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‘A Volatile Picture: War and the Political Work of Photography in Sri Lanka’ is out now with @UWAPress | US/North America uwapress.uw.edu/book/978029575… UK/Rest of the world inc. Sri Lanka liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/97… or do ask your favourite local book seller to order it in for you (easy!)
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Vindhya Buthpitiya retweeted
"Responding to the controversy surrounding Somadeva - Wanninayake report, soldier Somaratne Rajapaksa has renewed his claim that 100s of bodies unearthed from Chemmani grave site belongs to those killed by Sri Lanka military in 1996."
jdslanka.org/index.php/news…
jdslanka.org/index.php/news…
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Vindhya Buthpitiya retweeted
International rights group @itjpsl releases its' latest report on the battle of Ananthapuram in April 2009, providing a "coherent evidentiary basis for further investigation into
allegations of serious violations of international humanitarian law and international criminal law".
NEW REPORT: The Battle of Ananthapuram.
ITJP’s new report, available in English and Tamil, documents survivor accounts, examines the last major battle of the war and points to an alleged massacre of more than 300 severely wounded Tamil fighters by the Sri Lankan Army in April adres, many already seriously wounded, were trapped and cut off from ammunition, medical supplies, food and water. Approximately 150 escaped. Hundreds of wounded fighters left behind have never been seen again.
Read full report: itjpsl.com/reports/battle…
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Vindhya Buthpitiya retweeted
The BMW that Johnston Fernando illegally brought into the country as 'spare parts' was stolen in England in 2021. He was caught with the car in September 2024, just days before the presidential election. He could face up to five years in prison. monetabrief.com/news/former-sr…
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read the (astoundingly poor) report, would firmly back this | Tamil victims of enforced disappearances challenging an expert report on the findings at Sri Lanka’s largest recorded mass grave have appealed court to reject ‘disputed conclusions’ jdslanka.org/index.php/news… @JDSLanka
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new report by @itjpsl on 'The Battle of Ananthapuram' documents survivor accounts, pointing to an alleged massacre of more than 300 severely wounded Tamil fighters by the Sri Lankan Army in April 2009 itjpsl.com/reports/battle…
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Vindhya Buthpitiya retweeted
NEW REPORT: The Battle of Ananthapuram.
ITJP’s new report, available in English and Tamil, documents survivor accounts, examines the last major battle of the war and points to an alleged massacre of more than 300 severely wounded Tamil fighters by the Sri Lankan Army in April adres, many already seriously wounded, were trapped and cut off from ammunition, medical supplies, food and water. Approximately 150 escaped. Hundreds of wounded fighters left behind have never been seen again.
Read full report: itjpsl.com/reports/battle…
ITJP’s new report, available in English and Tamil, documents survivor accounts, examines the last major battle of the war and points to an alleged massacre of more than 300 severely wounded Tamil fighters by the Sri Lankan Army in April adres, many already seriously wounded, were trapped and cut off from ammunition, medical supplies, food and water. Approximately 150 escaped. Hundreds of wounded fighters left behind have never been seen again.
Read full report: itjpsl.com/reports/battle…
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thinking about the time this man slowed down his SUV while going past a solidarity protest for the families of the disappeared, rolled down the shutter, smirked with disdain and sped off. Wishing illegal imports and more continue to plague this scoundrel.
Former minister Johnston Fernando has pleaded guilty to possession of a BMW that had been imported illegally, with no tax paid. When the vehicle was first found in the Hilton car park in September 2024, he denied it was his. Sentencing is on November 11.
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Vindhya Buthpitiya retweeted
“How the Office on Missing Persons is failing Sri Lanka’s disappeared” - Yasmin Sooka and Frances Harrison.
Read the full article in Human Southasian here: himalmag.com/disappearances…
Read the full article in Human Southasian here: himalmag.com/disappearances…
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Vindhya Buthpitiya retweeted
Today marks Sri Lanka’s Day of Commemoration for the Disappeared.
For @HimalSouthasian, Yasmin Sooka and @francesharris0n (@itjpsl) examine Sri Lanka’s Office on Missing Persons, tracing discrepancies between its published lists and records from earlier commissions of inquiry.
For @HimalSouthasian, Yasmin Sooka and @francesharris0n (@itjpsl) examine Sri Lanka’s Office on Missing Persons, tracing discrepancies between its published lists and records from earlier commissions of inquiry.
