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Marking the 16th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal genocide, Pheonix held a screening of the documentary, “No Fire Zone”, and a panel discussion at the Kurdish Community Centre. The panel’s speakers included Dr. Thusiyan Nandakumar, Dr Mathura Rasaratnam & Dr Andy Higginbottom.   Inspiration for activism Asked by the Chair about their inspiration for political activism, Nandakumar…

Rajapaksa's alternative reality

The Sri Lankan government is  apparently abandoning the garment sector if press reports over the weekend are to be believed. Given that the EU has withdrawn its GSP+ concession and the US is investigating its version of GSP, this is perhaps just the government accepting that garments are going to be hard to sell if the country's human rights record is not improved.

TNA's well-meaning folly

The TNA is undermining the Tamil nation's calls for an independent inquiry