Murugupillai Kokulathasan, a freelance journalist in Sri Lanka was arrested on 28 November, 2020. He is being held in connection with a Facebook post under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, a draconian law often used to silence journalists.

Solidarity address

Murugupillai Kokulathasan
The Remand Prison
Batticaloa
Sri Lanka

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