Fire in Colombo

IN Media Watch Briefs | 02/02/2011

Journalists in Colombo took to the streets to protest against the torching of a prominent news website's offices. More than 40 journalists and editors have fled the country following a
series of attacks on them in the last five years. At least 17 journalists have been killed and several media institutions have been attacked during the same period. (DPA)

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