Colombo, Sri Lanka – The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in Sri Lanka is gaining international support after two of its members were brutally attacked by pro-government thugs. Dehin Wasantha and Lakshman Fernando were campaigning for SEP public meetings when they were assaulted by officials from a trade union affiliated with the ruling party. The attack … Read more
Moratuwa, Sri Lanka – Members of the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in Sri Lanka were violently attacked by pro-government thugs at the University of Moratuwa, prompting widespread denouncement from workers, youth, and academics. Dehin Wasantha and Lakshman Fernando, both prominent members of the SEP, were targeted by the president and secretary of the Moratuwa university … Read more
MORATUWA, Sri Lanka – The president and secretary of the Podujana Pragathishili Sevaka Sangamaya (PPSS) violently attacked two members of the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) at the Moratuwa University. PPSS is a trade union controlled by the right-wing ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), led by former president and prime minister Mahinda Rajapakse, which elected … Read more
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The legal case regarding the violent assault on two members of the Sri Lankan Socialist Equality Party (SEP) was presented to a judge at the Moratuwa Magistrate Court on January 8. The assault occurred on November 30, when a SEP team, including Dehin Wasantha and Lakshman Fernando, was campaigning at the … Read more