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The previous version of this piece was written soon after the Mirihana Incident, but I was unable to send it to The Editor of The Island as intended due to some reasons which are of no importance to the reader. Whilst accepting that during the past one month many developments had taken place beyond anybody’s […]
By Austin Fernando The 31 March afternoon protest at the Jubilee Post against the high cost of living, various shortages, etc., initially caused by a dollar shortage, gathered momentum by the evening. By late evening it grabbed the headlines both nationally and internationally; the protesters’ slogans changed from a demand for redress to their grievances […]
Sri Lanka Collective Against Torture (SLCAT) has said that every allegation of torture of persons, arrested at Mirihana, should be investigated and those responsible held accountable. Affected persons should be provided services for recovery and compensation, SLCAT said in a statement issued yesterday. The following is the text of the statement: “People had gathered at Mirihana to exercise […]
By Rathindra Kuruwita Several political parties held demonstrations yesterday (03) in defiance of the curfew in force. Hundreds of supporters of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) held a demonstration near Independence Square, where the police and STF were deployed in large numbers. The protests were led by Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa. MPs Patali Champika Ranawaka, Harsha […]
Hundreds of protesters attempted to storm President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's house in the Mirihana district of Colombo, Sri Lanka.