Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by THIRANAGAMA Dayapala
One night in 1983, soon after midnight Rajani woke me up and whispered to me that she had been asked to treat an injured boy from the Iyakkam (movement). For her, this was an act of compassion by a doctor towards her patient. For me it was a political act. I was frozen. I turned back and slept. (…)
, by BOPAGE Lionel, Collective / Multiple signers, GANESH Ratnam, PHILIPS Rajan, RAJANAYAGAM P, SILVA Redley, SILVA Wilfred
We shall complete this page with more contributions on Upali when available to us.
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With extreme sadness, we announce the untimely death of UPALI COORAY, a reputed stalwart of the left and a lifelong champion of oppressed people, on 21 August 2009.
UPALI is (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
There is general criticism aimed at those who defend minority national rights stating that such defenders are oblivious to what the Tamil rebels have done to ordinary people and the people who were taken as prisoners. Of course, this is incorrect. We have always opposed attacks on ordinary (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
The world economic crisis is still continuing in spite of various measures taken globally to arrest the process. One news item dated July 05, 2009 said “the Federal Reserve has said is ‘slowing’ but the economy is likely to remain weak. ...The Fed also said it would continue its present level of (…)
, by HENSMAN Rohini
THE GRUESOME FINALE of Sri Lanka’s 26-year-long civil war drew international attention and considerable concern for the plight of civilians trapped in the war zone. Many people for the first time became aware of a conflict which had already claimed more than 70,000 fatalities. But the publicity (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”), Left Front (Sri Lanka)
There are nearly 300,000 Tamils in several refugee camps. These are kept as prison camps without free access and mobility for the inmates who are kept there mostly against their wish. At the beginning government claimed that there are LTTE contacts that are mixed with the inmates that have to be (…)
, by LUA
Left alliance met on 20th May at the Teachers’ Mansion at 2 pm. There were around 70 delegates, representing groups Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim through out the country. This meeting was called after the press conference to pass a resolution to condemn blood shed and demand for immediate cease (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
Some Left oriented analysts argue that the biggest obstacle to the international working class and trade unions to intervene in the Lankan conflict is not the lack of approach from the Tamil polity, but the huge mobilisation of almost all the groups of working people and their political (…)
, by SLDF
SLDF calls on the Government to immediately halt all offensive action and indiscriminate fire within the “No Fire Zone”.
SLDF calls upon the LTTE to lay down its arms and surrender.
SLDF calls upon the UN and ICRC to negotiate a mechanism with the Government for the surrender of LTTE cadres. (…)
, by NSSP
Last Friday Com. Chamil Jayaneththi, the organizing secretary of the Nava Samasamaja Party (NSSP) has been informed to summon the magistrate Court on 2nd of February.
Chamil Jayaneththi was the party’s presidential condidate in 2005. When he searched the reason he learned that Slave Island (…)
, by Correspondent(s)
Chamil Jayaneththi, a leader of the New Left Front has been charged by police for his participation in the media protest that took place on 9th January 2009 in front of Lake House, Colombo.
The protest was organisned by a broad coalition of media organizations, TUs, women’s organizations and (…)
, by OCKERSZ Lynn
By entering a capitalist government that year and compromising on our non-racist policy we lost the support of the minorities as well as the respect of intellectuals. We lost our standing in the country’s politics as well as our identity. Having entered a capitalist government, we could not (…)
, by SIVASEGARAM S.
The Sri Lankan left has several features that distinguish it from the left in India. The first Marxist party, the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP), formed much later than that in India in 1935, was Trotskyite dominated. The Communist Party of Ceylon (CP) was formed following the expulsion of (…)
“Organising and participating in an event like this is also about overcoming the fear psychosis that has paralysed us since the resumption of war” — Nimalka Fernando, International Movement Against Discrimination and Racism (IMADR)
Over 1 300 people from all parts of Sri Lanka converged on (…)
, by DLF (Sri Lanka), NANAYAKKARA Vasudeva
Thopigala: Military success but road to nowhere
The army has finally captured Thopigala at some cost and it has inflicted greater losses on the LTTE if reports available to us are to be believed. The government is crowing about a great triumph and indulging in countrywide celebrations, though (…)
, by NSSP
Anti war demonstration organized by National Anti War Front including Left Front (NSSP) and several other organizations, held in Colombo on17th August was attacked by Sinhala chauvinist monks who are supporters of the govenment. Under the leadership of our comrades, we could chase away these (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
I like to start my speech with an announcement. We have been using New Left Front as our public name in the recent past. Some left groups and a party have questioned this on ethical grounds. New Left Front was formed as a front of several groups and they say that it is not correct to keep the (…)
, by New Left Front
Presidential elections are taking place in Sri Lanka on 17 November. We publish here a first political statements from the left: the Manifesto of the New Left Front. Chamil Jayaneththi, a leading member of the NSSP (Sri Lanka section of the Fourth International) is the New Left Front’s (…)
, by CMU, TAMPOE Bala
Presidential elections are taking place in Sri Lanka on 17 November. We publish here a second political statements from the left, from the Ceylon Mercantile, Industrial and General Workers’ Union (CMU). (International Viewpoint).
The first Presidential Election in Sri Lanka was held on 20th (…)
, by KARUNARATNE Vickramabahu (“Bahu”)
November’s Sri Lanka presidential election was won by prime minister Mahinda Rajapakse, whose election campaign was characterized by his promise to ‘review’ the peace process with the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) and mobilised the majority Sinhala population on a blatantly chauvinist, anti-Tamil agenda. (…)
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