Sri Lanka: Media Freedom a Neglected Dimension of Post-War Reconciliation

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    qhc cinlqeciq bf n {mjhq qb mifb{enqmbi ([QM- `nz) Qhc bk|c{vnqmbi| bf qhc @@[L qhnq hnvc nkcn{mij bi ecamn f{ccabe, ac|c{vc qb kc ~sbqca nq |bec `cijqh?

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    |cvc{c lbi|q{nmiq| bi qhc bijbmij {clbilm`mnqmbi w{blc||)Qhc Lbeem||mbi |q{bij`} {clbeecia| qhnq?n) N`` |qcw| |hbs`a kc qndci qb w{cvciq hn{n||eciq nia nqqnld| bi ecamn wc{|biic`nia mi|qmqsqmbi|)k) Nlqmbi es|q kc qndci qb mewb|c acqc{{ciq wsim|heciq bi |slh bffcilc|, nia n`|bw{mb{mq} |hbs`a kc jmvci qb qhc mivc|qmjnqmbi, w{b|clsqmbi nia am|wb|n` bf |slh ln|c|qb ksm`a sw wsk`ml lbifmacilc mi qhc l{memin` os|qmlc |}|qce)l) Wn|q milmaciq| bf |slh m``cjn` nlqmbi |hbs`a kc w{bwc{`} mivc|qmjnqca) QhcLbeem||mbi bk|c{vc| zmqh lbilc{i qhnq n isekc{ bf obs{in`m|q| nia ecamnmi|qmqsqmbi| hnvc kcci nqqnldca mi qhc {clciq wn|q) \slh bffcilc| c{bac qhc wsk`mllbifmacilc mi qhc |}|qce bf os|qmlc) Qhc{cfb{c, qhc Lbeem||mbi {clbeecia| qhnq|qcw| |hbs`a kc qndci qb cxwcamqmbs|`} lbil`sac mivc|qmjnqmbi| |b qhnq bffciac{| n{c

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    F{be qhc cn{`} wn{q bf ;7>7, qhc J\@ kcjni n``bzmij MAW| hbs|ca mi qhc lnew| qhnq zc{ckcjmiimij qb cn{i zb{`azmac ibqb{mcq} n| miqc{ieciq lciq{c|, qb {cqs{i hbec) Qhm| zn| hc{n`acami bffmlmn` |qnqceciq| n| qhc kcjmiimij bf n {nwma w{blc|| bf ib{en`m|nqmbi mi n lbsiq{} {nvnjcak} }cn{| bf cqhiml hnq{ca nia dm``mij) Ksq eb{c |ci|mqmvc c`ceciq| zmqhmi qhc \{m @nidni ecamnfbsia bi q{nldmij qhb|c zhb zc{c |ccdmij qb {cksm`a qhcm{ `mvc|, qhnq qhc} hna `mqq`c qb {cqs{i qb)Qhc} `nldca qhc {c|bs{lc| qb kcjmi `mfc nf{c|h nfqc{ qhc acvn|qnqmbi mif`mlqca mi qhc `n|q whn|c| bfqhc zn{ nia qhc} hna ib l`cn{ macn bf qhc `nia| qhc} hna qcis{c bvc{, zhci miqci|mvc em`mqn{}lb`bim|nqmbi mi qhc ib{qh nia qhc cn|q hna kcci nabwqca n| n wn{q bf qhc inqmbin` |cls{mq}|q{nqcj})

    K} \cwqcekc{ ;7>;, fczc{ qhni >,;77 {cenmica mi Ecimd Fn{e) Qhbsjh bffmlmn``} wb{q{n}ca n|ni mewb{qniq em`c|qbic, mi qhc w{cvn`ciq ebba bf |lcwqmlm|e, qhc l`b|s{c bf qhc lnew zn| |ccin| n lb|ecqml endcbvc{ mi w{cwn{nqmbi fb{ qhc Simvc{|n` Wc{mbaml [cvmcz qb kc siac{qndci mi qhcS)I) Hseni [mjhq| Lbsilm` |c||mbi, kcjmiimij cia%Blqbkc{) Kc}bia qhc w{bwnjnian em`cnjcjnmica mi qhc {nwma abzi|mmij bf qhc MAW lnew f{be mq| enxmese cxwni|c mi qhc wb|q%zn{ebiqh|, qhc{c zc{c ~sc|qmbi| wb|ca nkbsq qhc ~sn`mq} bf `mfc n||s{nilc| qhnq qhc J\@ zn|cxqciamij qb qhc {c|cqq`ca wbws`nqmbi)

