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Features, IDPs and Refugees, Jaffna, Longing and Belonging, Matale, Peace and Conflict, Photos, Post-War, Reconciliation, Remember the Riots

Senthooran: Black July Through the Eyes of a Survivor

It has been 37 years since the anti-Tamil pogrom of July 1983, a riot that set the country ablaze and sparked a 30-year long and bloody war. But even after nearly four…

Sarah Kabir Sarah Kabir on 07/29/202007/29/2020
Disabilities, Human Security, Peace and Conflict, Photos, Post-War

Traces of War on Their Bodies

These are the stories of people whose daily struggles come from witnessing and being trapped in the middle of a war that lasted three decades, who think that it would have been…

Maatram Maatram on 08/06/201908/06/2019
Peace and Conflict, Photos, Post-War

Memorialisation on May 18th: From Politicisation to Peoplisation

At the last stages of the war thousands of civilians who lived in the Vanni Region of Northern Sri-Lanka were killed, injured and disappeared. Surrenders of war and persons among detainees were…

North East Coordinating Committee North East Coordinating Committee on 05/19/201905/19/2019
Colombo, Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks, Human Rights, Photos, Religion and faith

White Flags

A series of coordinated bomb explosions killed hundreds in Sri Lanka as they congregated for Easter Sunday mass, on April 21, 2019. Among the six main blast sites were three churches; St.…

Amalini De Sayrah Amalini De Sayrah on 04/24/201905/04/2019
Issues, Photos, Politics and Governance

Jana Balaya Colombo – Lessons Learned

On September 5, Colombo was nearly empty even during the after-school rush hour. The reason was the Joint Opposition’s Jana Balaya rally, the location of which remained under wraps until the last…

Groundviews Groundviews on 09/07/201809/16/2018
Identity, Peace and Conflict, Photos, Politics and Governance

Jana Bala Sena Rally (Photos)

On August 2, the Joint Opposition held the “Jana Bala Sena” rally, beginning at Lipton Circus and ending at the Vihara Maha Devi Park amphitheatre. The protest at Lipton Circus was broadcast…

Groundviews Groundviews on 08/03/201808/04/2018
Issues, Media and Communications, Photos

The Year in Photos

As 2017 draws to a close, Groundviews shares a selection of photos taken over the course of the year, covering a variety of issues, from displacement and militarisation in the North to…

Groundviews Groundviews on 12/29/201701/09/2018
Human Rights, Issues, Media and Communications, Photos, Post-War

#justaphotolka : Highlighting and Pushing Back Against Ongoing Surveillance in Vavuniya

On November 24, two youth were questioned in Vavuniya around posts they had made on Facebook. One of the photos was of the Divisional Secretariat of Vavuniya North, Nandukerni, and specifically, a…

Groundviews Groundviews on 12/14/201712/14/2017
Human Rights, Issues, Photos, Post-War, Transitional Justice

In Their Absence: Families of the Disappeared Share Treasured Keepsakes

“Do you have anything that reminds you of your son/daughter/husband/grandchildren? Something that they used?” Mother/Father/Wife/Sister/Grandmother: “I have, son. I kept it safely. I washed my son’s blood-stained shirt, and kept it with…

Selvaraja Rajasegar Selvaraja Rajasegar on 12/10/201712/10/2017
Issues, Media and Communications, Photos

The Evolution of Sri Lanka’s #Instameet

On March 26, a group of 13 or so created some confusion among the vendors at the old market on Sea Street in Negombo. “Where are you from?” was an often-repeated question.…

Groundviews Groundviews on 03/29/201704/06/2017
Issues, Media and Communications, Moving Images, Photos

A Thousand Words: Seeking the story beyond the photo

View the full story compiled on Adobe Spark here, or below.

Amalini De Sayrah Amalini De Sayrah on 03/23/201703/23/2017
Ampara, Batticaloa, Human Rights, Issues, Jaffna, Photos, Puttalam, Trincomalee

Paradise Lost: The hidden costs of tourism development in Sri Lanka

August 27 is World Tourism Day. This year,  the theme is “promoting universal accessibility.”  decided to focus on sustainable tourism – and specifically, on how tourism development has impacted local communities. Tourism is…

Raisa Wickrematunge Raisa Wickrematunge on 09/27/201608/01/2020
Issues, Longing and Belonging, Photos

Inside the Blood Bank on World Blood Donor Day

June 14 marks World Blood Donor Day.  takes a look inside Sri Lanka’s National Blood Transfusion Service, to better understand the process of blood donation – and how it showcases the best…

Groundviews Groundviews on 06/15/201606/15/2016
Issues, Language, Peace and Conflict, Photos

Common Ground: A series of photo essays

February 4, 1948 was a historic day for Sri Lanka. Yet, often forgotten is the struggle Sri Lankans faced to ensure independence. It was the concerted effort of people, regardless of class,…

Groundviews Groundviews on 02/04/201602/04/2016
Colombo, Education, Photos

IUSF Protest (Photos)

Pictures courtesy Pavithra Jovan de Mello Yesterday (3) some 5000 students belonging to the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) marched from Nugegoda to the University Grants Commission. The students were calling for…

Pavithra Jovan de Mello Pavithra Jovan de Mello on 11/04/201511/04/2015

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