Dec 5, 2019
It’s been just under three weeks since Gotabaya Rajapaksa became President of Sri Lanka, and already there are some worrying signs of the chilling effect his victory is having on press freedom and civic space on the island. Several important commentators, from both...
Oct 9, 2019
Two civil society activists who lodged a court case challenging the validity of presidential frontrunner Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Sri Lankan citizenship have reported being subjected to a campaign of intimidation, including receiving torture and death threats. Professor...
Jul 5, 2018
“Your kids will be killed and you will be fed their meat.” That was but one of many disturbing threats recently received by Sandhya Eknaligoda, the wife of the disappeared cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda, who for the past eight years fought tirelessly for answers about...
Jun 23, 2016
Freddy Gamage, a journalist with whom the Sri Lanka Campaign has worked closely over the past 4-5 years, has been violently attacked. He remains at risk. Freddy, a web journalist and convener of the Professional Web Journalists Association, has played a key role in...
Nov 21, 2013
Following on from last week’s Commonwealth Summit we were concerned that there might be reprisals against those who had been brave enough to speak out. We have now seen worrying signs that this might be happening. We received this report from Mannar today, the...
