Namathu Eelanadu is a Tamil language newspaper. It was founded in 2002.[1] It was known for promoting a Tamil nationalist prospective. The paper's office in Jaffna was raided by the Sri Lanka Army on 15 December 2005 and its staff interrogated.[2]Sinnathamby Sivamaharajah was the managing director of the newspaper. He was shot dead on 20 August 2006 at his temporary home in Tellippalai, which was located 300 meters inside the Valikamam North High security zone.[3][4][5][6] S. Raveendran who was working as a printing machine operator in the newspaper was killed on 12 February 2007 in his house.[7]
| Type | Daily |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1 October 2002 |
| Language | Tamil |
| Headquarters | Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
| Website | https://www.namathueelanadu.com/ |
References
edit- ^ "New Tamil daily launched in Jaffna". Tamilnet. 1 October 2002. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "SLA soldiers search Jaffna press, threaten workers". TamilNet. 15 December 2005.
- ^ Frances Harrison (6 September 2012). Still Counting the Dead: Survivors of Sri Lanka’s Hidden War. Granta Publications. pp. 50–. ISBN 978-1-84627-471-8. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Tamil newspaper managing director gunned down outside Jaffna". Reporters without Borders. 21 August 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Jaffna Tamil daily staffer disappears". Tamilnet. 10 December 2006. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ Charu Lata Hogg (2007). Return to War: Human Rights Under Siege. Human Rights Watch. pp. 86–. GGKEY:L6SDHE7NXGA. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Media workers killed in 2008". Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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