Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: SEP open letter to the defence minister
By Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), February 11, 2012
The Socialist Equality Party demands that the Rajapakse government immediately ends the harassment and threats by the military against party members in Jaffna.
Sri Lanka: Military continues intimidation of SEP in Jaffna
By our correspondent, February 10, 2012
After banning an SEP public meeting in Jaffna, the military has intensified its threats against party members.
Sri Lanka: Colombo meeting to defend SEP’s democratic rights
By Socialist Equality Party, February 6, 2012
The SEP and ISSE in Sri Lanka are holding a public meeting on February 13 against the government’s attack on the party and its members in Jaffna.
Hands off the SEP! Defend SEP members in Jaffna!
By Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), January 31, 2012
The decision to block the SEP public meeting, called to demand the release of all political prisoners, was taken by the highest level of the Rajapakse government.
Indian foreign minister visits Sri Lanka
By Wije Dias, January 30, 2012
While he cynically expressed concern about the plight of Sri Lankan Tamils, Krishna’s trip sought to push India’s economic and geopolitical interests.
Sri Lankan army instigates violence against Jaffna SEP members
By Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), January 28, 2012
The attack on the SEP is a warning of the police-state measures being prepared by the government against the working class as a whole.
Sri Lankan prison guards shoot protesting inmates
By Wasantha Rupasinghe, January 28, 2012
The riot and its bloody suppression underscore the brutal conditions in the prisons and the anti-democratic nature of the Sri Lankan government.
Sri Lanka: SEP/ISSE meeting to demand release of political prisoners
By Socialist Equality Party, January 24, 2012
The SEP and ISSE will hold a public meeting in Jaffna on January 29 to call for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners.
Sri Lanka’s defence secretary targets workers and youth
By K. Ratnayake, January 23, 2012
Gotabhaya Rajapakse warned of the “threat to our national security” posed by social unrest and political instability, as in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya.
Sri Lanka: Support the struggle of plantation workers against higher workloads
By Socialist Equality Party, January 18, 2012
Workers at the Welioya and Bogawantalawa tea estates are engaged in a fight against an attempt by management, assisted by the unions, to increase productivity targets.
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank chief calls for more IMF aid
By Saman Gunadasa, January 12, 2012
The government’s renewed turn to the IMF reflects deepening economic and balance-of-payments problems.
TNA drops opposition to Sri Lankan war crimes whitewash
By Wije Dias, January 9, 2012
Having initially rejected the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission report, the Tamil party has effectively withdrawn its call for an international inquiry.
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