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Colombo, Human Rights, International, justice, Media and Communications, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Challenging Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists

The Permanent People’s Tribunal in The Hague (Netherlands) has commenced hearings into murder of journalist and editor Lasantha Wickrematunge based on an indictment presented by a coalition of international press freedom organizations.…

Ruki Fernando Ruki Fernando on 05/13/202205/13/2022
Colombo, Media and Communications, Politics and Governance

Swan Song of the Fourth Estate?

The ballads and chants still peal across the windswept Galle Face Green as the protests continue and Gota Go Gama (GGG) flamboyantly, angrily, uproariously flourishes on what was once the marine esplanade…

Lakshman Gunasekara Lakshman Gunasekara on 05/03/2022
#GoHomeGota, #GotaGoHome, Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Media and Communications, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Journalists Rise During Protest Wave

Since late March, spontaneous street protests have been held across Sri Lanka calling for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his brother and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, and several others from the Rajapaksa…

Ruki Fernando Ruki Fernando on 04/19/2022
#GoHomeGota, Colombo, Media and Communications, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance

Social Media Bares its Fangs

Will the regime fall? Will the Rajapaksas cave in? Will Gota actually give up? Or will there be a military coup to protect the regime? These and similar queries and speculations and…

Lakshman Gunasekara Lakshman Gunasekara on 04/08/202204/18/2022
Advocacy, International, Media and Communications

Homo Digitalis and the Citizen Journalist

An interesting dimension to the current conflict playing out in Ukraine amidst increasing aggression and spirited defiance, amidst airstrikes, war crimes, sanctions and diplomacy are the varied approaches to the flow of…

Pranith Wirasinha Pranith Wirasinha on 03/17/202203/18/2022
Human Rights, Human Security, Media and Communications, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Reconciliation

2021: The Year in Review

2020 flowed into 2021 with a continued air of uncertainty due to the unrelenting spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The third wave saw cases and deaths rise exponentially, taking the country’s healthcare…

Groundviews Groundviews on 12/30/202112/30/2021
Media and Communications, Photos, Politics and Governance, Presidential Election 2019

The Television President: Visuals and Symbols of Two Years of Gotabaya Rajapaksa

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa marked the completion of his second year in office much like how he started his term in November 2019, playing one of his greatest hits for the Sinhala Buddhist…

Pranith Wirasinha Pranith Wirasinha on 12/02/202112/09/2021
Colombo, Media and Communications

How News Headlines Make or Break the Public Mind

The front page main headline is the focal point of a newspaper that grabs the attention of news consumers.  A main headline goes beyond merely describing the facts of a news story…

Dishani Senaratne Dishani Senaratne on 11/30/2021
Advocacy, Colombo, Gender, Human Rights, justice, Media and Communications, Politics and Governance

Public Awareness Key to Ending Gender Based Violence

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women I want to take a look at what progress has been made in raising our awareness as a community about the…

Devika Brendon and Jessica Palden Devika Brendon and Jessica Palden on 11/25/202111/26/2021
Human Rights, justice, Media and Communications, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Presidential Election 2019, Reconciliation

Shaping a Single Narrative, courtesy the Clergy and Task Forces

The recent appointment of a task force mandated with law reform headed by a controversial Buddhist monk has raised concerns from multiple fronts. Yet, considering recent trends in Sri Lanka, this should…

Bhavani Fonseka Bhavani Fonseka on 11/07/202111/07/2021
Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks, Kalutara, Kandy, Media and Communications, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Transitional Justice

The Role of the Public in Fighting Racial Nationalism and Religious Extremism

It is not strange to Sri Lanka that race, religion and culture are continuously exploited by politicians to maintain their voter base and to secure their seat in governance. It is a…

Sajini Wickramasinghe Sajini Wickramasinghe on 11/04/202111/04/2021
Media and Communications, Religion and faith, Sport

Sri Lanka-Bangladesh Cricket Rivalry: A Breeding Ground for Hate Speech and Islamophobia

Last weekend featured a double header at the T20 Cricket World Cup featuring four South Asian nations. The evening match played under lights was between two countries with a difficult relationship, diplomatically…

Pranith Wirasinha Pranith Wirasinha on 10/26/202110/27/2021
Colombo, Education, Media and Communications, Pandemic, Politics and Governance

The Need of the Hour – Twitter Poll

Groundviews currently has a poll running on its Twitter handle to assess which one of two pressing matters requires the public’s attention the most.  With the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 sweeping across…

Groundviews Groundviews on 08/09/202108/17/2021
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Media and Communications, Politics and Governance, Writers Under Siege

Trying to Silence a Fearless Voice: The Case of Tharindu Jayawardhana

Tharindu Jayawardhana is one of Sri Lanka’s most outstanding and promising young journalists. His writings and MediaLK, the news website he founded in 2019, are noted for highlighting some of the most critical…

Ruki Fernando Ruki Fernando on 07/19/202107/19/2021
Colombo, Gender, Media and Communications

Harnessing Sri Lanka’s #metoo Moment into a Movement

A few weeks ago Sri Lanka’s own #metoo movement came out in strong condemnation of incidents of sexual harassment that came to light as a number of professionals began to speak out.…

Shruthi De Visser Shruthi De Visser on 07/09/202107/09/2021

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