Chandrabose Suthaharan

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Chandrabose Suthaharan <Ta>
Died16 April 2007
Vavuniya
OccupationEditor of Nilam
Notable creditFreelance 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.

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Background

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]

Incident

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.

Government investigation

The International Press Institute has called for an impartial government investigation into Suthaharan's killing. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Young reporter with Tamil newspaper murdered in Jaffna". 30 April 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2007.
  2. ↑ Sri Lanka Journalist’s abduction highlights intimidation of media
  3. ↑ Reporters sans frontières - Sri Lanka Archived 17 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Joint Mission to Sri Lanka - International Advocacy and Fact Finding". IPI. 25 June 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2007.


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