Personal page and articles by Sunanda Deshapriya
The Fashion Bug case: A turning point for Muslim rights in Sri Lanka
Buddhist monks on the rampage at Fashion Bug as Police just look The judicial case related to the violent attack...
Continue reading »Interview with Nimalka Fernando: The UN HRC resolution and beyond
Nimalka, now we’ve seen that the council voted for the resolution on Sri Lanka. What is your initial impression? It’s...
Continue reading »“Building the base”: An interview with Sunila Abeysekara about post-war Sri Lanka
Sunila, how do you look at Sri Lanka today? There are different interpretations ranging from a constitutional dictatorship to clan-...
Continue reading »Black January: Ceaseless media suppression in Sri Lanka, with total impunity
Image via RNW The month of January is coming to an end and yet again it has been filled with...
Continue reading »Destiny of a Weerawansa referendum (Abolishing the 13th Amendment)
Photo courtesy Business Today Minister Wimal Weerawansa, nicknamed as the ‘eldest son of the President’, during the 2010 presidential election...
Continue reading »Borella turned into Pudumathalan and the re-appearance of Niemöller
Photo courtesy CNN The photos of prisoners, like thugs, holding a few machine guns on the roof of Welikada Prison,...
Continue reading »The political meaning of the retreat in London
Image courtesy ITV News “It was under these circumstances that Rajapaksa agreed to forego his own limousine and travel to...
Continue reading »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...
Continue reading »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...
Continue reading »Media Development Authority: Another name for media control in Sri Lanka?
The recent announcement of Government of Sri Lanka’s (GOSL) intention to establish a Media Development Authority (MDA) in Sri Lanka...
Continue reading »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...
Continue reading »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...
Continue reading »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...
Continue reading »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...
Continue reading »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...
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