Maithripala Sirisena
Sri Lanka’s Easter bombing verdict is reshaping politics and power
Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered former president Maithripala Sirisena and top security officials to compensate victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. But Ranil Wickremesinghe, the prime minister at the time, has escaped scrutiny.
Rathindra Kuruwita | Jan 20, 2023
Shifting the blame
A minority is framed again to cover Sri Lanka’s fault lines, in wake of the Easter attacks.
Harini Amarasuriya | Jun 20, 2019
Easter Sunday bombings and its aftermath
In conversation with political scientist Jayadeva Uyangoda on the April 2019 attacks in Sri Lanka. [INCLUDES TRANSCRIPTION]
The Editors | May 15, 2019
The spectre haunting Lankan democracy
Will economic austerity come in the way of democracy?
Tisaranee Gunasekara | Jun 08, 2016
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