Sri Lanka: social media activist questioned by police

Event
Country
  • Sri Lanka
Initial Date
Jun 13, 2023
Event Description

Social activist Prasad Welikumbura was questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department today regarding a Twitter video he published in February.

According to journalist Tharindu Jayawardena, the video showcases a group of citizens expressing their dissatisfaction with a military motorcade.

Impact of Event
1
Gender of HRD
  • Man
Violation
  • Intimidation and Threats
Rights Concerned
  • Freedom of expression
    • Online
  • Right to healthy and safe environment
HRD
  • Blogger/ Social Media Activist
Perpetrator-State
  • Police
Source

Newswire

Monitoring Status
Pending
Event Location

Latitude: 6.935410935863807

Longitude: 79.8581867177222

Event Location
Summary for Publications

On 13 June 2023, Prasad Welikumbura, social media activist, was questioned by the police over a video he shared on social media months before about citizens' disappointment with the military in Colombo, in Sri Lanka.