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Web censorship reaches new level: Five Tamil language web sites blocked

NFR, 28 June 2012 - NfR Sri Lanka, a network of Sri Lankan journalists and human rights defenders condemns the blocking of five tamil language news websites which report on Sri Lanka . In a situation where print and electronic media is under severe self censorship, internet based media plays a critical role in providing information on Sri Lanka. NfR sources in Sri Lanka have confirmed that five websites, namely http://www.tamilwin.com, http://www.athirvu.com,http://www.saritham.com
http://www.ponguthamil.com, http://www.pathivu.com are not accessible through any of the Sri Lankan internet service providers. People in Sri Lanka can now visit those sites only trough proxy servers.

Sri Lanka: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review by NfR, FMM & INFORM

NFR Sri Lanka, 03 June 2012 - Sri Lanka: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review by NfR, FMM & INFORM on Human Rights Defenders, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Association and Dissent in Sri Lanka

A call to Sri Lanka to establish a free media environment to discuss accountability issues

NFR, May 3, 2011 - Networking for Rights, the network of exiles for media freedom and human rights in Sri Lanka calls upon the government of Sri Lanka to re-establish the peoples’ right to information by restoring their right to the freedom of expression in order to debate and discuss one of the most important issues facing Sri Lanka today - accountability to what happened during the last phase of war.

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