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Kattankudy massacre and the questions that refuse to die

Sri Lanka, Aug. 5 -- On August 3, 1990, one of the grimmest nights in Sri Lanka's protracted ethnic strife, the Kattankudy Mosque in the Eastern Province became the site of unspeakable horror. As dusk... Read More


Black July: A painful memory, a necessary reckoning

Sri Lanka, July 23 -- Sri Lanka on Wednesday (23) marked the 42nd anniversary of Black July, one of its darkest weeks in its post-independence history. What began as a reaction to the killing of 13 so... Read More


Nine months without justice

Sri Lanka, July 10 -- In a chilling reflection of the continued misuse of draconian legislation in post-war Sri Lanka, 21-year-old aviation student Mohamed Rifai Mohamed Suhail has spent nearly nine m... Read More


Gunfire in Paradise

Sri Lanka, July 8 -- In what should be a peaceful island still recovering from decades of conflict, a new kind of violence is spreading fear - one punctuated by the sound of gunfire. Over the past six... Read More