The International Association of Tamil Journalists condemned the suspected cyber attacks on two websites critical of the Sri Lankan state.
In a statement, the group, representing Tamil journalists from across the world, said that inioru.com and lankanewsweb.com have been disabled due to attack on their domains, saying that this was in retaliation for news items published on the websites.
IATAJ said it condemned this attack on freedom of expression and demanded that those responsible be brought to justice.