Over the past decade in Sri Lanka, 14 journalists have been killed and 7 abducted due to the country's deteriorating security situation for media personnel. The government has shut down media establishments, arrested 15 journalists, and government ministers have openly attacked journalists, resulting in over 25 media workers feeling forced to leave Sri Lanka out of safety concerns. Several journalists also report being tortured and psychologically abused while in detention without being formally charged.

1. Security Situation of the
Sri Lankan Mass Media
and Media Personnel
Sanjana Hattotuwa

2. Media freedom?
14 journalists/media workers have been killed since
2005
7 have been abducted
More than 25 have been forced to leave Sri Lanka
15 journalists and media workers were arrested
Iqbal Athas has stopped writing altogether because of
sustained hate speech campaigns openly conducted by
the Ministry of Defence

3. Media freedom?
15 journalists have been arrested by police
The Government has shut down entire media
establishments for spurious reasons
Government Ministers repeatedly and openly verbally
and physically attack journalists
J.S. Tissanayagam, Jaseharan and his partner
Valarmathi has been in detention Terrorist
Investigation Department (TID) since 7th March
without being charged