by polity.lk | Sep 1, 2026 | Statement
Our support for the open letter: To Iran’s political prisoners, trapped ‘between two blades of a scissors’ Collective As migrants and refugees in diaspora and in exile from Iran, who have our loved ones suffering in the Iranian state’s prisons and facing its gallows,...
Iran: Solidarity with popular struggles against poverty, unemployment, discrimination, and repression
Editors and Vahed
by polity.lk | Jan 16, 2026 | Statement
Iran: Solidarity with popular struggles against poverty, unemployment, discrimination, and repression Editors and Vahed Once again, the Iranian people are on the streets against their repressive rulers. Once again, the Islamic Republic has retaliated with extreme...
International Women’s Day: Sri Lankan Women Demand Democracy, Economic Justice, and Freedom
Feminist Collective for Economic Justice
by polity.lk | Mar 14, 2023 | Statement
International Women’s Day: Sri Lankan Women Demand Democracy, Economic Justice, and Freedom Feminist Collective for Economic Justice Working women are bearing the debt burden! In 1908, 15,000 working women marched through New York City demanding decent working hours,...
Statement by academics on dealing with Sri Lankan debt, January 2023
by polity.lk | Jan 8, 2023 | Statement
Statement by academics on dealing with Sri Lankan debt, January 2023 Sri Lanka, along with many other low- and middle-income countries, has experienced a series of financial shocks due to both external and internal factors. Global forces have caused food and energy...
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...
“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...