Tissa: 100 days served, 20 yrs to go

INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY was the 100th day of J.S. "Tissa" Tissainayagam's 20-year prison term. Tissa, was convicted of "terrorism" charges for articles documenting human rights abuses by the Sri Lankan military, as well as the difficult conditions faced by Sri Lankans displaced in the nation's long war.  His sentence was a dire warning to other journalists who would dare be critical of the government. They are right to be concerned as the Committee to Protect Journalists reports. Now please read on