Draft:Sunanda Deshapriya
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Waduge Mitrhasiri Sunanda Deshapriya (in Sinhala language, වඩුගේ මිත්රසිරි සුනන්ද දේශප්රිය, popularly known as Sunanda Deshapriya, born 1953) is a Sri Lankan journalist.[1][2] His activism began early, having participated in the 1971 JVP Insurrection in Sri Lanka.[3]
In 1979, Deshapriya co-founded the Movement for Inter Racial Justice and Equality (MIRJE).[4]
Deshapriya contributed to establishing the Free Media Movement (FMM) in 1991, an organization aimed at safeguarding press freedom and promoting ethical journalism. He has served as the convener of FMM since 2000.[5][6]
Deshapriya's most recent work, Easter Sunday Attacks in Sri Lanka: Shadow of the Deep State and Unanswered Questions,[7][8][9] delves into the events of 2019 Sri Lanka Easter Bombings, which targeted churches and hotels, resulting in over 260 deaths.[10][11]
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[edit]- ^ "Smear campaign and death threats against Mr. Sunanda Deshapriya - LKA 001 / 1011 / OBS 115". International Federation for Human Rights.
- ^ "SRI LANKA". May 10, 2005.
- ^ 1971 JVP Youth Insurrection in Sri Lanka
- ^ "Sunanda Deshapriya". The Real News Network. April 23, 2019.
- ^ "IFJ Demands Full Investigation into Death Threats Against Journalists / IFJ". www.ifj.org. January 18, 2007.
- ^ "Sri Lanka arrests six in connection with news Web site". January 29, 2008.
- ^ "පාස්කු ඉරුදින ප්රහාරය". Goodreads.
- ^ "පාස්කු ඉරිදා ප්රහාරය". grantha.lk.
- ^ "පාස්කු ඉරිදා ප්රහාරය".
- ^ "Terror in Sri Lanka".
- ^ "Sri Lanka".