Media rights group accuses Sri Lanka of censorship

A media rights organisation on Tuesday accused Sri Lankan authorities of blocking access to websites critical of the government and stifling dissent.

The Paris-based Reporters without Borders, RSF, said Sri Lanka most recently blocked a site for reporting alleged incidents inside a camp for civilians displaced by the war with Tamil Tiger rebels.

"The Lankanewsweb.com blocking is the latest evidence of a decline in freedom of expression in Sri Lanka," RSF said in a statement.