STOP killing the media and its journalists

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Your Excellency the President of Sri Lanka
Presidential Secretariat,
Colombo,
Sri Lanka.

Protest and condemnation Stop intimidating the media and journalists

We have watched with indignation and despair, the breach of freedom of expression and brutal suppression of the media and journalists under your government. We have read and heard the explanations given by your Media Minister and Defence spokesmen on all such events and incidents, with absolutely no logic to convince us. In fact the picture of a muddied and raped media needs no explanation to the conscious and intelligent citizenry.

We therefore refrain from going into details to argue our case that could be accessed from very many sources. We refrain from arguing that the media is being severely and savagely suppressed through threats, intimidations, goon attacks, abductions, killings and arbitrary arrests with fabricated charges, as they do take place with impunity and are all public knowledge by now.

We also wish to stress; no war however patriotic is reason for brutal suppression and savage attacks on the media and journalists in a modern democratic society.

We therefore call upon you as the Head of State with Executive powers to,

1. immediately allow lawyers of arrested media personnel to watch over their interests without any hindrance during investigations
2. take immediate steps to guarantee that there would be no more threats on Rupavahini employees
3. strip Minister Mervyn Silva from all his state and government positions immediately as no commissions and reports are necessary to judge his gutter life
4. make a public apology for all the savage and brutal incidents that sought to suppress and threaten the media during your tenure as President.
5. stop harassing the media and suppressing it

We are all very concerned citizens who wish to see Sri Lanka as a truly democratic society with media freedom, totally free from any form of suppression and coercion and we would keep watch over all developments, including your commitment in translating your promise of a democratic state, into reality.



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  • Gamini Viyangoda
  • D. Withanage
  • lalantha
  • Kusal Perera
  • K.W.Janaranjana
  • samantha perera
    • Comments
    • STOP killing the media and its journalists
  • wasantha ranasinghe
  • jayasamantha
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    • jskumara@skype.com
  • mubarak
  • Ranjith Nimalsiri
    • Comments
    • assure the media freedom
    • Postal Address/Email Address
    • ranjithnimalsiri@yahoo.com
  • K.M. Asanka
    • Comments
    • please don't threat journalists
    • Postal Address/Email Address
    • kmasanka82@yahoo.com
  • thilak
  • anthony david
    • Postal Address/Email Address
    • The Sunday Times,No 8, Hunupitiya Cross road, Colombo 2.
  • Peter Rezel
    • Comments
    • This culture of impunity will destroy society
  • Ruwan Ferdinandis Guruge
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    • Maubima Newspaper
  • Ruupika geethani
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    • Please Mr.Prasident........Dont Kill The Massengers........thay r the president Makers....
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    • no-2 battaramulla, palawatta.
  • Sudarshana Gunawardana
  • Thilina Alahakoon
    • Comments
    • save our Journalist....& Show ur "Mahinda Chintanaya"........it is important to ur political personality
    • Postal Address/Email Address
    • hendala wattala
  • Our Media House Group
    • Comments
    • we need media Freedom. we need to live safely. mr prasident! you are our savior. way are you shut your own eyes....
    • Postal Address/Email Address
    • ourmediahouse@yahoo.com
  • catholic media institute
    • Comments
    • please dont hurt Journalist. we need to freedom.
    • Postal Address/Email Address
    • catholicmediainstitute@yahoo.com
  • Short Screen Society (short Film Makers)
    • Comments
    • please dont do that stupid things. we need freedom for this country
    • Postal Address/Email Address
    • shortscreensociety@yahoo.com
  • E-SRI LANKA WEB NEWS GROUP
    • Comments
    • we need freedom for web, press, electronic, Film & Teledrama. please dont do media Supression for sri lankan media.... www.esrilankaonline.com
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    • esrilankanews@gmail.com
  • jayathilake bandara
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    • 1024 stage 2 anuradhapura
  • Saman Athaudahetti
  • Anura de Silva
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    • We new HE was a good actor but lot of people were not aware of it. So now we all have to pay for it..
    • Postal Address/Email Address
    • anurasilva@yahoo.com
  • anudray wood
    • Comments
    • respect peopls rights
  • Gihan Rukshan
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    • give us free
    • Postal Address/Email Address
    • gihan.arthur@gmail.com
  • ayesha
  • buddhike
    • Comments
    • you can do it, because your are the president
    • Postal Address/Email Address
    • +94
  • thenuwara
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    • mr president please do your best to stop alkind of killing.
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    • 102 rue piere semard 78200 mantes la jolie. france
  • Janarthani
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    • manithan11@yahoo.com
  • Pathma Wijesinghe
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    • Without media freedom there is no democracy, Mr, President;
  • Sagala Ratnayaka
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    • Member of Parliament (Matara District)
    • Postal Address/Email Address
    • Ukgalkotha Estate, Kolawenigama, Deniyaya
  • thushari apsara
  • aparna obeyesekara
  • Hiran Adhihetty
  • lasanthika chathurani
  • nilangana dushmantha
  • kumarasiri badanasinghe
  • gimhani nangalla
  • suneth badanasinghe
  • apoorva viyangoda
  • jeewaka kaluarachchi
  • virasha fernando
  • thumith nangalla
    • Comments
    • we need to media
  • damayanthi fernando
  • Thusitha Rajapakse
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    • France
  • Saman Wagaarachchi
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    • samanwaga@yahoo.com
  • ananda Mahapatunage
    • Comments
    • please draw your immidiate attention and take action
  • Jayakumar Mahadevan