The Maldives makes a bid to become the world’s leading refuge for persecuted journalists. The island nation’s president, Mohamed Nasheed, knows whereof he speaks: He spent years in prison during the three-decade reign of Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, as punishment for getting a wee bit personal in his writings for Sangu.
Given my curious fascination with Sri Lanka and its long-running ethnic conflict, I thought it wise to provide some context. The island nation’s 34-year civil war is pretty baffling, and the partisan journalism on both sides doesn’t make it easy to parse the details. That’s why I heartily recommend Sri Lanka: History and the Roots […]
