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A glimpse of the hidden war in Sri Lanka

By Sacha Guney

"The government has barred independent journalists from travelling to the war zone"--the description of the Sri Lankan conflict has been among the most often-repeated for almost two years. News outlets want the latest pictures of the war in Sri Lanka and its civilian refugees. But displaced civilians who do manage to leave the war zone are held in government-managed camps to which there is no media access. 

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