Sri Lankan journalist speaks of attacks on media

Posted: Monday, April 11, 2011 5:21 pm | Updated: 10:51 pm, Mon Apr 11, 2011.

Sri Lankan journalist speaks of attacks on media By Kaleb Warnock, kaleb.warnock@iowastatedaily.com TownNews.com

"They threw my unconscious body in a ditch and left me to die."
Poddala Jayantha is a Sri Lankan journalist who was nearly killed because of his investigative reporting with regard to alleged human rights violations executed by the Sri Lankan government. He spoke of his experience last Thursday as part of the First Amendment Day celebration in the Cardinal Room of the Memorial Union.

"I stand here today as a political asylum as a Sri Lankan journalist," said Jayantha through a translator. "I was forced to leave Sri Lanka to save my life. There are so many other journalists who live there in fear. Most of them are living in exile."                                         Full Srory>>>