16June2019
Featured Articles
Featured Articles
Attacks on Tamil journalists “recalls the worst times in Sri Lanka’s history”
An International media watchdog has urged the Sri Lankan government to take action against members of the security forces who have been carrying on with attacks on Tamil journalists. In a statement......
Interviews
Interviews
'Sri Lanka and Myanmar are ethnocratic states' - Dr Maung Zarni
'Enemy of the State' screamed the banner headline of a Burmese national newspaper in September, featuring full page photograph of Maung Zarni. More hatred follows, a week later. "These publications ar...
Politics & Current Affairs
Catholic priests urge U.S. restraint on Sri Lanka's use of emergency powers
A group of Catholic priests have appealed to Washington to ensure Christian and ...
Media
Sri Lanka: Army chief to retain military spy accused of murder and torture (VIDEO)
An army intelligence officer accused of deadly attacks against journalists, incl...
Human Rights
Mobs attack Sri Lanka Methodist center for disabled on Palm Sunday (VIDEO)
Christians attending a prayer meeting at a center for the disabled were pelted w...
Politics & Economy
Sri Lanka must address, not ignore, Muslim grievances
The Sri Lanka government’s response to the Easter Sunday bomb blasts has been so...
Human Rights
A distant grief: Mourning the dead in exile
They stood mourning their dead in a cold church hall, hands respectfully clasped...
Media & Culture
Impunity Island: Sri Lanka's "predator emeritus" on rebound
Many local journalists feel discomfort when they hear the name Gotabaya Rajapaks...
Reflections
Vairamuttu Varadakumar: the quiet centre of the struggle for Tamil rights
The Tamil community has lost a quiet hero. V. Varadakumar held the centre of Tam...
Poetry & Prose
Press Releases
JDS condemns attacks on journalists following Sri Lanka Easter Massacre
Journaists for Democracy in Sri Lanka denounces the spiteful hate campaign direc...
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