Today is the one year anniversary of the massacre that took the lives of 17 employees of the French aid group Action Contre la Faim. There was a ceremony at the UN compound in Colombo, along with other major Sri Lankan cities and offices in 40 countries ACF operates in.
I would really have liked to have blogged about this commemoration, or even done something for VoR Radio or the upcoming Spinach 7. But, as I found out when I arrived at the compound, media are barred from the events.
I'm sure there' s a good reason for this, but I wasn't given one.
So unfortunately I have nothing to report.
2 comments:
Bummer!
Haig,
You are working for a highly mis-understood INGO. ACF guys perished because they were at the wrong place at the wront time. May peace be with them. WV has a bad reputation in some areas particularly due to religious tensions resulting from suspicions of religious conversions. Hope you can capture some of that tension in your films without damaging Sri Lankan identity.
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