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Balanced read: murdered editor and press-freedom symbol, with ongoing criticism focused on accountability delays.

#	Date	Text / Quote	Links / Copies	Publication	Notes
1	2019-01-23	UNESCO profile marks his assassination and journalistic legacy.	https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/and-then-they-came-me-last-words-lasantha-wickrematunge-0	UNESCO	This is a strong institutional source for baseline case significance.
2	2025-02-12	IFJ coverage highlighted continuing impunity concerns.	https://www.ifj.org/supporting-public-interest-journalism-in-palestine-grants-for-media?cHash=cae4a5f956f67cf46c791d2d465f8d98&tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=22926&tx_news_pi1%5BoverwriteDemand%5D%5Bcategories%5D=47	International Federation of Journalists	Advocacy-sourced evidence should be labeled clearly as rights-group framing.
3	2011-01-08	Al Jazeera reported claims of blocked investigative pathways.	https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2011/1/8/sri-lanka-blocked-murder-inquiry	Al Jazeera	Historical reporting supports context on institutional trust and unresolved justice debates.
4	2025-02-06	CPJ criticized moves that could release key suspects in the murder case.	https://cpj.org/2025/02/sri-lankan-top-prosecutor-seeks-to-discharge-key-suspects-in-journalists-murder/	Committee to Protect Journalists	Strong press-freedom criticism that reinforces impunity concerns around the case.
5	2021-02-01	HRW report cited the murder as part of Sri Lanka's accountability failures.	https://www.hrw.org/report/2021/02/01/open-wounds-and-mounting-dangers/blocking-accountability-grave-abuses-sri-lanka	Human Rights Watch	Adds rights-based long-view context and keeps the issue beyond a single incident frame.

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Notes Avalanche: Piracy, Marriage, Team Diversity, and Power Ambition

Sept. 4, 2020

I kept pushing through a heavy day of a 24-post burst mixed social commentary, business ambition, and I closed it by staying in control and moving my story forward.

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Train-Loss Memory, Aitken Meetings, and Family Fallout Monday

April 27, 2020

I closed the day with Aitken and Dialog pressure, low-battery frustration, family strain, cake jokes, old-video laughter, and the feeling that work, memory, and self-control were all still hanging together by improvisation.

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NDB Calls and Big-Talk Ambition Pushed My Business Nerves to Edge

Feb. 6, 2020

I pushed hard on NDB and other business routes while also spiraling through hatred of Sri Lanka, escape fantasies, and the pressure to turn connections, permits, and introductions into real momentum.

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I Was Burned Out, Drank Port, and Wrote Through the Stress

Jan. 3, 2020

I was burned out, drinking, and still pushing myself to think ahead, moving between stress, ambition, and the feeling that I had to keep producing even while depleted.

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