Centre for Policy Alternatives on 28 September, 2013 Image courtesy Simon Fraser University On September 21, 2013, Sri Lankans Without Borders in partnership with Groundviews launched the De Zoysa-Sivanayagam 2014 Fellowship in Digital Journalism. As noted on SLWB’s website, Lasantha Wickrematunge led the fight for press freedom in Sri Lanka, “unbowed and unafraid,” for a number of years before he was assassinated in […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 14 May, 2011 Following up the technical support and input provided by the Centre for Policy Alternatives and I to human rights defenders over a number of years in Sri Lanka, we decided to create a poster to help recall key aspects of online and mobile security. These high resolution posters are designed with Sri Lankan ground realities […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 10 December, 2010 On the occasion of Human Rights Day 2010, falling on 10th December, the Centre for Policy Alternatives published newspaper advertisements to raise awareness on rights and the space for rights based work in Sri Lanka, on the themes of inequality (Sinhala, Tamil and English) and injustice (Sinhala, Tamil and English).
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 10 February, 2010 14th January 2010, Colombo, Sri Lanka: It is now abundantly clear that a situation has arisen in which the State-controlled media is acting with complete disregard for the principles of balance and impartiality inherent to any notion of responsible and professional journalism (which apply with even greater force in the case of media institutions that […]
Centre for Policy Alternatives on 7 August, 2009 Confirmed Election Violence Related Incidents up to 4.00 p.m, 7th August 2009. Download the full report in Sinhala, Tamil and English here. Daily Update ? Uva Provincial Council, Jaffna MC & Vavuniya UC Elections ? 2009