Sri Lanka - Independent news website blocked for past year

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders calls on the Sri Lankan authorities to stop blocking the Lanka News Web site at once. Sri Lanka Telecom, the country's main Internet service provider, has been blocking the online newspaper's access since 11 July 2009. In an interview for Reporters Without Borders, Lanka News Web editor Chandima Withanaarachchi talks about its editorial policies and the probable reasons for the government's persecution of the site. He also describes the press freedom situation and (...)

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