Friday, September 4, 2026

The Death Penalty in Sri Lanka: From Public Executions to Presidential Pardons

The history of capital punishment in Sri Lanka extends over several centuries and reflects the country's political, legal, and social transformations. Methods of execution...

Iran Prepares for an Offensive – Can the United States Handle It?

As tensions between Iran and the United States continue to intensify, attention has increasingly shifted toward the Red Sea and the Arabian Peninsula, where...

From Black July to Land Rights: The Up-Country Tamils’ Unceasing Struggle for Rights | Maruthan Ram The ‘Black July’ genocide of July 1983 left...

The anti-Tamil violence of July 1983, widely remembered as Black July, remains one of the darkest chapters in Sri Lanka's history. Although public discussion...

Alliance of Convenience or Political Survival? Examining the New Minority Parties’ Coalition

Amid Sri Lanka's evolving political landscape, six major minority political parties have laid the foundation for what could become a significant new political alliance....

Semmani Excavations Renew Focus on Jaffna Mass Grave Allegations and Calls for Accountability

The discovery of hundreds of skeletal remains at Semmani in Jaffna has renewed international attention on allegations of wartime disappearances, mass killings, and demands...

Chemmani, Justice, and the Limits of International Diplomacy

The mass graves scattered across Sri Lanka's Northern and Eastern Provinces are not merely archaeological sites. For many Tamil families, they are potential crime...

Iran Prepares for an Offensive – Can the US Handle It? – Arush

To confront the next phase of the conflict with the US, Iran has opened another battlefront through its ally, the Yemeni Ansar Allah (Houthi)...

Sri Lanka strengthens ties with India amid economic challenges and regional complexities

PTI) As Sri Lanka and India marked their 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2023, New Delhi has again emerged as a steadfast ally...

Sri Lankan economic necessity collides with political reality

When crowds of irate Sri Lankans stormed the presidential palace in July 2022 demanding the ouster of former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, somebody like Ranil...

Why is it so easy to accuse Russia but not Israel?

The reputation of the International Criminal Court could be completely destroyed if crimes against Palestine are not thoroughly investigated, says American attorney Stanley Cohen In...

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