SL Govt – Stop Labeling Student Protestors and Activists as Terrorists!

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...

‘Aragalaya’: Situation Nominal, Tense Future

Vajra Chandrasekera

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;...

The Postcolonial Handbook of Violent Repression: Constructing Citizens as Enemies, Fascists, Extremists, Drug Addicts, Terrorists, etc., etc.

Chulani Kodikara

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...

“Illegitimate Government, Immediately Halt Repression!” FUTA Statement on the Current Situation

by polity.lk | Aug 6, 2022 | Statement

“Illegitimate Government, Immediately Halt Repression!” FUTA Statement on the Current Situation As a professional trade union which has historically stood for social justice in Sri Lanka, FUTA is appalled by the massive repression unleashed on leading Aragalaya...

“We condemn the violent assault on peaceful protestors”

Academics Abroad

by polity.lk | Jul 30, 2022 | Statement

“We condemn the violent assault on peaceful protestors” Academics Abroad We, the undersigned academics who work on Sri Lanka and South Asia more broadly, fully condemn the violent assault on peaceful protestors in Colombo by the Sri Lankan security forces on 22 July...