Punniyamurthy Sathyamurthy

Punniyamurthy Sathyamurthy (1972 - February 12, 2009) was a minority Sri Lankan Tamil journalist who worked for Canadian Tamil Radio, Canadian Multicultural Radio and Tamil Vision International television based in Canada. He was killed in a Sri Lankan Airforce air raid in Thevipuram in Mullaithivu on February 12 2009.
Personal life
Sathyamurthy was born in Polanaruva and lived in Mullaithivu. He was a student of Jaffna University where he studied Political Science before becoming a journalist.He was married and has a daughter of six years.
Background
His killing is a part of a series of killing of journalists in Sri Lanka.This incident is part of of series of killing, violence and intimidation against journalists and human rights activists taking place in Sri Lanka in particular against Tamil Media workers and in the Jaffna region. The killing of journalists have not been investigated leading to conviction of anyone and attacks have continued with impunity making Sri Lanka one of the most dangerous places for journalists.
Incident
Sathyamurthy was killed in Sri Lankan Airforce Airstrike in Thevipuram, Mullaithivu on February 12 2009.
Reaction
Reporters Without Borders said in a statement

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