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
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in Sri Lanka is receiving an outpouring of global support following the violent assault on two of its members by pro-government individuals. Dehin Wasantha and Lakshman Fernando, both members of SEP, were attacked at the University of Moratuwa on November 30, prompting condemnations from workers, youth, … Read more
Workers, youth, and their organizations worldwide are speaking out against the violent assault on Dehin Wasantha and Lakshman Fernando, both members of the Socialist Equality Party (SEP) in Sri Lanka. The attackers, Indika Perera and Suranga Piyawardena, are the president and secretary of the Moratuwa university branch of Podujana Pragathishili Sevaka Sangamaya (PPSS), affiliated with … 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
Jaffna, Sri Lanka – Tamils in Jaffna gathered to commemorate ‘Black January’ with a protest urging the Sri Lankan government to protect media freedom across the island. The protesters carried placards denouncing media harassment and displayed photos of journalists who have been killed or forcibly disappeared while calling for justice. The media workers, especially those … Read more
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The Sri Lankan Supreme Court has overturned a presidential pardon for a former lawmaker convicted of murdering his political rival and ordered him to serve life in prison. The court found that former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa did not follow the correct procedures when he granted a pardon to Duminda Silva, a … Read more