Sri Lanka Guardian

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| name = Sri Lanka Guardian

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| url = {{url|www.slguardian.org}}

| type = Online Newspaper

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| editors = Eric Bailey, Windya Gamlath

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| founder = Nilantha Ilangamuwa, Victor Karunairajan

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| launch_date = August 2007

| language = English, Sinhala

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| current_status = Active

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Sri Lanka Guardian is Sri Lankan news website known for its independent news coverage. It has been banned in Sri Lanka along with other websites for this criticism of the Sri Lankan government and officials and its investigative journalism.{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.com/sinhala/news/story/2010/01/100127_lankaenews_rsf.shtml | title=Sri Lanka news websites 'blocked' | publisher=BBC Sinhala | date=27 January 2010 | accessdate=16 November 2017}}{{cite web | url=http://www.bbc.com/sinhala/news/story/2011/11/111106_fmm_websites.shtml | title=Website blocking 'a brutal crackdown' | publisher=BBC Sinhala | date=6 November 2011 | accessdate=17 November 2017}}{{cite web | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/5925143/Sri-Lanka-blocks-five-new-sites-over-insults | title=Sri Lanka blocks five new sites over 'insults' | publisher=Stuff | date=8 November 2011 | accessdate=16 November 2017}}{{cite web | url=https://cpj.org/2011/11/sri-lankan-government-blocks-websites.php | title=Sri Lankan government blocks websites | publisher=Committee to Protect Journalists | date=7 November 2011 | accessdate=16 November 2017}}{{cite web | url=https://rsf.org/en/news/websites-blocked-just-hours-poll-results-due-be-announced | title=Websites blocked just hours before poll results due to be announced | publisher=Reporters Without Borders | date=26 January 2010 | accessdate=16 November 2017}} It released a video showing Sri Lankan army female recruits being abused and tortured; the Sri Lankan army accepted the authenticity of the video and ordered an inquiry.{{cite web | url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/southasia/2014/03/sri-lanka-army-admits-torture-women-201432212393611436.html | title=Sri Lanka army admits torture of women | publisher=AlJazeera | date=22 May 2014 | accessdate=16 November 2017}}{{cite web | url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/sri-lanka-army-admits-torture-of-women-recruits-554785 | title=Sri Lanka army admits torture of women recruits | publisher=NDTV | date=22 March 2014 | accessdate=16 November 2017}}{{cite web | url=http://observers.france24.com/en/20140409-video-violence-female-soldiers-sri-lanka | title=Video exposes violence against female soldiers in Sri Lanka | publisher=observers.france24 | date=4 September 2014 | accessdate=16 November 2017}}{{cite web | url=http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/03/23/sri-lanka-army-admits-torture-recruits | title=Sri Lanka army admits torture of recruits | publisher=SBS | date=23 March 2014 | accessdate=16 November 2017}}