The High Court sentences journalist Jayaprakash Sittampalam Tissainayagam to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for publishing articles that caused "racial hatred" and promoted terrorism, under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
Archive for September, 2009
Tension mounts in the Sri Lanka's Eastern Province following the killing of five Muslims, allegedly by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Analysts observe that Muslim extremism appears to be gathering momentum in the eastern parts of the island. As the LTTE is being blamed for the killings, the peace process between the government and the LTTE comes under further strain.
A dispute surrounding a three-acre plot of land granted for expansion of the Faisal Nagar School becomes a source of violent conflict between Tamil and Muslim communities in Kinniya.
Military forces evict Tamils from 5 GS Divisions in the Mullaitivu District, from Tennemaravady in Trincomalee District and from Manal Aru to Weli Oya.
Communal violence erupts between Tamil and Muslim communities in Kalmunai.
Similar to Gal Oya, Sinhalese employees on the Padaviya scheme attack Tamils in the area.
Tamil leader, Sir Ponnambalam Ramanathan, publishes a paper arguing that Muslims are Tamils by nationality and Mohammedan by faith.
