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Colombo, Sri Lanka
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3 men who were inmates with me at Ward H, New Magazine Prison went home recently having been acquitted of all charges by the Colombo High Court.
They spent 16 years behind bars as detainees and remand prisoners under the PTA.
#RepealPTA #SriLanka
I know this is not the forum. But anyone interested in buying a couch set or tv cabinet? Prices negotiable ✨
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BlessieK retweeted
Please help to identify these suspects who damaged public property.
#lka #SriLanka #law #Justice #SriLankaProtests – at Sri Lanka
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“It appears to be a witch hunt..They are hunting people for minor infractions to crush dissent, while people who are responsible for war crimes, for massive corruption, for bringing the country to its knees are able to just continue business as usual.” nytimes.com/2022/08/03/world…
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This document (maintained by @Amaliniii) is now updated with some new urgent calls to support community kitchens, four run by factory workers in the Katunayake Free Trade Zone, plus a fifth for villages in Welioya. Bank details at the top of the doc!
docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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‘Authoritarian (in)efficiency & the undermining of democracy in Sri Lanka’-my article on how an authoritarian leader gains public support. Focuses on informal systems which are created when formal systems don’t work & discusses how it undermines democracy. ft.lk/columns/Authoritarian-…
BlessieK retweeted
What it's like to live in Sri Lanka, while it's economy collapses. 👇🏾
bbc.com/news/world-asia-6207…
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5.45am near the IOC Horton place fuel shed. If this Colombo 7, I’ll leave you to imagine the state of the rest of the country.
Yes, imagine, because we’re effectively in self-imposed lockdown these days, unable to get around much to bear witness ourselves.
Pics:@artanoma
BlessieK retweeted
Two Sri Lankan leads in a West End musical. @timmahendran what a pleasure! 💗🇱🇰 @julietmusical
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"He says 'do not test the patience of Sinhala Buddhists.' This is the kind of imaginary line that’s always drawn for minorities. The line we’re not supposed to cross. The line beyond which there is the thinly veiled threat of violence, arrest, abuse at the hands of the state."
Sarath Weerasekera received the highest number of preferential votes in #Colombo district. His racist comments are constant reminder of the work necessary to counter divisive anti-minority hatred in my city, Sri Lanka’s capital, let alone the rest of the country.
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Does your country have farming Fridays?
Learn more: ow.ly/WVGr50JzcKk
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#SriLanka: Growing up in her village in Sri Lanka’s northern Kilinochchi district, Sadasivam Kalaiyarasi had one dream — to play cricket for Sri Lanka.
thehindu.com/sport/cricket/a…
#lka via @the_hindu
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Along with the team from Community Meal Share @eathappySL we did a meal drive for a few communities in Wellawatta today . Sri Lanka is facing a frightening food crisis with the ongoing economic crisis. It’s essential that we make sure that no one goes hungry.
