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MEDIA SAFETY - LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

MEDIA SAFETY

23 October 2006: IFJ denounces bombing of Voice of Tigers in Sri Lanka

17 October 2006: Sri Lanka jets bomb Tamil Tiger radio, say rebels

21 September 2006: Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers warn journalists against travelling in army vehicles

19 September 2006: Tigers Fire At The Media Team In Jaffna

11 September 2006: Tamil newspaper pleads for protection from attacks

08 September 2006: Armed group threatened Udayan newspaper in Jaffna

03 September 2006: Security Forces Condemns Abductions of Journalists

30 August 2006: Abducted journalist Nadaraja Guruparan released

28 August 2006: Missing News Director Feared Abducted

22 August 2006: Targeting of Sri Lankan media continues as violence escalates

21 August 2006: MD of Jaffna Daily "Namathu Eelanadu" shot dead

20 August 2006: News Print Stores of Udayan Newspaper Set on Fire

17 August 2006: IFJ calls for an end to brutal targeting of media in Sri Lanka

03 July 2006: Journalist abducted and murdered in Colombo

18 May 2006: IFJ welcomes LTTE assurances on media freedom

02 May 2006: Two Media Staffer Killed, Three Injured in Newspaper Attack

28 April 2006: Tamilnet editor's murder still unpunished

16 February 2006: Journalist Assaulted

24 January 2006: Journalist Shot Dead in Trincomalee

22 December 2005: Newspaper delivery person shot dead

19 December 2005: Three Journalist beaten in Jaffna by SL army

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

21 March 2007: Sri Lanka says 17 dead, dozens hurt in rebel clashes

14 March 2007: Sri Lanka warplanes pound rebel targets

13 March 2007: Sri Lanka says air raids kill eight Tamil Tiger rebels

11 March 2007: Sri Lanka says kills at least 20 rebels in gunbattle

22 February 2007: Civilians flee fearing fresh Sri Lanka offensive: rebels

14 February 2007: Sri Lanka rebel clash kills 4 as UK envoy visits

31 January 2007: Police killed in Sri Lanka blast

21 January 2007: Sri Lanka beats off rebel attack at sea

17 January 2007: Sri Lanka jets bomb Tamil Tigers as fighting flares

16 January 2007: Sri Lanka says captures Tiger lines, kills 30 rebels

12 January 2007: Commandos take eight Tiger bases in Sri Lanka

10 January 2007: Six killed in rival Tamil rebel clash in Sri Lanka

04 January 2007: Sri Lanka says bombs rebel naval base in new strike

02 January 2007: Sri Lanka Tigers say air raids kill 14

29 December 2006: INTERVIEW-Sri Lanka military says rebel-held town to fall soon

18 December 2006: Flush us out at your peril, Sri Lanka rebels warn army

18 December 2006: Thousands flee Tiger territory amid fears of fighting

14 December 2006: Sri Lanka military vows to drive Tigers from east coast

10 December 2006: Thousands flee Sri Lanka fighting to temples, schools

07 December 2006: Sri Lanka says rebels shell school, wound students

28 November 2006: Sri Lanka battles rebels after independence vow

28 November 2006: Sri Lanka battles rebels after independence vow

27 November 2006: Sri Lanka rebel chief says independent state only option

24 November 2006: Death toll in Sri Lanka goes up

23 November 2006: Sri Lanka tanks, jets battle rebels as war escalates

22 November 2006: Sri Lanka bombs Tiger territory, says donors misled

18 November 2006: S.Lankan navy battles rebels at sea, troops ambushed

09 November 2006: Thousands flee Sri Lanka camp as sea battle erupts

01 November 2006: Sri Lanka jets bomb rebels in east after failed talks

27 October 2006: Sea battle, shelling reported ahead of Sri Lanka peace talks

16 October 2006: Suicide attack on Sri Lanka military convoy kills 67

