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Significant response to Sri Lankan meeting demanding release of jailed poet Ahnaf Jazeem
Last Sunday’s online meeting demanding the release of Sri Lankan poet Ahnaf Jazeem attracted a significant audience. The meeting was organised by the Action Committee for the Defence of Freedom of Art and Expression (ACDAE), held via Zoom and live-streamed on Facebook.
Ahnaf Jazeem (Facebook Photo)
Over 80 people attended the live event and the video, which was posted on the ACDAE’s Facebook page, has now been watched by about 1,000 more. The ACDAE was established in August 2019, under the political initiative and guidance of the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka In Myanmar’s Shadow: A Democracy Pact Is Imperative!
Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka
It’s Myanmar today and could very well be Sri Lanka tomorrow, or more correctly in 2024 if the election results are not to the liking of the military or the ex-military brass.
Coups are not always against Opposition parties; quite often they are against governing parties. The Myanmar coup was not against the Opposition; it was against the Aung San Suu Kyi who was the figurehead leader, and the party she leads.
The lessons for Sri Lanka are obvious. We are on the road to Myanmar and are already halfway there. Michelle Bachelet’s Report is helpful in the light it sheds on militarization.
by Jehan Perera President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has announced that the government will be entering into an agreement with the Adani Group, based in India, to offer them 49 percent of the shares in a joint venture company. This joint venture will include Japanese government financing and will manage one of the terminals in the Colombo […]