Bulgaria</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99020"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/chechnya/" id="menu-link-354">Chechnya</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99021"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/croatia/" id="menu-link-355">Croatia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99022"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/cyprus/" id="menu-link-356">Cyprus</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99023"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/czech-republic/" id="menu-link-357">Czech Republic</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99024"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/denmark/" id="menu-link-358">Denmark</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99025"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/finland/" id="menu-link-359">Finland</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99026"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/france/" id="menu-link-360">France</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99027"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/georgia/" id="menu-link-361">Georgia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99028"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/germany/" id="menu-link-362">Germany</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99029"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/greece/" id="menu-link-363">Greece</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99030"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/hungary/" id="menu-link-364">Hungary</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99031"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/ireland/" id="menu-link-365">Ireland</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99032"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/italy/" id="menu-link-366">Italy</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99033"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/kazakhstan/" id="menu-link-367">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99034"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/kosovo/" id="menu-link-368">Kosovo</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99035"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/kyrgyzstan/" id="menu-link-369">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> 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id="menu-link-375">Moldova</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99042"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/montenegro/" id="menu-link-376">Montenegro</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99043"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/netherlands/" id="menu-link-377">Netherlands</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99044"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/north-macedonia/" id="menu-link-378">North Macedonia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99045"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/norway/" id="menu-link-379">Norway</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99046"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/poland/" id="menu-link-380">Poland</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99047"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/portugal/" id="menu-link-381">Portugal</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99048"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/romania/" id="menu-link-382">Romania</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99049"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/russia/" id="menu-link-383">Russia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99050"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/serbia/" id="menu-link-384">Serbia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99051"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/slovakia/" id="menu-link-385">Slovakia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99052"><a href="https://cpj.org/europe/slovenia/" id="menu-link-386">Slovenia</a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-location menu-item-99053"><a 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cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/10/sri-lankan-police-harass-2-journalists-over-public-interest-reporting/" title="Sri Lankan police harass 2 journalists over public interest reporting"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/SriLanka2.png?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/10/sri-lankan-police-harass-2-journalists-over-public-interest-reporting/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Sri Lankan police harass 2 journalists over public interest reporting"></a> <h3>Sri Lankan police harass 2 journalists over public interest reporting</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-10-28T15:14:54-04:00">October 28, 2024 3:14 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>New York, October 28, 2024—Sri Lankan police must cease harassing journalists Selvakumar Nilanthan and Tharindu Jayawardhana, following their reporting on alleged government misconduct, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. “With a new president, Sri Lanka has an opportunity to improve press freedom,” said CPJ Asia Program Coordinator Beh Lih Yi. “Police should drop their…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/10/sri-lankan-police-harass-2-journalists-over-public-interest-reporting/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="372841" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid372841" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/03/sri-lanka-arrests-investigates-journalists-g-p-nissanka-bimal-ruhunage/" title="Sri Lanka arrests, investigates journalists G.P. Nissanka, Bimal Ruhunage"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Sri-Lanka-Vikum-Liyanage.