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International human rights groups have warned that Sri Lanka has become one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist.
Lasantha Wickramatunga was shot dead on 8 January 2009
Many are feeling extremely nervous following the recent murder of the prominent newspaper editor and government critic Lasantha Wickramatunga.
In a remarkable final article, published after he was killed, he predicted his own death.
The actor Bill Nighy read an extract for Newshour:
Listen Listen to an extract from the article (29 secs)
The defence secretary (c) says he is only fighting terrorism
The BBC's Chris Morris spoke to the Sri Lankan Defence Secretary, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and asked him first about the murder of Mr Wickramatunga:
Listen Listen to Gotabaya Rajapaksa (4 mins 5 secs)
First broadcast 2 February 2009
Click here to listen to the full article by Lasantha Wickramatunga
