Saturday, September 05, 2009

Government heads doubt a possible sale of video footage to foreigners



The Defence establishment is suspicious of the possibility of journalists who covered the humanitarian operations selling video tapes and photographs to foreign media institutions. Director General, Media Center for National Security, Lakshman Hulugalle has requested the Media Minister to hand over all material related to the military operation to the Defence Ministry.

Media Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa in turn has ordered the state media heads to immediately take charge of all video footage and photographs related to the military operations.

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Saturday, September 05, 2009

IPI Urges Sri Lanka to Immediately Release Detained Reporters



Three journalists for Sri Lanka’s Lanka Irida newspaper arrested on Wednesday by police in the southern Deniyaya region have yet to be released – less than a week after another Sri Lankan journalist, J.S Tissanayagam, was handed a 20-year prison sentence for criticizing the Sri Lankan government offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels, and allegedly accepting money from the militants. IPI strongly criticized that ruling.

Shalike Wimalasena, a member of the Lanka Irida editorial board, Daya Neththasinghe, a reporter and Ravindra Pushpakumara, a press photographer, were arrested while visiting Deniyaya to prepare an article on the Southern Provincial Council Election.

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