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/03/sri-lanka-arrests-investigates-journalists-g-p-nissanka-bimal-ruhunage/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Sri Lanka arrests, investigates journalists G.P. Nissanka, Bimal Ruhunage"></a> <h3>Sri Lanka arrests, investigates journalists G.P. Nissanka, Bimal Ruhunage</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-03-29T15:05:42-04:00">March 29, 2024 3:05 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>New York, March 29, 2024—Sri Lankan authorities must immediately drop their investigations into journalists G.P. Nissanka and Bimal Ruhunage and allow them to report without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. On the evening of March 5, officers with the Sri Lanka police service’s Criminal Investigation Department arrested G.P. Nissanka, owner…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/03/sri-lanka-arrests-investigates-journalists-g-p-nissanka-bimal-ruhunage/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="350053" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/features-and-analysis/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid350053" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Features & Analysis</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/01/14-years-on-wife-of-missing-sri-lankan-journalist-prageeth-ekneligoda-fights-for-justice/" title="14 years on, wife of missing Sri Lankan journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda fights for justice"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Prageeth-Ekneligoda-Feature-Photo.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/01/14-years-on-wife-of-missing-sri-lankan-journalist-prageeth-ekneligoda-fights-for-justice/" class="cpj--module--link" title="14 years on, wife of missing Sri Lankan journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda fights for justice"></a> <h3>14 years on, wife of missing Sri Lankan journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda fights for justice</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-01-26T11:14:34-05:00">January 26, 2024 11:14 AM EST</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>“I don’t know how long it will take, but I will get justice for my Prageeth,” Sandya Ekneligoda, wife of abducted Sri Lankan journalist and government critic Prageeth Ekneligoda, told CPJ via video call. It has been 14 years since Prageeth’s disappearance. Prageeth, a then 50-year-old cartoonist and columnist for the news website Lanka e…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/01/14-years-on-wife-of-missing-sri-lankan-journalist-prageeth-ekneligoda-fights-for-justice/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="348592" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/features-and-analysis/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid348592" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Features & Analysis</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/01/cpj-joins-partners-in-calling-on-sri-lanka-to-withdraw-proposed-online-safety-bill/" title="CPJ joins partners in calling on Sri Lanka to withdraw proposed Online Safety Bill"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/000_34FP2M2.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2024/01/cpj-joins-partners-in-calling-on-sri-lanka-to-withdraw-proposed-online-safety-bill/" class="cpj--module--link" title="CPJ joins partners in calling on Sri Lanka to withdraw proposed Online Safety Bill"></a> <h3>CPJ joins partners in calling on Sri Lanka to withdraw proposed Online Safety Bill</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2024-01-19T10:37:30-05:00">January 19, 2024 10:37 AM EST</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) joined 58 organizations on Friday in calling on Sri Lankan Minister for Public Security Tiran Alles to withdraw the proposed Online Safety Bill and conduct sustained multi-stakeholder consultations, including with civil society and human rights experts. The latest version of the bill empowers a five-member commission appointed by the…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/01/cpj-joins-partners-in-calling-on-sri-lanka-to-withdraw-proposed-online-safety-bill/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="333825" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid333825" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2023/11/two-sri-lankan-journalists-questioned-harassed-following-protest-coverage/" title="Two Sri Lankan journalists questioned, harassed following protest coverage"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/srilanka.png?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2023/11/two-sri-lankan-journalists-questioned-harassed-following-protest-coverage/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Two Sri Lankan journalists questioned, harassed following protest coverage"></a> <h3>Two Sri Lankan journalists questioned, harassed following protest coverage</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-11-08T13:03:15-05:00">November 8, 2023 1:03 PM EST</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>New York, November 8, 2023—Sri Lankan authorities must immediately drop any investigation into freelance Tamil journalists Punniyamoorthy Sasikaran and Valasingham Krishnakumar in retaliation for their reporting and allow them to work without interference, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. On October 28, a police officer separately interrogated Sasikaran and Krishnakumar at their homes in…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2023/11/two-sri-lankan-journalists-questioned-harassed-following-protest-coverage/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="324247" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid324247" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2023/10/cpj-calls-on-sri-lanka-to-reconsider-bills-likely-to-undermine-press-freedom/" title="CPJ calls on Sri Lanka to reconsider bills likely to undermine press freedom"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/RTSGY9S4.