Freelance journalist Tharindu Uduwaragedara was detained and assaulted by police while reporting on a union-led protest in Colombo on July 28. The IFJ and its affiliates, the Federation of Media Employees Trade Union (FMETU), the Free Media Movement (FMM), and the Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association (SWLJA) condemns Uduwaragedara’s detention and assault, and urges Sri Lankan authorities and human rights bodies to conduct a thorough investigation into the incident.

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