Chandrabose Suthaharan <Ta> | |
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Died | 16 April 2007 |
Occupation | Editor of Nilam |
Notable credit | Freelance Journalist |
Chandrabose Suthaharan was a minority Sri Lankan Tamil editor of the Tamil magazine, Nilam, and also wrote for other Tamil news media. He had earlier worked for Virakesari . He was shot and killed on 16 April 2007, in Thirunavatkulam in Vavuniya.
His killing is part of series of killings, abductions and attacks on journalists in Sri Lanka. [1] It was also seen as part of the intimidation of Tamil media. [2]
Assassinations of Journalists during the Sri Lankan Civil War |
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See also Human rights in Sri Lanka |
He was shot inside his house by six gunmen who entered his house. His eight-year-old son stated that the killers spoke both Tamil and Sinhala. [3] His home was located inside a government-held area.
The International Press Institute has called for an impartial government investigation into Suthaharan's killing. [4]