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“People are starting to see that we were right”: Interview with University Students by Hasini Lecamwasam
Source University students are not new to political dissent and action, and the current wave of anti-government protests in Sri Lanka have been no exception.

‘The Act of Protest is a Privilege’: Serika Siriwardhana from Yellow for Democracy interviewed by Treshan Fernando
Source On 4th April 2022, Independence Square was filled with an estimated 8000 people, possibly in one of the biggest political gatherings the square has

An Undemocratic Political Deal: FUTA on Ranil Wickremesinghe Appointment
Source As the national trade union representing university academics, which has stood firmly behind the ongoing people’s struggle for democracy and economic stability, the Federation

Locating Labour in Sri Lanka’s Ethical Sourcing – Shyamain Wickramasinghe
Review of “Garments without Guilt? Global Labour Justice and Ethical Codes in Sri Lankan Apparels” Kanchana Ruwanpura Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2022 Garments without Guilt?

Call for Urgent Action by the Sri Lanka Women’s NGO Forum (SLWNGOF) to alleviate the suffering of the people of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is in the grip of a collapsing economy causing immense suffering to its people. Acute food, medicine, and fuel shortages are crippling the

Federation of University Teachers’ Association speaks up on current crisis
The current moment We are witness to an unprecedented happening in the postcolonial history of this country. Countrywide protests are calling for a change in