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Committee to Protect Journalists
10 Journalists Murdered in Sri Lanka since 1992
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Statistical Analysis
- Beats Covered by Victims
- Job
- Medium
- Gender
- Local / Foreign
- Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases
- Impunity
- Murder Victims
Job * | |
| 20% | Broadcast reporter |
| 20% | Columnist / Commentator |
| 10% | Editor |
| 50% | Print reporter/writer |
| 10% | Publisher/Owner |
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Medium * | |
| 10% | Internet |
| 80% | |
| 20% | Radio |
| 10% | Television |
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Gender | |
| 90% | Male |
| 10% | Female |
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Local / Foreign | |
| 100% | Local |
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Murder Victims | |
| 10% | Taken Captive |
| 60% | Threatened |
Impunity in Murder Cases | |
| 100% | Complete impunity |
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Suspected Source of Fire in Murder Cases | |
| 40% | Government Officials |
| 10% | Military Officials |
| 50% | Political Group |
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Beats Covered by Victims * | |
| 30% | Corruption |
| 10% | Culture |
| 40% | Human Rights |
| 80% | Politics |
| 10% | Sports |
| 40% | War |
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Freelance |
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All figures are rounded to the nearest full percentage point. * May add up to more than 100 percent because more than one category applies in some cases.
10 Journalists Murdered in Sri Lanka
Terminology explainedLasantha Wickramatunga, The Sunday Leader
January 8, 2009, in an area outside Colombo, Sri LankaParanirupasingham Devakumar, News 1st
May 28, 2008, in Jaffna, Sri LankaSelvarajah Rajeewarnam, Uthayan
April 29, 2007, in Jaffna, Sri LankaSubash Chandraboas, Nilam
April 16, 2007, in an area near Vavuniya, Sri LankaSubramaniyam Sugitharajah, Sudar Oli
January 24, 2006, in Trincomalee, Sri LankaRelangi Selvarajah, Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corp.
August 12, 2005, in Colombo, Sri LankaDharmeratnam Sivaram, TamilNet and Daily Mirror
April 29, 2005, in Colombo, Sri LankaBala Nadarajah Iyer, Thinamurasu and Thinakaran
August 16, 2004, in Colombo, Sri LankaAiyathurai Nadesan, Virakesari
May 31, 2004, in Batticaloa, Sri LankaMylvaganam Nimalarajan, BBC, Virakesari, Ravaya
October 19, 2000, in Jaffna, Sri LankaCPJ’s Global Campaign Against Impunity is underwritten by