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delighted to be collaborating with @shamara4w and Itihas itihas.lk on this workshop intended for those preparing to apply for a PhD. Please do share!
Dr. Vindhya Buthpitiya and I are running a workshop in Colombo in December to support prospective PhD applicants to UK institutions.
Details in the CfP below! Please share with anyone who might be interested. It is free of charge.
Apply here: forms.gle/XkzZvBVeJpHcYC…
@vindib_
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the OMP’s records reveal thousands of missing names & unexplained discrepancies in official tallies of Sri Lanka’s disappeared: truth-seeking mechanism has become another instrument of impunity? himalmag.com/disappearances… by @francesharris0n + Yasmin Sooka
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Vindhya Buthpitiya retweeted
Residents in Ampara District living in fear due to increase in wild elephants entering villages following the paddy harvest.
Movement of wild elephants has risen significantly in areas including Mawadippalli, Sammanthurai, Karaitivu, Nintavur, Sainthamaruthu, and Kalmunai. 👇👇
Movement of wild elephants has risen significantly in areas including Mawadippalli, Sammanthurai, Karaitivu, Nintavur, Sainthamaruthu, and Kalmunai. 👇👇
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Vindhya Buthpitiya retweeted
Two sub-inspectors and a constable have been suspended following the custodial death of a suspect at Homagama police station over the weekend. Torture in custody continues despite assurances from the authorities and repeated censure by international rights fora.
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More than 55 Tamils including young children, women & the elderly who were killed 39 years ago by Indian 'peacekeeping' forces stormed the Kokuvil Hindu College in Jaffna, are being commemorated with flowers and oil lamps; justice for these victims has yet to be served.
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Vindhya Buthpitiya retweeted
A protest on Vap Full Moon Poya day & preceding day demanding removal of 'Tissa' Buddhist temple established through military force on land forcibly seized from Tamils.
Tamil community has held protests on 42 separate Poya days against this temple, which remains unregistered.
Tamil community has held protests on 42 separate Poya days against this temple, which remains unregistered.
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Vindhya Buthpitiya retweeted
Around 40 stranded Iranian sailors aboard U.S.-sanctioned oil tankers anchored just outside #SriLanka’s territorial waters received urgent medical treatment in the island nation on Saturday (October 24, 2026)
thehindu.com/news/internati… via @the_hindu
thehindu.com/news/internati… via @the_hindu
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lowkey charmed and amused by this. | Amid economic uncertainty and intense competition, millions of young Chinese people are tuning in to 84-Year-Old Cambridge Professor Alan Macfarlane’s lo-fi answers to life’s biggest dilemmas. bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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Vindhya Buthpitiya retweeted
BREAKING: Brazil’s left-wing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won the presidential run-off against right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro on Sunday, the electoral authority said, securing a fourth non-consecutive term.
🟠 LIVE updates: aje.news/vs1cfu
🟠 LIVE updates: aje.news/vs1cfu
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the number of custodial deaths (invariably coupled with police brutality/ torture) should cause wider alarm & outrage. ‘Drugs’ have long been a way in which arbitrary arrests have been euphemised, alongwith the PTA which disproportionately impacts political minorities. #SriLanka
A 29-year-old man arrested in connection with a drug-related investigation has died after being held at the Homagama Police Station, with his family alleging that he was assaulted by police officers.
The deceased has been identified as Ishara Harsha Kumara, a resident of ding to his relatives, the suspect was arrested and detained at the Homagama Police Station.
Family members alleged that they learned he had been assaulted when they visited the police station to see him.
They further claimed that the suspect was unable to walk and had to be carried by several officers after being taken for questioning.
Relatives alleged that he had visible injuries and was bleeding when he was returned to the police cell.
Following requests from family members, police officers took the suspect to the Homagama Base Hospital. However, his relatives claimed that he had already died by that time.
The family has called for an impartial investigation and justice over the death.
Responding to the allegations, the Police Spokesman said the suspect had been brought to the Homagama Police Station during an operation and had subsequently developed a sudden illness.
He said the suspect died after being admitted to the hospital.
The Police Spokesman further confirmed that the Homagama Assistant Superintendent of Police has initiated a preliminary investigation into the incident. (Newswire)
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