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Freedom of the press in Sri Lanka is guaranteed by Article 14(1)(a) of the Constitution of Sri Lanka which gives every citizen "the freedom of speech and expression including publication".[1] But under some government's there was widespread suppression of the media, particularly those critical of those governments. Sri Lanka is ranked 146 out of 180 countries in Reporters Without Borders's Press Freedom Index for 2022

Freedom House has judged the Sri Lankan press to be Partly free.[2]

  1. ^ "THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA". LawNet. Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka". Freedom House.

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