Photo courtesy of Daily FT Today is Menstrual Hygiene Day On Menstrual Hygiene Day, we are reminded of the ongoing efforts to normalize menstruation worldwide…
Photo courtesy of Angelica Chandrasekeran Many Sri Lankans engage in protests for a variety of grievances but protests by refugees and asylum seekers, one of…
Photo courtesy of Kumanan Kanapathippillai Media personnel and activists are reporting several cases of Hindu religious sites being damaged, relics removed and Buddhist statues erected…
Photo courtesy of Toronto Star As Sri Lanka marks the end of a long and bloody civil war 14 years on, the legacy of the brutal…
Photo courtesy of Twitter “Not only our actions, but also our inactions, become our destiny.” Heinrich Zimmer (The King and the Corpse) This week marked…
Photo courtesy of Ruki Fernando This anniversary marks a stage, a pause in the fighting, does not a lasting peace reflect( especially when…
Photo courtesy of Roar Media “How are we supposed to heal when we can’t even remember our loved ones in peace?” asked Vinitha (name changed),…
Photos courtesy of Kavindu Sivaraj “We believe given the ugliness of oppressions we fight, the creation of beauty is an act of resistance.” The Fearless Collective…
Picture courtesy of Facebook Piyath Nikeshala, a prominent social media activist, was attacked with machetes in broad daylight by former deputy mayor of Kaduwela Municipal…
Photo courtesy of Daily Record Monarchy, dictatorship, authoritarianism and despotism, even of the benevolent kind and as a result of democratic elections, are an affront…
Photo courtesy of HRW The recent economic crisis in Sri Lanka exposed the police as an authoritarian institution. Protestors were arbitrarily arrested by officers in…
Photo courtesy of lookphotos Buddhism has been a part of Sri Lanka’s culture for centuries and the ordination of young boys as novice monks is…
Photograph courtesy of Anoma Wijewardene On this day, one year ago, I was alone in my studio working intensely on some paintings totally unaware of…
Photo courtesy of UTV News On human rights grounds, the US government has banned Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda, the most senior officer in Sri Lanka’s navy…
Photo courtesy of Mint Two weeks ago, a complaint was made by Ms. Ishara Devendra, a journalist, about her workplace culture at ITN. Ms Devendra’s…
Photo courtesy of HRW In 2022 parliamentarian and lawyer Premanath C. Dolawatte presented to parliament a Private Member’s Bill to amend Sections 365 and 365A…
Photo courtesy of AP Sri Lanka and Myanmar were both once colonized by the British and gained independence in the same year, 1948. That is…
Photo courtesy of Freedom From Torture A much discussed and debated topic is the Anti-Terrorism Bill (ATA) of 2023, which was introduced as a mending…
How can the most ambitious renewable power project in Sri Lanka can have this many detrimental impacts on the environment and the local communities of…
Photo courtesy of BBC There are many things that I remember today, April 21, 2023 in relation to Easter Sunday attacks four years ago. Images of…
Photo courtesy of The Toronto Star For forty years, human rights activists have demanded repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) of 1979, which…
Photo courtesy of The World Bank The impact of the economic crisis on the working class poor of Colombo over the past year cannot be overstated. Many…
Photo courtesy of Amnesty International A cascade of reports from human rights organisations including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have drawn attention to rise…
Photo courtesy of NPR The proposed Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), as many legal experts have already argued, can be more dangerous than the draconian Prevention of…
Photo courtesy of Deccan Herald The Anti-Terrorism Bill gazetted by the government in March highlights a critical issue: the interconnectedness of oppressive laws. As the…
Photo courtesy of CNBC How to select keys for the door when you know the gatekeeper all too well, when chance and destiny carry…
Photo courtesy of India Today Child sexual abuse and exploitation have been ongoing issues in Sri Lanka for many years and the numbers continue to…
Photo courtesy of FT Sri Lanka awaited the IMF bailout package to find some breathing space so that it can provide basic needs of energy,…
Photo courtesy of Amnesty International The ruthless repression of dissent, the growing crisis of refugees, an unchecked climate crisis and double standards of the West…
Kamala Vasuki is an artist and feminist activist who has continuously reacted and responded to oppressive, marginalizing and silencing mechanisms through her social action and…