**A court in Sri Lanka has sentenced prominent Tamil journalist JS Tissainayagam to 20 years in prison under a harsh anti-terrorism law.**High Court Judge Deepali Wijesundara found Mr Tissainayagam guilty of “causing communal disharmony”.
Mr Tissainayagam was arrested in 2008 and charged with inciting violence in articles in his magazine, the North Eastern Monthly, which is now closed.
He was also accused of aiding a terrorist organisation.
International rights group have been campaigning for his release - they say Sri Lanka is using anti-terror laws to silence peaceful critics.