“Fulfill Our Reasonable Demand”
There are photos, videos and news reports galore covering yesterday's protest on behalf of cartoonist/journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda, who went missing two hundred days earlier just before this year's Sri Lankan presidential elections. It is believed that writing for a regional on-line news hub may have driven some source to remove his frequently critical voice from the last couple of days ramping up to the vote. At final count, at least seven journalism advocacy organization lent their support to the 200-day reminder. The missing man's wife, Sandya, made an appearance. Among the new information shared is a charge that government officials spread disinformation that Eknaligoda was in hiding to drive negative reaction to the government. You also might notice that the rhetoric involved is very aggressive, asking outright the government return Eknaligoda rather than simply provide a better, more thorough explanation.
Because this was a planned protest and seminar, there is plenty of official YouTube footage for the disseminating.
