U.S. Ambassador Michele J. Sison recently hosted the popular Sri Lankan band Marians at her residence to commemorate Daniel Pearl Music Days 2014. Civil society activists and journalists were among many who attended the event that is observed each year in the month of October. Since 2002 there have been over 11,000 performances in 129 countries to celebrate the theme of Harmony for Humanity and pay tribute to the late Wall Street Journal journalist Daniel Pearl. As U.S. President Barack Obama has said, The loss of Daniel Pearl was one of those moments that captured the worlds imagination because it reminded us how valuable a free press is.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 08:45:23 +0000
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