The Wickremesinghe government’s denigration of last year’s mass movement that forced out President Gotabhaya Rajapakse is in preparation for state repression against the working class and rural masses.
The Frontline Socialist Party and Inter University Student Federation, which posture as champions of democratic rights at press conferences and meetings, violently oppose the IYSSE and students exercising their democratic rights on university campuses.
The primary demand of the 2022 protests – the removal of Gotabaya Rajapaksa from his role as president – has been achieved, but the secondary demand of “system change” has not.
An altered photo has been repeatedly shared in social media posts falsely claiming it shows a Sri Lankan student activist Wasantha Mudalige holding a Guinness World Records certificate for being enrolled in the same university degree programme for the longest period of time. The original photo shows Mudalige holding.
by Prof.Kirthi Tennakone What are human rights? The United Nations declares: “Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status.” Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and […]