United Nations human rights experts have called on the Sri Lankan Government to revise its proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act (PSTA), warning that several provisions must be strengthened to
United Nations human rights experts have called on the Sri Lankan Government to revise its proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act (PSTA), warning that several provisions must be strengthened to
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After being massively repudiated in Tuesday’s midterm election, Donald Trump has become a lame-duck president with significantly curtailed authority. What is likely to happen in the remaining two years until a new
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The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has accused President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of drawing public attention to selected provisions of the proposed Prevention of Organised Crimes Bill while leaving what it describes as
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US President Donald Trump has appointed Stephen Miller, one of the most influential architects of his administration’s hardline policies, as his new chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles in a decision that
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Arab-Israeli politician Ahmad Tibi has offered the support of his United List to Israel’s Jewish opposition parties to help form a new government and remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power, proposing
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The Democrats may have taken control of the House and the Senate, they may have humiliated Donald Trump and the Republican Party, but the real fight is only beginning. It is not
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Successive pre-Aragalaya governments appointed Presidential Commissions of Inquiry (PCoI) as well as various other committees for specific purposes to dissipate pressure from contentious issues. This despicable strategy was also used to divert
More Editorial As voting entered its most consequential moment, Donald Trump may have recognised the political damage awaiting his party. On Election Day, he announced that the United States would end its annual
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A massive leak of internal communications from Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) has exposed a series of controversies involving alleged illegal political donations, the handling of classified government documents, the storage of
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The internet has fundamentally altered who can participate in democratic public discourse, how political information circulates and who has the power to shape public opinion. Yet the legal principles governing democratic communication
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Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has accused former presidential press secretary Yulia Mendel of treason, alleging that she carried out information and sabotage activities against the country and justified Russia’s war of aggression.
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The narrative surrounding the Ukraine war often marks its beginning on February 24, 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale invasion. But the rivalries and political decisions that brought the two countries into
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China’s ruling Communist Party has announced a renewed campaign to strengthen internal discipline, combat corruption and tighten oversight of political power as the country enters a critical phase of its economic and
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Name one Sri Lankan government that inherited a repressive law and declined to use it on its critics. The search is short, and it ends empty-handed. The Prevention of Terrorism Act was
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Editorial Lal Wijenayake’s death removes a voice from the National People’s Power and Sri Lanka’s public life. His significance lies not in the offices he held, but in his refusal to let
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