The Asian Human Rights Commission has reported on the many threats to internet publications made recently. The latest was the arrest of the Lanka-E-News editor, Bennett Rupasinghe. Rupasinghe’s arrest brought numerous protests from local media organisations, locally and internationally and also human rights organisations. Despite of a police request to detain him further, the Magistrate of Kaduwela released Rupasinghe on bail. Following this, lawyers acting for Lanka-E-News and several human rights organisations have received threatening notices and letters. We reproduce below translations of such letters and a copy of a notice.

(Translated from Sinhala)

Threats and intimidations to e-News and those supporting them since release on bail of News Editor on 7th April 2011