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Fisherman killed as Sri Lankan police fire on protest

By our correspondent 16 February 2012, February 16, 2012

Tensions are running high after fishermen protested for the third day against fuel price increases announced by the government as part of an IMF-imposed austerity package.

Protests erupt as Sri Lankan government enforces new IMF austerity measures

By Saman Gunadasa 15 February 2012, February 15, 2012

Thousands of poor fishermen and fishing workers protested for the second day yesterday against fuel price increases.

Sri Lanka: SEP open letter to the defence minister

By the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) , February 11, 2012

The Socialist Equality Party demands that the Rajapakse government immediately ends the harassment and threats by the military against party members in Jaffna.

Sri Lanka: Military continues intimidation of SEP in Jaffna

By our correspondent , February 10, 2012

After banning an SEP public meeting in Jaffna, the military has intensified its threats against party members.

Hands off the SEP! Defend SEP members in Jaffna!

Statement of the Socialist Equality Party Sri Lanka, January 31, 2012

The decision to block the SEP public meeting, called to demand the release of all political prisoners, was taken by the highest level of the Rajapakse government.

Indian foreign minister visits Sri Lanka

Wije Dias, January 30, 2012

While he cynically expressed concern about the plight of Sri Lankan Tamils, Krishna’s trip sought to push India’s economic and geopolitical interests.

Sri Lankan army instigates violence against Jaffna SEP members

Statement of the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), January 28, 2012

The attack on the SEP is a warning of the police-state measures being prepared by the government against the working class as a whole.

Sri Lankan prison guards shoot protesting inmates

Wasantha Rupasinghe, January 28, 2012

The riot and its bloody suppression underscore the brutal conditions in the prisons and the anti-democratic nature of the Sri Lankan government.

Protest in Jaffna over “disappearances”

Our correspondents, January 24, 2012

Hundreds of Tamils “disappeared” in the months leading up to the end of the island’s civil war in May 2009 and have not been seen since.

Sri Lanka’s defence secretary targets workers and youth

K. Ratnayake, January 23, 2012

Gotabhaya Rajapakse warned of the “threat to our national security” posed by social unrest and political instability, as in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya.