Sunanda Deshapriya

Personal page and articles by Sunanda Deshapriya

5 Feb, 2012
Sunanda Deshapriya
28 Comments
Colombo,
Media and Communications,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance

Mr. Minister, my name is Sunanda Deshapriya. I am not a terrorist.

Photo courtesy JDS An Open Letter to Minister Keheliya Rambukwella Mr. Minister, I don’t know whether you have seen the...

30 Oct, 2011
Sunanda Deshapriya
55 Comments
Colombo,
Features,
Foreign Relations,
Peace and Conflict,
War Crimes

Sri Lanka and the death of Muammar Gaddafi

Muammar Gaddafi was captured alive and killed thereafter. This is a fact that no one contests today. Even the killer...

28 Jul, 2010
Sunanda Deshapriya
1 Comment
Colombo,
Media and Communications,
Post-War

Media Development Authority: Another name for media control in Sri Lanka?

TheÂ recent announcement of Government of Sri Lanka’s (GOSL) intention to establish a Media Development Authority (MDA) in Sri Lanka...

23 Jan, 2010
Sunanda Deshapriya
3 Comments
Colombo,
Elections,
Identity,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance,
Post-War

The Tamil Issue: The Political Football of the Presidential Election

The 5th Presidential election in Sri Lanka is heading towards a photo finish. In this context once again the Tamil...

9 Nov, 2009
Sunanda Deshapriya
2 Comments
Colombo,
Human Rights,
Media and Communications

The case of Jaseekaran and the Rule of Law in Sri Lanka

The case On 26 October 2009, B. Jaseekaran and V. Valarmathi were released as the state council withdrew the charges...

11 May, 2009
Sunanda Deshapriya
1 Comment
Colombo,
Human Rights,
Human Security,
Media and Communications,
Peace and Conflict

The abduction, assault, arrest and defamation of the Sudar Oli Editor: Questions for the Sri Lankan Government

The police informed courts they have no charges against Mr. Vithyatharan the Editor of both Sudar Oli and Uthayan news...

3 Jan, 2008
Sunanda Deshapriya
12 Comments
Colombo,
Peace and Conflict,
Politics and Governance

Post-CFA politics, war and peace in Sri Lanka: A few thoughts

I wrote some a few thoughts this morning in response to the Government’s decision, taken last night, to withdraw from...

22 Dec, 2007
Sunanda Deshapriya
0 Comment
Colombo,
Media and Communications,
Peace and Conflict

The killing of journalists and the Media Minister’s comments

My article published in Vikalpa, in Sinhala, deals with this government’s deplorable record of securing and strengthening media freedom in...

Another face of corruption – The breakdown of the medical profession

My article deals with the decrepit condition of the medical profession in Sri Lanka today. Notwithstanding the dedication of some...

25 Aug, 2007
Sunanda Deshapriya
2 Comments
Colombo,
Human Rights,
Media and Communications,
Peace and Conflict

Manufacturing claymores in the Sinhala media – Media ethics withering on the vine

The 14th of August was an eventful day. According to the Sinhala media, the Police “discovered” claymores and explosives at...

A lying, conniving JHU and Kotakadeniya

The recent furore over the sale of duty free vehicles by the JHU is fodder for my latest article. There...

Dallas – Are you listening? Part II

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