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Interview: Sunanda Deshapriya
By: Sameer Padania
Posted: Dec 11 08
Witnessed: 1265 times
Regions: Sri Lanka
Issues: Armed conflict, Justice, Violence
Tags: archives, cpa lanka, GFMD08, interview, new media, NGO, online video, sri lanka, sunanda deshapriya
Sunanda Deshapriya runs the Media Unit at the Center for Policy Alternatives, a Sri Lankan NGO, and is part of the Free Media Movement in Sri Lanka.
I interviewed Sunanda about the work of CPA Lanka, and about their use of new media, and specifically online video, to help place the voices of ordinary Sri Lankans at the heart of their advocacy on human rights, peacebuilding and development.
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