Regions / South Asia / Sri Lanka
Articles about Sri Lanka, ordered by date. 
Revolutions of our time
From Sri Lanka to France, a spirit of revolt has echoed across the world in recent years. The Peoples’ Want, a global committee of organizers and revolutionaries, examine what makes an uprising successful and argue that the only answer is a new politics of unity based in internationalism.
Introducing... Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Sri Lanka’s new president, riding a shift away from mainstream political parties.
Fears for Muslim communities
Phil Miller on fearing for Muslim communities in Sri Lanka.
The unreported year 2017
From Ukraine to South Sudan – stories and photos from around the world that you might have missed in 2017, compiled by Kelsi Farrington
Raising the roof in the fight against homelessness
A round-up of inspired ideas and practices.
A long road to reconciliation
Seven years after the end of the civil war, Jo Eckersley and Ashwin Hemmathagama assess Sri Lanka’s progress.
Crude triumphalism in Sri Lanka
On the eve of the Commonwealth summit in Colombo, Lewis Garland reports on the insidious disempowerment of the country's Tamil community.
Mahinda Rajapaksa
President Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka’s slick reputation comes unstuck.
Articles in this category displayed as a table:
| Article title | From magazine | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Revolutions of our time | The new space race | July, 2026 |
| Introducing... Anura Kumara Dissanayake | Guns and power | January, 2025 |
| Hall of Infamy | Rivers of life | July, 2022 |
| Fears for Muslim communities | A better media is possible | June, 2018 |
| The unreported year 2017 | What's left for the young? | January, 2018 |
| Raising the roof in the fight against homelessness | Homelessness | June, 2017 |
| A long road to reconciliation | Trade unions - rebuild, renew, resist | September, 2016 |
| Crude triumphalism in Sri Lanka | Fracking - the gathering storm | December, 2013 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa | Terror takeover | November, 2009 |
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