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Sri Lanka: Police target media amid freedom of expression crackdown
February 06, 2026
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 6 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release:

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Sri Lanka: Police target media amid freedom of expression crackdown

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Sri Lankan authorities have intensified a crackdown on media freedom through the unlawful summoning of investigative journalist Tharindu Jayawardena and a police request to revoke the broadcasting license of the Hiru Media Network. The Internatio . . .

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