This report presents the topline findings of the ‘Survey on Aragalaya’ (popular uprising) conducted by Social Indicator (SI), the survey and research arm of the Centre for Policy Alternatives. Against the backdrop of the economic and political crisis Sri Lanka is facing, this island-wide survey was designed with the aim of capturing the public attitude towards Aragalaya, and their economic ideology. Field work for the study was conducted from 22nd September to 12th of October 2022. 

Please download the English version of the report here.

Please download the Executive Summary in Tamil here.

Please download the Executive Summary in Sinhala here.

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The year 2022 was marked by a number of protests across Sri Lanka, fuelled largely by demands for accountability and solutions for the dire economic crisis, and against the crackdown on protests by the state. The sustained citizen-led protest movement, the ‘aragalaya’ (‘the struggle’), led to the resignation of both the former President and Prime Minister, brothers Gotabaya and Mahinda Rajapaksa.

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6^th February 2023, Colombo, Sri Lanka:

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is deeply concerned by the excessive use of force, arbitrary actions and the blatant disregard for due process in arresting peaceful demonstrators on the eve and on the day of the 75^th Anniversary of Independence of Sri Lanka, which was on the 4^th of February 2023. Media reports evidenced the manner in which peaceful protesters engaged in a ‘satyagraha’, a form of peaceful protests,  were met with force and arrested, while they voiced legitimate concerns regarding the waste of public resources amidst the dire economic crisis in the country. Compounding this was the denial of access to their lawyers upon arrest.

Download the full statement in English here.

Download the full statement in Tamil here.

The statement will be made available in Tamil and Sinhalese shortly.

This report presents the topline findings of the fourth wave of the ‘Confidence in Democratic Governance Index’ survey conducted by Social Indicator, the survey research arm of the Centre for Policy Alternatives. This island-wide survey examines the public opinion on areas of local government elections which is a subject of debate at present, perception on the household economy, and public satisfaction towards the economic management of Wickremesinghe government.

Fieldwork for the study was conducted from 12th to 18th of January 2023.

Please download the Tamil version of the report here.

This report presents the topline findings of the fourth wave of the ‘Confidence in Democratic Governance Index’ survey conducted by Social Indicator, the survey research arm of the Centre for Policy Alternatives. This island-wide survey examines the public opinion on areas of local government elections which is a subject of debate at present, perception on the household economy, and public satisfaction towards the economic management of Wickremesinghe government.

Fieldwork for the study was conducted from 12th to 18th of January 2023.

Please download the Sinhala version of the report here.

This report presents the topline findings of the fourth wave of the ‘Confidence in Democratic Governance Index’ survey conducted by Social Indicator, the survey research arm of the Centre for Policy Alternatives. This island-wide survey examines the public opinion on areas of local government elections which is a subject of debate at present, perception on the household economy, and public satisfaction towards the economic management of Wickremesinghe government.

Fieldwork for the study was conducted from 12th to 18th of January 2023.

Please download the English version of the report here.

Download CPA’s annual report for 2021 in English here.