Sri Lanka, Oct. 12 -- COLOMBO -A coalition of Sri Lankan media organizations has condemned what it describes as a "defamatory and potentially violence-inciting campaign" targeting Sandhya Eknaligoda, wife of disappeared journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda following the return of Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera to prison to serve the remainder of his sentence.

In a joint statement, six media organizations including the Free Media Movement (FMM), Sri Lanka Work Journalists' Association (SLWJA), Sri Lanka Muslim Media Forum (SLMMF), Federation of Media Employees' Trade Union (FMETU), Tamil Media Alliance (TMA) and South Asian Women in Media - Sri Lanka (SAWM-SL) warned that the campaign could threaten Eknaligoda's personal safety and furthe...