Sri Lankaís war on journalists

Committee to Protect Journalists, Bob Dietz

December 10, 2009

Today marks the 100th day of J.S. Tissainayagamís 20-year prison term. Tissainayagam, known as Tissa, was convicted of "terrorism" charges for articles documenting human rights abuses by the Sri Lankan military, as well as the difficult conditions faced by Sri Lankans displaced in the nation's long war. His sentence was a dire warning to other journalists who would dare be critical of the government. They are right to be concerned.