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Resource book for historians, researchers and media: A year of tweeting from Groundviews
Visualisation of our Twitter followers. See larger version here. We used the web service Tweet Book to capture all our tweets...
Continue reading »Photographic evidence of war crimes in Sri Lanka, or not? (Updated)
“The resulting carnage, photographed by Harun, was indescribable, but worse was to come.” The Living Scotsman’s review of The Cage:...
Continue reading »The ‘coolest’ publisher of English books in Sri Lanka: In conversation with Sam Perera
Sam Perera, along with Ameena Hussein (see interview here) began the Perera Hussein Publishing House, a niche publisher based in...
Continue reading »In conversation with Neluka Silva, Professor in English, University of Colombo
Neluka Silva is the Head of the English Department and Professor in English, University of Colombo. Given the recent agitation...
Continue reading »Exclusive interview with Callum McCrae, Director of ‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’ produced by Channel 4
Groundviews caught up with Callum McCrae, Director of the highly controversial and very disturbing film by Channel 4, Sri Lanka’s...
Continue reading »Groundviews blocked in Sri Lanka (Updated)
Update, 7.40pm: As we note in our tweet, we wish the Sri Lankan government made up its mind! This site,...
Continue reading »Sri Lanka’s Post-War Crisis: War Crimes and Channel 4
Following the broadcast of ‘Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields’ on the 14th of June and its public release – for seven...
Continue reading »Twitter explodes with reactions and responses to Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields
Channel 4 broadcast Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields tonight in the UK, which it describes as “a hard-hitting investigation into the...
Continue reading »Exclusive: Syllabi and timetables from compulsory University ‘leadership’ training course
Image from Virakesari Online Great controversy and concern surrounds the ‘leadership’ training programme designed by the Ministry of Defence for...
Continue reading »Months after the 18th Amendment: Is the Executive really more accountable to Parliament?
Image credit Sunday Leader The 18th Amendment, we were told, would make the President more accountable to Parliament. The Editorial...
Continue reading »Watch Moving Images at Kandy International Film Festival (KIFF)
We are very pleased to announce that films from Moving Images will be part of the first Kandy International Film...
Continue reading »The limits of the Mahinda Chintanaya: FTZ workers and Buddhist monks rise up against government
Photo courtesy Vikalpa Protests in Katunayake Free Trade Zone: No police in sight has audio and video footage of the...
Continue reading »Giving the middle finger: Sri Lanka’s conflicting responses to war crimes allegations
Mr. A Nawan, Deputy Solicitor General of Sri Lanka This symbolic screen grab is from a short video on Channel...
Continue reading »Mojo for mayhem or source of serendipity? Sri Lankan Army’s model to defeat terrorism
Since May 2009, we have been told by government that the Sri Lanka army defeated the LTTE using a combination...
Continue reading »Protests in Katunayake Free Trade Zone: No police in sight
Vikalpa captured these images and video at the protest held yesterday in the Katunayake Free Trade Zone. Tens of thousands...
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