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Sri Lanka: Radio Manager Detained

Categories: South Asia, Sri Lanka, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Law, War & Conflict

Free Media Sri Lanka reports [1] that one of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) affiliates A.R. Vanna Loshan, General Manager of Vettri FM Radio was arrested under Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in Colombo. IFJ and the leading media organizations in Sri Lanka condemned the detention of the Tamil journalist without charge.