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Tamashas by the President is violating election laws – Commissioner of Elections

sunandadeshapriya wrote 1 day ago: EC Dayananda Dishanayaka Tuesday, 15 December 2009 15:23 altA special communiqué issued by the Commiss … more →

Tags: News, impunity, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Media Freedom, Media Suppression, misuse of state property, Presidential Election, Sri Lanka

Police try to stop TNL repeat telecast of Susie on SB

sunandadeshapriya wrote 3 days ago: When the latest pole-vaulter to UPFA ranks, S.B. Dissanayake, was on State-run ITN on Thursday, cast … more →

Tags: News, impunity, Media Freedom, Media Suppression, Presidential Election, S.B. Disanayaka, Sri Lanka, Susanthika Jayasinghe

Polls commissioner cautions President Treating public officials during campaign period illegal

sunandadeshapriya wrote 3 days ago: President Rajapaksha at a religious ceromany Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake has declar … more →

Tags: News, mahinda rajapaksha, Media Suppression, misuse of power, Presidential Election, Sri Lanka

Act against abuse of state media

sunandadeshapriya wrote 3 days ago: Presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka The following is the text of the statement issued yesterday by … more →

Tags: News, censorship, Election Reporting, impunity, Media Freedom, Media Suppression, Presidential Election, sarath Fronseka, Sri Lanka

Police stop Susanthika’s confession over TNL

sunandadeshapriya wrote 4 days ago: 2009-12-12 | 4.40 PM The replay of a TV programme in which Ms. Susanthika Jayasinghe participated wh … more →

Tags: News, censorship, impunity, Media Suppression, Sri Lanka, Susanthika Jayasinghe

UNF asks Polls Chief to discipline ‘public servant Gothabaya’ ‘He has become President’s media spokesman’

sunandadeshapriya wrote 4 days ago: defense sec Rajapaksha by Zacki Jabbar The UNF yesterday called on Elections Commissioner Dayananda … more →

Tags: News, Sri Lanka, Media Freedom, gotabhaya rajapaksha, impunity

ELECTIONS CHIEF TO ENSURE FAIR MEDIA COVERAGE

sunandadeshapriya wrote 5 days ago: By Kelum Bandara Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake will, after nominations close on Decem … more →

Tags: News, Sri Lanka, Media Freedom, censorship, impunity, Media Suppression, Presidential Election

Thug attacks on JVP members engaged in election campaign at 8 locations

sunandadeshapriya wrote 6 days ago: Thursday, 10 December 2009 Members of the JVP who were engaged in propaganda campaign of the common … more →

Tags: News, Sri Lanka, Media Freedom, censorship, impunity, JVP, Media Suppression, Presidential Election

MFSL - monthly report Nov 2009

sunandadeshapriya wrote 6 days ago: 04th Nov.           – Right to dissent and protest suppressed 04rh Nov.           – Cour … more →

Tags: Reports, censorship, death threat, impunity, jaffna media, journalist imprisoned, lasantha killing, Media Freedom, Media Suppression

No transfers, appointments, promotions in Govt. institutions till end of poll

sunandadeshapriya wrote 1 week ago: December 8, 2009  06:38 pm The Elections Commissioner has directed all government departments, corpo … more →

Tags: News, Sri Lanka, Media Freedom, impunity, Media Suppression, Presidential Election

TV crew assaulted at UNP convention

sunandadeshapriya wrote 1 week ago: media minster visits injured journalist by Jayampathy JAYASINGHE and L.S. Ananda WEDAARACHCHI Pic: V … more →

Tags: News, Sri Lanka, Media Freedom, censorship, impunity, Media Suppression, state controlled media

JVP office at Anuradhapura shot at

sunandadeshapriya wrote 1 week ago: Sunday, 06 December 2009 09:45 The coordinating office of Political Bureau Member of the JVP Parliam … more →

Tags: News, Sri Lanka, Media Freedom, censorship, impunity, JVP, Media Suppression

UNF calls for a Competent Authority to overlook state media

sunandadeshapriya wrote 1 week ago: The United National Front (UNF) has called on Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dissanayake to appoin … more →

Tags: News, Sri Lanka, Media Freedom, censorship, impunity, Media Suppression, state controlled media, Presidential Election

NATO Pledges More Troops to Afghanistan2 comments

Betsy Burtner Schuurman wrote 1 week ago: NATO has pledged an additional 5,000 troops to be sent to Afghanistan. U.S. President Barack Obama a … more →

Tags: Morning edition, North Korea, NATO, Barack Obama, 2010 World Cup, FIFA, Maguindanao Election Massacre, Andal Ampatuan Jr., Afghanistan troop surge

Attacks on JVP political offices continue, A’pura office ransacked

sunandadeshapriya wrote 2 weeks ago: TamilNet, Tuesday, 01 December 2009, Supporters of the ruling United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) … more →

Tags: News, Sri Lanka, Media Freedom, censorship, impunity, Media Suppression

ELECTION HOTSPOTS

scrimgeour wrote 2 weeks ago: Comelec, PNP validating risk areas By Francis Allan L. Angelo THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) … more →

Tags: iloilo news, commission on elections, ELECTION HOTSPOTS, Peace and Order, PnP

Communications tapping, taping and paranoia in Sri Lanka

sunandadeshapriya wrote 2 weeks ago: opposition presidential candidate Saratha Fonseka's phones are tapped, reports Sunday Leader An … more →

Tags: News, Sri Lanka, Media Freedom, censorship, Sunday Leader, impunity, Media Suppression, Sarath Fonseka, phone tapping

Dealing with corruption as an issue in the Presidential Campaign

srilankalawlessness wrote 2 weeks ago: “The modern commissions on corruption have developed many methodologies of ensuring effectiveness of … more →

Tags: Civil Society, Civil War, corruption, Human Rights, Justice, police, Politics, Rule of Law, Sri Lanka

EC Promises Int’l Monitors

sunandadeshapriya wrote 2 weeks ago: By Raisa Wickrematunge The Elections Commissioner has promised to provide local and international mo … more →

Tags: News, Sri Lanka, Media Freedom, impunity, Media Suppression, Sarath Fonseka, Presidential Election


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