Popular cartoonist Awantha Artigala and journalist activist Shantha Wijesooriya petition against the Online Safety Bill
By Staff Writer Renowned Cartoonist Awantha Artigala and senior journalist Shantha Wijesooriya today (12) filed a case (SD No. 91/2023) in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka challenging the "Online Safety Bill", one of the draconian law proposals of the President Ranil Wickremasinghe's government. Since October 03, when the Bill was placed
British government seeks to outlaw pro-Palestinian protests
By Thomas Scripps. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Suella Braverman are utilising Israel’s war on Gaza and the Palestinians to launch the gravest attack on free speech and the right to protest in post-war British history. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Suella Braverman are using Israel’s
Get the US out of the Middle East
By Ryan McMaken The ongoing conflict between the state of Israel and Hamas escalated considerably on Saturday. A group of armed fighters—presumably of Hamas—broke through the Gaza-Israel border barrier and launched what is sure to be a short-lived invasion of southwestern Israel. At least 700 Israeli citizens—most of them apparently civilians—were killed,
Bond market “rout” a result of major structural shifts
By Nick Beams. There is a growing realisation in financial and media circles that the selloff in the US bond market, which has seen a rapid rise in interest rates, is the product of far-reaching shifts in global financial markets. The initial hope was that the turbulence was simply the product of
On livestream, India Supreme Court seven-judge bench revisits a 1998 verdict
By Staff Writer. India Supreme Court seven judge bench revisited a 1998 verdict of the same court last Wednesday and Thursday. This is the first time after six years a seven judge bench was constituted. It was also the first time in the history of the Indian Supreme Court that a seven-judge
The citizens’ Right to Lie: why (most) lies are protected speech?
By Angel Eduardo. Even with our current climate of fake news, misinformation, disinformation, and election lies, we shouldn’t use government power to try enforcing the truth. Lies are a problem. In fact, one can persuasively argue that lies are the problem. Few behaviors are as corrosive to our social fabric or as foundational to our societal
Netanyahu’s Reasonableness Amendment: Will Israel Supreme Court prevent a Constitutional crisis?
By Eyal Lurie-Pardes. After a year of unprecedented events, Israel’s political and constitutional turmoil came to a head on Sept. 12, when the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a critical case that will determine the future of the Netanyahu government’s judicial overhaul. The arguments concern the so-called Reasonableness Amendment, passed
India’s Modi government uses “anti-terror” laws to persecute NewsClick Journalist and Staffer
By Kranti Kumara In a move befitting a fascist regime, India’s Narendra Modi-led government is wantonly trampling on basic democratic rights to intimidate and silence the left-wing news website NewsClick. Following police raids Tuesday on its offices and the homes of scores of people associated with the website, police have arrested
Journalists across Europe face legal threats, judicial harassment, and declining safety
By Dunja Mijatović Following speech was delivered by Dunja Mijatović, on behalf of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, at the Conference “The Pen is Mightier than the Sword? Meeting today’s challenges to freedom of expression and the safety of journalists”, organised under the Latvian presidency of the Committee
World Bank Sri Lanka Update: Revenues underperformed, interest bill absorbed the total government revenue
By Staff Writer The World Bank (WB) issued its Development Update on Sri Lanka on Tuesday (03) and stated the country's "macroeconomic outlook remains uncertain, contingent on successful debt restructuring and structural reforms." Sri Lanka's economic crisis in 2022 was exacerbated by structural weaknesses, leading to high fiscal deficits and risky commercial