January 8th, 2010
Lal Wickrematunge’s brother, Lasantha, was murdered one year ago. Here he assesses the ongoing cost of the war in Sri Lanka
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July 8th, 2009
Six months after the Sunday Leader editor was slain, Uvindu Kurukulasuriya looks at increasing state control of Sri Lankan media
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Tags: Tags: Lasantha Wickrematunga, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka, sunday leader,
April 21st, 2009
The winners of the 2009 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards were announced last night at a ceremony at Kings Place, London
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April 20th, 2009
Sri Lankan newspaper the Sunday Leader has been nominated for the Guardian Journalism award at the 2009 Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Awards. The awards will be presented on 21 April in London.
In advance of the awards ceremony,
Sunday Leader editor Lal Wickrematunge was interviewed on 19 April by the BBC World Service’s The World Today. He spoke movingly about the assassination of his brother Lasantha and the future of Sri Lanka.
You can listen to the interview here
Tags: Tags: freedom of expression awards, Lal Wickrematunge, Sri Lanka, sunday leader,
