1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgLauren Wolfehttps://cpj.org/author/lwolfe/Attack on broadcaster needs independent inquiry - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RpBwgQphg3"><a href="https://cpj.org/2009/01/attack-on-broadcaster-needs-independent-inquiry/">Attack on broadcaster needs independent inquiry</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2009/01/attack-on-broadcaster-needs-independent-inquiry/embed/#?secret=RpBwgQphg3" width="600" height="338" title="“Attack on broadcaster needs independent inquiry” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="RpBwgQphg3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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New York, January 6, 2009--Following today's early morning assault by about 15 masked gunmen on Sirasa TV's studios outside the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, the Committee to Protect Journalists called for an independent, nonpartisan parliamentary board of inquiry to investigate. https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260