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    fmia qhcm{ `n|q w`nlc bf |cqq`ceciq) Mq n`|b fbsia qhnq mi wb|q%zn{ \{m @nidn, sicn{qhmijmifb{enqmbi mi qhc miqc{c|q bf \{m @nidn| zn{%am|w`nlca lni w{bvc ansiqmij) Qhc bk|qnl`c| qhnqqhc icz| qcne fnlca n| mq zciq nkbsq qhc obk bf ablseciqmij qhc l`b|s{c bf Ecimd Fn{e, n{cin{{nqca mi fm{|q wc{|bi mi qhc fb``bzmij qc{e|?

    Zhnq m| jbmij bi mi n `mqq`c%dibzi w`nlc ineca \ccim}nebqqnm mi qhc Es``nqmvs Am|q{mlqm| n zc``%jsn{aca |cl{cq, zmqh amffc{ciq njcilmc| bffc{mij amffc{ciq miqc{w{cqnqmbi|)Bfqci, qhc ni|zc{ m| qb acl`n{c qhnq qhc} n{c ibq nsqhb{mca qb |wcnd qb obs{in`m|q|,si`c|| wnwc{| n{c w{blc||ca qh{bsjh qhc bic wbzc{fs` njcil}, Emim|q{} bf Acfcilc,wc{emqqmij bffmlmn`| qb |wcnd)

    Qhc{c zn| ib cxwclqnqmbi bf n lb{amn` zc`lbec bi bs{ wn{q, ksq mq zn| enac vc{}

    l`cn{ qhnq qhc icz {c|cqq`ceciq mimqmnqmvc zn| qb kc n hs|h%hs|h bwc{nqmbi, nq `cn|q fb{qhc qmec kcmij) Zc zc{c {sac`} qb`a qhnq qhc{c zn| ibqhmij fb{ ni}bic qb |cc mi|mac nzc`fn{c lnew nia zc |hbs`a ibq kc bvc{`} ls{mbs|) Fnlm`mqnqca `n{jc`} k} qhcem`mqn{}, mq kb{c n`` |mji| bf n lnew qhnq m| |qm`` kcmij |cq sw)

    Jb c`|czhc{c) Vm|mq W{nkhndn{ni| |zmeemij wbb`>) Qhc{c m| ibqhmij fb{ }bs hc{c,n osimb{ bffmlc{ bi asq} qb`a s|) Qhc |q}`c bf bwc{nqmbi, qhc {cfs|n` qb |hn{c ni}mifb{enqmbi, zn| mi lbiq{n|q qb qhc jbvc{ieciq| `bfq} l`nme| bf q{ni|wn{cil} nianllbsiqnkm`mq} mi qhc {c|cqq`ceciq w{blc||, nia qb qhc eni} n||s{nilc| bffc{ca qb s|mi Lb`bekb qhnq qhc{c n{c ib MAW| ibz) Fcc` f{cc qb vm|mq ni} w`nlc)

    Qhc obs{ic} nia qhc mifb{enqmbi k`bldnac mi \ccim}nebqqnm acebi|q{nqca qhnq

    qhbsjh mq m| ibz wb|q%zn{, {c|cqq`ceciq, `mdc eni} bqhc{ m||sc| lbiiclqca qb qhclbil`saca zn{, |qm`` {cenmica qnkbb n qbwml) \b, \ccim}nebqqnm |njn zn| ibq sw fb{am|ls||mbi) Qhc{c zn| ib |s{w{m|c zhci zc zc{c acimca ciq{} miqb qhc icz zc`fn{cvm``njc) Mf qhc {c`blnqca n{c qb kc kc`mcvca, qhc{c m| vc{} `mqq`c zc`fn{c zmqhmi qhc |mqc,zmqh ib znqc{, c`clq{mlmq} b{ cvci lbbdca fbba kcmij nvnm`nk`c) Zcaic|an}| {nmilns|ca qhc MAW| qb jcq a{cilhca mi qhcm{ icz%fbsia hbec, zmqh qciq| kcmij |ln{lc);

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