Newspaper Editor Released
International PEN welcomes the release of newspaper editor Nadesapillai Vithyatharan on April 24, 2009. More
PEN Appeal: Nadesapillai Vithyatharan
March 4, 2009 His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa Presidential Secretariat Colombo 1 Sri Lanka Fax: +94 11 2446657 Hon. Amarasiri Dodangoda Minister of Justice and Law Reforms Superior Courts Complex Colombo 12 Sri Lanka Fax: +94 11 2445447 H. M.… More
Newspaper Editor Arrested and Ill-Treated
International PEN is seriously concerned by the arrest of newspaper editor Nadesapillai Vithyatharan under emergency legislation on February 26, 2009, apparently for his reporting. More