{"id":127594,"date":"2014-07-09T12:18:17","date_gmt":"2014-07-09T06:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=127594"},"modified":"2014-07-09T12:18:40","modified_gmt":"2014-07-09T06:48:40","slug":"let-ngos-operate-freely-us-tells-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/let-ngos-operate-freely-us-tells-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Let NGOs Operate Freely&#8221; US Tells Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States is concerned by reports that the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/controlling-ngos-defence-ministry-acting-beyond-the-mandate-says-lawyers-collective\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ordered<\/span><\/a> registered Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and civil society groups to cease their media engagements and activities.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_127596\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/JEN-PSAKI.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127596\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-127596\" alt=\"Jen Psaki\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/JEN-PSAKI-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/JEN-PSAKI-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/JEN-PSAKI-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-127596\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jen Psaki<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Issuing a statement the US\u00a0department of\u00a0state spokesperson J<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">en Psaki, has today said; 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