Dinesh Gunawardena
Rights groups express concern over proposed anti-terrorism bill in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s latest anti-terror legislation gives greater powers to law enforcement agencies, which human rights groups fear will be used to suppress the democratic rights of citizens
Sri Lanka’s parliament to convene on Wednesday
Meanwhile, appeals for justice continue after the assault on protestors at the Galle Face site in Colombo in which around 50 people were injured and tents were torn down
- Marco Rubio sanctions UN rapporteur for criticism of Israel
- Trump announces 50% tariff on Brazilian goods in letter attacking the Supreme Court and defending Bolsonaro
- 250 million Indian workers and farmers on the streets in a national strike
- US delists Syria’s HTS as Foreign Terrorist Organization
- “Gangs don’t control areas in Port-au-Prince, they attack and leave,” says Haitian economist
