COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has banned activist groups and NGOs from holding press conferences and issuing press releases, a Defence Ministry circular says, raising new concerns over freedom of expression in the island nation.
The circular, dated July 1, also outlaws NGOs and civil society organisations holding workshops for journalists.
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