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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka in flames

May 10, 2022 Srinath Perera, United Socialist Party (CWI Sri Lanka)

The following article was written just before the resignation yesterday of Sri Lanka’s prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, after weeks of protests amid an economic crisis. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa remains in place as demands grow for […]

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Biggest mass movement and strike grips country

May 8, 2022 Prasad Welikumbura, United Socialist Party (CWI in Sri Lanka)

Some Pictures from of Hartal Day On Friday 6th of May, 2022, the sun rose on the island nation Sri Lanka just as on any other day. But it was not an ordinary day. Hundreds […]

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Erupts: Biggest ever workers’ protest in history 

April 29, 2022 Srinath Perera, United Socialist Party (CWI Sri Lanka)

Tens of thousands of workers all over the country came out on strike on Thursday 28 April. They are demanding the resignation of the country’s corrupt president and his family-led government. They have created the […]

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Tamil leaders fail to advocate vital united mass struggle 

April 16, 2022 TU Senan, first published by Tamil Solidarity Campaign

Tamil organisations and self-proclaimed leaders in Sri Lanka have so far refused to come out clearly in support of bringing down the Gotabaya Rajapaksa regime. With the position of ‘anybody but the Rajapaksas’ in the […]

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What are the causes of the economic crisis in Sri Lanka?

April 13, 2022 TU Senan, CWI

The economic crisis in Sri Lanka did not appear suddenly but has been in the making for some time. Covid-led destruction devastated the tourist industry and government policies have further accelerated the crisis. The recent […]

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: People should not be made to pay for the crisis. 

April 4, 2022 TU Senan, CWI

As we write protests continue to take place across Sri Lanka the day after protesters defied one of the strongest-ever curfews in place and gathered in many parts of the capital city and across the […]

Sri Lanka

Skyrocketing prices provokes spontaneous eruption of struggle in Sri Lanka

April 1, 2022 Statement by Tamil Solidarity (UK)

A spontaneous and countrywide eruption of struggle is now taking place in Sri Lanka. Many youth and workers are gathering in parts of the country to express their anger against the government. Prices of essential […]

Sri Lanka

Thousands of protesters besiege residence of Sri Lanka’s president, Gotabaya Rajapakshe

April 1, 2022 Text of video of Siritunga Jayasuriya, Secretary of the United Socialist Party (CWI) speaking  

From about 7.30 on the night of Thursday, 31 March, thousands of angry protesters besieged the residence of Sri Lanka’s president, Gotabaya Rajapakshe. Buses and other vehicles were set on fire in what could be […]

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s deteriorating economy fuels mass anger and protests

March 22, 2022 TU Senan, CWI

Tens of thousands took to the streets of Sri Lanka, on 16 March, demanding the government to act on the spiralling cost of all essential commodities. Street protests have become a common feature and take […]

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka on verge of economic collapse – An appeal to union activists, students and workers

February 15, 2022 United Socialist Party (CWI Sri Lanka) appeal to union activists, students, and workers

The Sri Lankan economy is at near collapse. Workers and the poor are asked to pay for this crisis. They face increased employment and increased prices of all essential goods. The government is increasingly dictatorial […]

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