1 People for Human Rights & Equality (PHRE) and Darebin Ethnic Communities Council (DECC) Human Rights and Media Freedom in Sri Lanka

2 Human Rights and Media Freedom in Sri Lanka

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5 Lasantha Wickrematunge Editor - Sunday Leader and Winner - UNESCO World Press Freedom Prize 2009 Assassinated in January 2009

Nadesapillai Vidyarthan Chief Editor - Sudar Oli & Uthayan 6 Leader Printing Press Abducted, severely beaten, detained & released due to International pressure (2009) Set on fire (2009)

Keith Noyahr Deputy Editor - The Nation 7 Namal Perera Deputy Head - The Sri Lanka Press Institute hours before his abduction Abducted & severely assaulted (2009) Attacked with iron bars (2008)

Jayaprakash Sittampalam Tissainayagam Editor - news Web site Outreach SL, North Eastern Monthly, Sunday Times 8 Detained & charged for writing articles critical of the government (2008) Prisoner of conscience

Paranirupasingham Devakumar Reporter - Sirasa, Shakthi & MTV 9 Hacked to death (2008) Some viewers may find the next image disturbing

10 Selvarajah Rajivarnam Journalist – Uthayan Shot dead (2007)

Subash Chandrabose Editor – Nilam 11 Subramaniam Ramachandiran Journalsit - Yaal Thinakkural & Vaalampuri Shot dead (2007) Kidnapped & Made to Disappear (2007)

12 Sampath Lakmal de Silva Freelance Journalist Parameswaree Maunasami Journalist - Mawbima and Suriyan FM Abducted and shot dead (2006) Abducted, detained, threatened and released due to International pressure (2006) Some viewers may find the next image disturbing

13 Subramaniyam Sugirdharajan Journalist – Sudar Oli, who reported the shooting to death of five students in the proximity of the Navy camp - Trincomalee Shot dead in the High Security Zone (2006) Some viewers may find the next image disturbing

Relangi Selvarajah Senior broadcaster - Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) and Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) & film Actress 14 Shot dead along with her husband (2005)

15 Dharmeratnam Sivaram Editor - TamilNet, Journalist, Daily Mirror, Virakesari and Island Abducted, assaulted, shot dead & his body thrown near the Parliamentary Complex (2005) Letter in Sinhala allegedly claiming responsibility

16 Aiyathurai (Nellai) Nadesan Journalist - Virakesari & Vice-President Journalists’ Union in the East Mylvahanam Nimalarajan Journalist - BBC, Virakesari, Ravaya & Suriyan FM Shot and wounded along with his parents and relatives Later succumbed to injuries (2000) Shot dead (2004)

Rohana Kumara Chief editor – Satana 17 Atputharajah Nadaraja (Ramesh) Chief editor – Thinamurasu Rohana’s widow, Charitha, received bribery offers & death threats demanding not to publish Rohana’s articles. Presidential Security Division implicated Shot dead (1999) Shot dead (1999)

Richard de Zoysa Journalist - Sri Lankan Rupavahini Corporation 18 Kidnapped, tortured, assassinated & thrown in the sea (1990)

Rajinee Thiranagama Writer & Free lance journalist 19 Sagarika Gomez Journalist - SLRC, Singer & Actress Shot dead (1989) Kidnapped and murdered (1989)

Premakeerthi de Alwis Journalist - SLBC & Lyricist 20 Thevis Guruge Director General - SLBC & Competent Authority - Media Shot dead (1989) Shot dead (1989) Some viewers may find the next image disturbing

K Navaratnam Journalist - Eelanadu 21 Wimal Surendra Journalist - Island Sathasivam Sivashanmugamoorthy (Sundaram) Journalist - Island Shot dead (1982) Shot dead (1981) Shot dead (1981)

22 Human Rights and Media Freedom in Sri Lanka

23 Media personnel murdered 1981 – 2009 - Part 1

24 Media personnel murdered 1981 – 2009 - Part 2

25 Media personnel murdered 1981 – 2009 - Part 3

26 Human Rights and Media Freedom in Sri Lanka

Acknowledgements Free Media Movement – Sri Lanka Reporters without borders Committee to Protect Journalists Reuters Associated Press and The Institute for Further Education of Journalists 27

28 Thank you People for Human Rights & Equality (PHRE) and Darebin Ethnic Communities Council (DECC)