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International community raises concerns over Galle Face raid

The international community has raised concerns over the raid carried out at the Galle Face protest site. The military launched a pre-dawn raid on the Galle Face protest site today, just minutes after the protesters announced that they will be withdrawing from the Presidential Secretariat. “Very concerned about reports from the Galle Face protest site. We have made clear the importance of the right to peaceful protest,” the British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Sarah Hulton said. “Hearing wh

22 Jul, 2022

Dinesh Gunawardena appointed new Prime Minister

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Dinesh Gunawardena was appointed as the new Prime Minister today. He took oaths before President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Dinesh Gunawardena is seen as an ally of former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. Wickremesinghe and Gunawardena have been schoolmates and friends since the age. Wickremesinghe, 73, is a free-market champion and a pro-West politician while Gunawardena, 73, is a staunch Sinhala nationalist who believes in socialism and wants greater state

22 Jul, 2022

Bar Association tells Ranil to respect the Rule of Law

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has demanded that President Ranil Wickremesinghe ensure that he and his Government respect the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights of the people. BASL strongly and unreservedly condemned the use of force and violence last night by the authorities in attacking protestors at Galle Face in the vicinity of the Presidential Secretariat. “It is apparent that hundreds of military personnel and police had blocked the access roads to Galle Face and prevented the p

22 Jul, 2022