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Prasad Welikumbura, United Socialist Party (CWI in Sri Lanka) On the 18th of August the newly appointed president of Sri Lanka unleashed a brutal attack on a demonstration in Colombo organised by the Inter-University Students […]

This mass movement is at a key juncture that will affect the lives of Tamils for the rest of time. Depending on the forces that capture power, Sri Lanka could revert back to the past […]

Following is the statement from United Socialist Party (USP) and Committee for a Workers’ International   Tens of thousands gathered in Sri Lanka again today to make sure that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa finally resigned and […]

A historical day was marked on 9 July in Sri Lanka, when the masses decisively entered the pages of history. People from all around the country descended on the capital city Colombo to register their […]

Deepening crisis  Sri Lanka came to a halt early this month as the government announced that it does not have enough fuel or any money available for imports. All private vehicles are banned and schools […]

The Sri Lankan government’s attempt to defeat the movement has provoked a ferocious reaction from protesters. Just days before on 6 May, trade unions organised the most successful Hartal (a general stoppage of work combined […]

Tamil organisations and self-proclaimed leaders have so far refused to come out clearly in support of bringing down the Gotabaya Rajapaksa regime. With the position of ‘anybody but the Rajapaksas’ in the past, these leaders […]

The economic crisis in Sri Lanka did not appear suddenly but has been in the making for some time. Covid-led destruction devastated the tourist industry and government policies have further accelerated the crisis. The recent […]