10 October 2006: Bomb blast kills three in Sri Lanka

09 October 2006: Artillery duels along Sri Lanka's Jaffna frontline

04 October 2006: Sri Lanka raids rebels, finds bomb after Tigers OK talks

27 September 2006: Fear, hunger stalk Sri Lanka's Jaffna Tamils

21 September 2006: Sri Lanka troops deployed at Muslim town after rioting

19 September 2006: War planes target Tigers after Muslim massacre

18 September 2006: Eleven Muslims killed in Sri Lanka

15 September 2006: Troops shell Tigers in new Sri Lanka fighting

14 September 2006: "Disappearances" on rise in Sri Lanka's dirty war

12 September 2006: Sri Lanka market bomb kills 16

05 September 2006: Army 'consolidates' Sampur gains

05 September 2006: Sri Lanka troops work to clear mines in fallen Tiger town

04 September 2006: Sri Lanka president says no war after capture of Tiger town

30 August 2006: Doctors fear monsoon epidemics in Sri Lanka camps

30 August 2006: Sporadic shelling in Sri Lanka's east as death toll mounts

29 August 2006: Sri Lanka army battles rebels in northeast

28 August 2006: Two killed, 41 wounded in Sri Lanka fighting

27 August 2006: Expats evacuated from Sri Lanka north, fighting flares

18 August 2006: Sri Lanka reinforces troops, aid workers flee

18 August 2006: Sri Lanka reinforces troops, aid workers flee

14 August 2006: Blast rocks Sri Lanka capital, air raid kills youths

19 July 2006: Sri Lankan soldiers die in blast

12 July 2006: Sri Lanka mine ambushes kill three, more attacks seen

03 July 2006: Sri Lanka blasts kill 8, Indian official visits

28 June 2006: Rebel flotilla kills 5 S.Lanka sailors in sea clash

27 June 2006: Troops, roadblocks as Sri Lanka ups security after suicide bombing

19 June 2006: Tiger suicide bombers at ready if S.Lanka war resumes

15 June 2006: Sri Lanka hits rebels after bus blast kills 64

15 June 2006: Mine blast kills 64 on bus in Sri Lanka

14 June 2006: Three killed as Tigers clash with Sri Lankan troops laying mines

13 June 2006: Bomb hoax halts traffic in Colombo

1 June 2006: Political party office bombed in Sri Lanka's restive east

31 May 2006: Artillery duels along de facto front lines in Sri Lanka

30 May 2006: Sri Lanka rejects military option after EU ban on Tigers

30 May 2006: EU puts Sri Lanka's Tamil rebels on terror list

23 May 2006: Peacebroker Norway concerned about Sri Lanka violence

18 May 2006: Mortar bomb attacks in Sri Lanka's restive region

15 May 2006: Sri Lanka bus blast kills dozens

12 May 2006: ICRC deeply concerned about upsurge of violence

11 May 2006: Sri Lanka vows to crack down on killings to save peace bid

05 May 2006: Sri Lanka troops killed seven civilians in Jaffna: report

27 April 2006: Thousands fleeing air strikes in northeast Sri Lanka: UN

27 April 2006: Tigers seek foreign pressure to halt air attacks

26 April 2006: Sri Lanka bomber used maternity day to enter army HQ: report

26 April 2006: Sri Lanka air strike kills civilian

25 April 2006: Rights group slams Sri Lanka for not saving Tamil civilians

25 April 2006: More killings send tension soaring in Sri Lanka

24 April 2006: Sri Lankan troops kill two Tiger suspects amid new tensions

19 April 2006: Five more killed in fresh Sri Lanka violence

29 March 2006: Sri Lanka vows talks despite sinking of navy craft

24 March 2006: Strike grips Sri Lanka town amid tension

5 March 2006: Tigers say Sri Lankan troops aided first attack since Swiss talks

31 January 2006: Relief workers abducted in Sri Lanka despite truce

19 January 2006: Sri Lanka extends state of emergency despite Tamil protests

12 January 2006: Mine blast kills nine sailors as Sri Lanka vows no war

5 January 2006: Sri Lankan government does not want war with rebels

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