At least twelve members of Ecuador’s LGBTI+ community have been murdered so far in 2026, according to a manifesto released by the advocacy organization Silueta X, which warned of escalating violence and
by Our Correspondent in Colombo The Court of Appeal on Tuesday heard that the mother of former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay attended church on Easter Sunday
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Internet Media Action (IMA) has condemned the decision to summon two BBC Sinhala journalists before Parliament’s Committee on Ethics and Privileges, describing the move as an attempt to intimidate the media and
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Editorial The reported decision to dispatch officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption and the Criminal Investigation Department to Australia in connection with the SriLankan Airlines aircraft procurement
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Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada is expected to be sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday in a U.S. federal court after pleading guilty to leading one of the world’s most
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With international justice blocked for years, European courts have become the primary venue for prosecuting alleged crimes against humanity committed under Bashar al-Assad’s regime, as survivors, investigators, and prosecutors build an unprecedented
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by Our Correspondent in Sydney A legal dispute originating in Australia has triggered growing concern among members of the Sri Lankan diaspora, who allege that court orders issued in family law proceedings
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The debate over whether convicted child sex offender Shabir Ahmed should be deported from the United Kingdom to Pakistan has become about far more than one offender. It has evolved into a
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The Court of Appeal this week heard detailed submissions alleging that multiple intelligence warnings identifying Easter Sunday suicide bomber Zahran Hashim and his associates had been shared
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United Nations human rights experts have called on Indian authorities to release five Indigenous human rights defenders detained in Assam, expressing concern that the arrests could undermine efforts to protect Indigenous communities
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Dozens of organisations representing Hong Kong, Tibetan, Uyghur, Taiwanese and other diaspora communities have launched a coordinated campaign opposing China’s Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress, arguing that the legislation threatens
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