1953 Hartal: Sri Lanka’s First People’s Uprising
hartal is a general strike and a violation of civil law. According to the interpretation of Colvin R. de Silva, a leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party who led
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By rising up onto their feet, the masses in Sri Lanka have awakened the imagination and courage of millions of workers and poor fighting against the effects of the capitalist
Read MoreMASS STORMING OF PRESIDENTIAL PALACE FORCES GOTABAYA RAJAPAKSA OUT OF POWER
The revolution continues, the whole system has to go! Fast-paced events in crisis-ridden Sri Lanka have taken yet a new turn today, Saturday 9 July, as hundreds of thousands of
Read MoreAPPOINTMENT OF RANIL WICKREMESINGHE WILL NOT FIX ANYTHING
After weeks of mass protests, strikes, and general strikes across Sri Lanka, which included earlier this week an elementary explosion of popular fury at the country’s ruling elite following a
Read MorePM RESIGNS AFTER COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY ASSAULT PROVOKES FURIOUS RESPONSE
Events have taken a frenetic pace in Sri Lanka over the last 72 hours. Nothing short of a revolutionary crisis has developed, one that is likely to be a forerunner
Read MoreHISTORIC “HARTAL” GRINDS SRI LANKA TO A HALT
Responding to a joint appeal issued by over 2,000 trade unions, a countrywide ‘Hartal’ (total strike) brought Sri Lanka to a halt today, Friday 6th. The hartal, the largest in
Read MoreMASSES REVOLT AGAINST CONSEQUENCES OF FAILING SYSTEM
In late 2019 and in 2020, the Rajapaksa family scored convincing victories in both presidential and parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka. As we explained then, this was a call for
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