Sahathevan Nilakshan

Sahathevan Nilakshan, also spelt Sahadevan Nilakshan was a minority Sri Lankan Tamil student journalist and the head of the Chaalaram magazine. He was shot dead by gunmen in Kokuvil village in Jaffna on August 1 2007.

Personal life

Sahadevan was student of Jaffna Hindu College later he joined Jaffna University Media Research and Training Center and was parttime journalist .His mother is the Principal of Kokuvil Hindu Primary School, Kokuvil in Jaffna.

Background

Sahadevan was part of a series of killing of Tamil media workers particularly those seen supporting the Tamil nationalist cause as Chaalaram magazine for which he worked was linked to the Federation of Jaffna District Students was seen supporting Tamil nationalism. It was seen as part of the intimidation of Tamil media. [ [http://www.lankaeverything.com/vinews/srilanka/20060904014736.php Intimidation of Tamil media] ] [ [http://www.dailymirror.lk/2006/08/18/news/08.asp IFJ calls for end to brutal targeting of Lankan media] ]

Incident

Sahadevan was shot dead inside his house during nighttime curfew in an area heavily guarded by the Sri Lankan Army. [ [http://www.cpj.org/killed/killed07.html CPJ Sahadevan Nilakshan, Chaalaram, August 1 2007, Jaffna] ]

ee also

*Sri Lankan civil war
*Human Rights in Sri Lanka
*Notable assassinations of the Sri Lankan Civil War

References

External links

* [http://www.freemedia.at/PDF_Reports/SriLanka_mission_report.pdf Sri Lanka mission report]
* [http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=10956 Nine recommendations for improving media freedom in Sri Lanka – RSF]
* [http://www.humanrights-geneva.info/article.php3?id_article=1618 Media in Sri Lanka]
* [http://www.ifj-asia.org/page/sri_lanka1.html Free Speech in Sri Lanka]
* [http://www.asiantribune.com/index.php?q=node/6784/print Mystery surrounds the brutal killing of a Tamil journalist, Asian Tribune]