The recent attack on Tamil journalist Sivagnanam Selvatheepan has been condemned by Reporters Without Borders in a statement on its website.
“Reporters Without Borders joins its partner organization, Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka (JDS), in condemning an attack on Sivagnanam Selvatheepan, a journalist who freelances for Tamil media, near the northern city of Jaffna on the night of 14 April.” RSF said.
29 year old journalist, Sivagnanam Selvatheepan was on his way home, when two men riding motorcycles followed him from behind, and asked him - 'are you a media worker'. Before he could reply he was attacked across the back of the head with iron bars.
Selvatheepan is a freelance journalist who contributes to several media outlets, including Virakesari and Thinakkural.