28September2021
Featured Articles
Featured Articles
Tamil relatives of disappeared reject Sri Lanka president’s ‘death certificate’ offer
“We reject the talks between the President and the UN Secretary General (UNSG)” was the strong rebuttal from the Tamil family members who are victims of enforced disappearance in Sri Lanka...............
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
Mounting condemnation force ‘tough’ Sri Lanka government to set union leader free
“Let’s get together and carry on with our struggle” said Sri Lanka’s Joseph Stal...
Media
Intimidation of Tamil Journalists continues unabated in Sri Lanka
Exactly six months ago a scathing report from the Office of the High Commissione...
Human Rights
Death in Sri Lanka’s Police custody: Tamil Youth’s body to be exhumed
The body of a young Tamil who was allegedly beaten to death while in Sri Lankan ...
International Affairs
X-Press Pearl disaster: Indian fisherman alarmed over marine pollution
Fishermen along the South Indian coast have expressed fears after the deadly tox...
Politics & Economy
Tamil resistance lives on despite Sri Lanka’s ban on 'Maaveerar Naal'
Over the three decades that it has been celebrated, Maaveerar Naal has undergone...
Media & Culture
Impunity Island: Sri Lanka's "predator emeritus" on rebound
Many local journalists feel discomfort when they hear the name Gotabaya Rajapaks...
Reflections
Dharmaretnam Sivaram: 'Appa died doing what he loved most'
This year marks the 15th anniversary of our father’s death and to this day, no o...
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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