A workshop for journalists organised by Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) threatened organisers via text messages and posters.
Posters were thrown into the Janaki Hotel hosting the TISL event, warning it not to let LTTE in to the building whilst journalists attending the workshop were threatened by texts reading “We will attack u if u attend.”
The journalism workshop went ahead on Wednesday despite threats.
In July, Sinhala protesters disrupted a workshop organised for Tamil journalists in Colombo, stating that they were 'pro-LTTE'.
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Posters were thrown into the Janaki Hotel hosting the TISL event, warning it not to let LTTE in to the building whilst journalists attending the workshop were threatened by texts reading “We will attack u if u attend.”
The journalism workshop went ahead on Wednesday despite threats.
In July, Sinhala protesters disrupted a workshop organised for Tamil journalists in Colombo, stating that they were 'pro-LTTE'.
See related articles:
Protesters disrupt workshop in Colombo for Tamil journalists (26 July 2014)
Military stop Tamil journalists travelling to press workshop, driver detained (26 July 2014)
See also:
Senior Tamil journalist detained by CID officers in Jaffna (16 October 2014)
US ambassador visits Jaffna to discuss intimidation of Tamil journalists (04 September)
'Sri Lanka continues to intimidate journalists' – TNA MP (05 August 2014)
US concern about intimidation of journalists (28 July 2014)