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Sri Lanka: Harassment of journalists surges in first days of Rajapaksa presidency

NewsReporters Without Borders (RSF) shares the concerns of Sri Lanka’s journalists about the searches, interrogations and acts of intimidation to which they have been subjected to since Gotabaya Rajapaksa was sworn in as president just two weeks ago. The authorities must put a stop to all forms of intimidation, RSF said. It took little more than a week after his installation on 18 November for Rajapaksa, also known as the “Terminator,” to start having an impact of press freedom in Sri Lanka.

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