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February 25, 2010


Sri Lankan Journalist, Cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda Has Been Missing One Month

It's been 31 days since the journalist and cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda went missing on the even of elections in Sri Lanka, scant days after he capped a series of critical article on the eventual winner. This article provides a summary of the situation, while this one describes a vigil on his behalf. Eknaligoda had been abducted briefly in August 2009. There are medication issues if he's still alive. Eknaligoda's story has gained international attention as an event in the context of any number of abuses of press in the weeks leading up to and directly after the election. Wife Sandhya Eknaligoda has spent much of her time pressing for increased police attention to the matter. Those seeking to help out are directed here.
 
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