Sri Lanka

Letters

Letters—Olympics 2012 won London a gentrification gold medal

Criminal legacy of London Olympics 2012
25 July 2022
Dozens of Sri Lankans, including Tamils, joined a protest in April in Colombo
International

Sri Lankan state ramps up repression

Protests must continue
23 July 2022
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
International

State of emergency declared in Sri Lanka

Politicians hope to limit revolt
19 July 2022
International

Sri Lankan revolt topples rulers

Sri Lankan revolt must stay strong
11 July 2022
Sri Lankan woman rows a small boat
Background Check

Extreme poverty rises as Sri Lanka’s economy falls

Sri Lanka's debt crisis worsens poverty
08 July 2022
Dozens of Sri Lankans, including Tamils, joined a protest in April in Colombo
Comment

Can the Sri Lankan revolt overcome ethnic divisions?

Joint struggle can create unity
12 May 2022
Sri Lankan university students protest
International

Prime minister goes in Sri Lanka as strikes grow

PM Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned
10 May 2022
Protesters in Sri Lanka
International

More workers set to join mass revolt in Sri Lanka  

Workers join the fight
03 May 2022
Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka
International

Big powers are false friends of Sri Lanka

Don't let false support divide
26 April 2022
Nurses trade union
International

International round up: Strikes can boost Sri Lankan revolt

Sri Lankan workers plan to strike
19 April 2022
Crowds clashing with riot police
International

Protesters in Sri Lanka want total system change

Protests are putting on pressure
12 April 2022
Sri Lankan protester holds placard
International

Sri Lankan cabinet resigns amid protests and turmoil

Political turmoil has engulfed three nations
04 April 2022
A large crowd of people marches through Khartoum
International

Hunger and resistance over rising cost of food in Sudan and Sri Lanka

Protests and riots over price increases
29 March 2022
Letters—Profit amid Sri Lanka devastation
Letters

Letters—Profit amid Sri Lanka devastation

My home land of Sri Lanka is being despoiled by people who put money first. A chemical-laden cargo ship sank off the coast near the city of Colombo last week.
04 June 2021
Socialist Review Archive

Sri Lankan horror leads to repression

The horrific suicide attacks in Sri Lanka which targeted hotels and Christian churches and caused more than 250 deaths have led directly to increased repression from the state. Responding to Islamophobic anger in the wake of the atrocities it was decreed that “all face coverings” would be banned. The rationalisation for this measure was national...
07 May 2019
Brutal state repression lies behind horrific attacks in Sri Lanka
International

Brutal state repression lies behind horrific attacks in Sri Lanka

At least 290 people were killed and hundreds more injured in a series of eight bomb attacks in Sri Lanka on Sunday.
22 April 2019
Dheepan—fighter’s flight is a unique take on war veteran films
Reviews & Culture

Dheepan—fighter’s flight is a unique take on war veteran films

The story of the veterans of failed wars has been a Hollywood staple since Vietnam in the 1970s.
12 April 2016
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International

Sri Lankan protest targets David Cameron’s visit

Hundreds of protesters surrounded David Cameron’s car on a visit to the mostly Tamil north of Sri Lanka last week. They held photos of relatives killed or abducted in the massacres that ended the civil war of 2009 or the clampdowns that followed.
19 November 2013
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Cameron still backs Sri Lanka

David Cameron was set to attend a Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka this week. 
12 November 2013
Tamil demonstration draws attention to Sri Lankan war crimes
News

Tamil demonstration draws attention to Sri Lankan war crimes

Sri Lankan Tamils demonstrated against David Cameron attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Colombo on 15 November.
15 October 2013
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The Troublemaker

Free massacre with every trip

The Sri Lankan army bathed the Jaffna region in blood as it overran the separatist Tamil Tigers in 2009. Its problem now is what to do with the vast territory it forcibly cleared. So the army has decided to fill it with tourists. 
10 September 2013
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International

Tamil students and lecturers strike in Jaffna against repression

Teachers and students in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, are striking against the arrest and interrogation of leading Tamil activists from their university.
06 December 2012
Thousands of Tamils march as queen dines with Sri Lankan president
News

Thousands of Tamils march as queen dines with Sri Lankan president

Thousands of Tamils marched through central London yesterday (Wednesday) to protest at the queen lunching with the Sri Lankan president who presided over war crimes.
07 June 2012
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Werritty’s spooky business

Adam Werritty gets cash to travel the world from a number of donors. Liam Fox has had a particular interest in Sri Lanka. He has been involved with the Sri Lankan Development Fund, which was wound up in 1999.
18 October 2011