One year after mass uprising, Sri Lanka’s political and economic crisis festers
Ahilan Kadirgamar, Senior Lecturer at the University of Jaffna, talks about the political and economic crisis in Sri Lanka, one year after the uprising that overthrew President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. He explains how the Ranil Wickremesinghe regime has combined repression with anti-people economic policies
Daily Round-up | Eighth meeting of the Puebla group starts in Colombia & other stories
In today’s episode, we bring you stories of the Puebla group in Colombia, a UN report on food insecurity in Sri Lanka, protests in France, and British civil servants voting for a strike
Sri Lanka set to see more protests against Ranil Wickremesinghe government
On November 2, major trade unions and opposition parties are set to launch another round of protests against the Ranil Wickremesinghe government’s repression of protests and failure to handle the economic crisis
Daily Round-up | Iranian president denounces US-Israel joint declaration & other stories
In today’s episode, we bring you stories of Iran’s response to a US-Israel statement, the resignations of Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mario Draghi, and a controversial amendment in Brazil
Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation to be officially announced tomorrow
On Thursday, July 14, the speaker of the Sri Lankan parliament said that the resignation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa would be officially announced once legal formalities are concluded
IMF releases statement after “significant progress” in talks with Sri Lanka, fuel supplies halted and schools closed
The lack of fuel has brought the entire nation to a halt and severely affected other sectors – one of them being education. Starting June 20, at least three universities and schools in the main cities have remained closed
Daily Round-up | Gustavo Petro wins in Colombia, Mélenchon surges in France
In this episode, we bring you stories from the election results in Colombia and France, protests in Tunisia and the escalating economic and political crisis in Sri Lanka
Mapping Faultlines: Political and economic crises land Sri Lanka in perfect storm
NewsClick’s Prabir Purkayastha talks about the crisis in Sri Lanka and the political and economic factors that caused it
Who is Gotabaya Rajapaksa: The man who brought all of Sri Lanka to the streets
A profile of the soldier-turned-politician Gotabaya Rajapaksa, whose current regime has been under fire as the country’s economic crisis begins to take the shape of a humanitarian crisis






