Derana TV journalist Indunil Wijenayake was attacked by sand-miners in the Kumbukkan Oya area of Monaragala district on October 3 while reporting on illegal sand mining in the area. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Sri Lanka affiliate the Free...
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Sri Lanka : The law should be enforced against those who attacked the journalist in Monaragala, regardless of their status – Free Media Movement
The Free Media Movement strongly condemns the attack carried out on the Derana TV journalist Indunil Wijenayake in Monaragala, while he was there to cover an incident of unauthorized sand mining in the Kumbukkan Oya. According to reports we have received, journalist...
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