• Greenwashing genocide? The UK welcomes Sri Lanka's notorious president

    Nov 03

    Writing in Declassified UK, Archana Ravichandradeva and Sutharshan Sukumaran warm against Sri Lanka's efforts to pave out its appalling human rights record with the language of environmental stewardship and urge the UK to "redouble its commitment to accountability, justice and a political solution that resolves the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka".

  • Army will not be removed from the north - minister

    Sri Lanka has reiterated its position that it will not remove the military from the country's north, saying that the new government's priority remained with national security.

    Newly-appointed state minister of defence, Ruwan Wijewardena said President Maithripala Sirisena made it clear he will not allow the country to be divided.

  • Hamas welcomes ICC investigation into Israel-Palestine war crimes
    The Palestinian militant group controlling the Gaza strip, Hamas, welcomed the International Criminal Court decision to launch in an inquiry into war crimes committed in Palestinian territories.

    The spokesperson for Hamas, Fawzi Barhoum, welcoming the decision on Saturday, said,
  • Obama says will veto Congress bill on Iran sanctions
    Barack Obama and David Cameron, warned US congress that new sanctions on Iran could result in the collapse of nuclear negotiations with Iran.

    Outlining his intention to veto any sanctions bills passed by Congress, Mr Obama said that new US sanctions would give Iran an excuse to walk away from negotiations and blame Washington for the failure.
  • Troop numbers will stay the same – Army spokesperson

    A spokesperson for Sri Lanka’s army has said no decision has been taken to reduce the number of troops in the military, noting instead that over 20,000 people had been recruited into the armed forces for "development projects".

  • New video evidence of Isaipriya alive in military custody
    New footage obtained by Channel 4 news shows Tamil journalist Isaipriya alive and held by the Sri Lankan Army, contrary to earlier government reports.
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