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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​News about the struggle for democracy in Sri Lanka.​ Sri Lanka is not a functioning democracy.​ ​​​​​​​According to Freedom House, there are "strong executive powers for the president, who is directly elected have only been somewhat curtailed by recent reforms". Also see our articles on the Tamil people.

Transparency International Sri Lanka Issue Vote Warning

December 16, 2014 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Transparency International Sri Lanka

Anti-corruption charity Transparency International Sri Lanka warns elections vulnerable to fraud

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Sri Lanka, Worldwide Corruption

India and Sri Lanka Frozen Ties Remain Regional Danger

March 20, 2014 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Relations between India and Sri Lanka

Relations between India and Sri Lanka sour amid slip in freedoms on post-civil war island

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, India, Sri Lanka

Activists Warn of Coming Sri Lanka Press Crackdown

November 4, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Sri Lanka Press Crackdown President

Violent police confrontation with journalists warning of more repressive Sri Lanka press crackdown

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Journalism and Free Speech, Sri Lanka

Future of Sri Lanka Tamil Women in Post-War Nation

September 25, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Sri Lanka Tamil Women

Post-war country remain difficult place for Sri Lanka Tamil women, in violent politics especially

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Tamils Hold Hope for Benefits From Elections

September 15, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Reconsidering political calculation

Sri Lanka’s Tamils hold hope that peaceful and honest elections can heal some scars of war

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Sri Lanka

Life and Work of Sri Lanka Human Rights Activist

September 10, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Sri Lanka Human Rights Activist One Billion Rising Beyond Borders

Recent passing of famed Sri Lanka human rights activist Sunila Abeysekera brings reminder of her gallant work and of challenges ahead in post-war country

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Asia, Journalism and Free Speech, Political Dissidents, Sri Lanka

Protests Reveal Ugly Side of Sri Lanka Peace

August 5, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Tamils showing very ugly side of Sri Lanka peace

Victors in ethnically based civil war accused of abuse of defeated Tamils showing very ugly side of Sri Lanka peace

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Democracy Protests, India, Sri Lanka

Protest and Civil Disobedience Erupting Worldwide

July 23, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

philippines protest civil disobedience worldwide movement

Civil disobedience and citizen protest are becoming the norm in major cities across the world

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Bulgaria, Democracy Protests, Egypt, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Worldwide

Sri Lanka’s Tamils Face State Discrimination

July 23, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

tamil man sri lanka

After losing civil war, Sri Lanka’s Tamil culture and political organizations has been regulated by government

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Canada, France, India, Sri Lanka

Dictatorship Clamping Down on Sri Lanka Human Rights

May 16, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

post-war Sri Lanka human rights catastrophe

Political repression is becoming norm in suffering post-war Sri Lanka human rights catastrophe

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Asia, Sri Lanka

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