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2023/10/cpj-calls-on-sri-lanka-to-reconsider-bills-likely-to-undermine-press-freedom/" class="cpj--module--link" title="CPJ calls on Sri Lanka to reconsider bills likely to undermine press freedom"></a> <h3>CPJ calls on Sri Lanka to reconsider bills likely to undermine press freedom</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-10-18T16:01:27-04:00">October 18, 2023 4:01 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>New York, October 18, 2023—Sri Lankan authorities should withdraw the proposed Online Safety Bill and Anti-Terrorism Bill or significantly amend them in line with international human rights standards, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. In parliament on October 3, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles tabled the Online Safety Bill, which would empower a five-member…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2023/10/cpj-calls-on-sri-lanka-to-reconsider-bills-likely-to-undermine-press-freedom/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="312082" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid312082" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2023/08/sri-lankan-mob-holds-3-journalists-captive-for-5-hours/" title="Sri Lankan mob holds 3 journalists captive for 5 hours"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Sri-Lanka-Photo.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2023/08/sri-lankan-mob-holds-3-journalists-captive-for-5-hours/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Sri Lankan mob holds 3 journalists captive for 5 hours"></a> <h3>Sri Lankan mob holds 3 journalists captive for 5 hours</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-08-30T14:51:32-04:00">August 30, 2023 2:51 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>New York, August 30, 2023—Sri Lankan authorities must investigate the recent harassment of freelance Tamil journalists Selvakumar Nilanthan, Valasingham Krishnakumar, and Antony Christopher Christiraj and hold the perpetrators responsible, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. Around 12:30 p.m. on August 22, approximately 50 Sinhalese men led by a Buddhist monk surrounded vehicles holding the…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2023/08/sri-lankan-mob-holds-3-journalists-captive-for-5-hours/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="302644" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid302644" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2023/07/sri-lankan-police-arrest-beat-journalist-tharindu-uduwaragedara/" title="Sri Lankan police arrest, beat journalist Tharindu Uduwaragedara"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/sri_lanka_07-28-2023.png?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2023/07/sri-lankan-police-arrest-beat-journalist-tharindu-uduwaragedara/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Sri Lankan police arrest, beat journalist Tharindu Uduwaragedara"></a> <h3>Sri Lankan police arrest, beat journalist Tharindu Uduwaragedara</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2023-07-28T11:35:37-04:00">July 28, 2023 11:35 AM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>New York, July 28, 2023—Sri Lankan authorities should immediately and unconditionally release journalist Tharindu Uduwaragedara and investigate allegations that he was beaten by police, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. At around 3 p.m. on Friday, July 28, police arrested Uduwaragedara after he covered a trade union protest in Borella, a suburb of the…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2023/07/sri-lankan-police-arrest-beat-journalist-tharindu-uduwaragedara/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="213201" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid213201" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2022/07/sri-lankan-security-forces-detain-assault-journalists-covering-political-unrest/" title="Sri Lankan security forces detain, assault journalists covering political unrest"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/rt_sri-lanka_07-27-2022.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2022/07/sri-lankan-security-forces-detain-assault-journalists-covering-political-unrest/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Sri Lankan security forces detain, assault journalists covering political unrest"></a> <h3>Sri Lankan security forces detain, assault journalists covering political unrest</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-07-27T15:58:41-04:00">July 27, 2022 3:58 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>New York, July 27, 2022 – Sri Lankan authorities must thoroughly and swiftly investigate recent attacks on journalists by the country’s security forces, hold the perpetrators to account, and cease harassing the staff of Xposure News, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. On the early morning of July 22, Sri Lankan security forces assaulted…</p> </div> <p><a href="https://cpj.org/2022/07/sri-lankan-security-forces-detain-assault-journalists-covering-political-unrest/">Read More &rsaquo;</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div id="207532" class="cpj--module cpj--module--article-preview full"> <div class="cpj--module--header"> <a href="https://cpj.org/news/" id="cpj--module--category--entryid207532" class="btn btn-primary cpj--module--category btn-lg">Alerts</a> </div> <figure class="cpj--module--media"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2022/07/police-attack-news-first-journalists-covering-sri-lanka-protests/" title="Police attack News First journalists covering Sri Lanka protests"><img width="750" height="480" src="https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/rt_sri_lanka_07-11-2022.jpg?w=750&h=480&crop=1" class="attachment-cpj-large-cropped size-cpj-large-cropped wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a> </figure> <div class="cpj--module--content"> <a href="https://cpj.org/2022/07/police-attack-news-first-journalists-covering-sri-lanka-protests/" class="cpj--module--link" title="Police attack News First journalists covering Sri Lanka protests"></a> <h3>Police attack News First journalists covering Sri Lanka protests</h3> <p class="cpj--module--content--timestamp"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2022-07-11T12:06:29-04:00">July 11, 2022 12:06 PM EDT</time></p> <div class="article--preview"><p>New York, July 11, 2022 – Sri Lankan authorities should thoroughly and transparently investigate the recent police attack on journalists covering anti-government protests, and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. 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