by polity.lk | Sep 7, 2022 | Interview
“Galle Face was Important, but Not the Whole Thing” Dileepa Witharana Colombo’s Galle Face Green became a symbol of democratic activism in Sri Lanka, for more than 100 days from April to July 2022 with young people in particular from across the country converging...
by polity.lk | Aug 30, 2022 | Essay
Selvi: Loss, Dissent, and Hope Sivamohan Sumathy What can I write about a PEN awardee, a prisoner of conscience, a feminist, human rights activist, co-actor, and friend among friends, who disappeared from our lives without a word, without a good bye? Jaffna in the...
by polity.lk | Aug 28, 2022 | Statement
SL Govt – Stop Labeling Student Protestors and Activists as Terrorists! We are a group of feminists writing to call urgent attention to the extra-constitutional attempts of the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) to suppress dissent. Lacking a popular mandate, hunting down...
by polity.lk | Aug 23, 2022 | Essay
‘Aragalaya’: Situation Nominal, Tense Future Vajra Chandrasekera There is a tendency to shrink and reify that which is too big, too complex, and too diverse to otherwise easily talk about. This is often unintentional, an occupational hazard of political commentary;...
by polity.lk | Aug 9, 2022 | Essay
The Postcolonial Handbook of Violent Repression: Constructing Citizens as Enemies, Fascists, Extremists, Drug Addicts, Terrorists, etc., etc. Chulani Kodikara On 20 May 2022, in an interview with Sky News, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was asked whether it was...
