Opinion

Sri Lanka and the Great Lie of IMF Dependency

Ahilan Kadirgamar and Devaka Gunawardena / Himal Southasian Feb 23, 2023 Sri Lanka’s economic crisis demands urgent relief measures for a desperate citizenry and a new, self-sufficient model of development Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Asia Pacific

The Costs of South Asian Chauvinism

Ram Puniyani / InDepth News Jan 25, 2023 In India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, religious politics has led to economic disaster. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Houses of Worship Attacked With Deadly Frequency in 2019

DAVID CRARY / The Associated Press Dec 14, 2019 Hundreds of people and many clergy are killed at churches, mosques, synagogues and temples across the globe. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Julian Assange Could Die in Prison, Doctors Warn

The Associated Press Nov 25, 2019 In an open letter, more than 60 physicians express grave concern for the WikiLeaks founder's deteriorating health in British custody. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Saudi Arabia Couldn’t Ask for Better Coverage From Corporate Media

Esha Krishnaswamy / FAIR May 16, 2019 A spate of recent articles lays bare the willingness of the press to carry water for the increasingly brutal regime of Mohammed bin Salman. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Sri Lanka Militants Set Off Bombs During Raid, Killing 15

JON GAMBRELL and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI / The Associated Press Apr 27, 2019 A gun battle that began Friday night and the carnage that followed come amid widespread fear of more attacks. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ambassador: U.S. Had No Prior Knowledge of Sri Lanka Threat

JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Apr 24, 2019 Envoy Alaina Teplitz refutes local claims that foreign officials were warned an attack was coming. The Easter bombings killed more than 350. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

South Asia Islamophobia Burgeons in Sri Lanka

Raksha Kumar / Truthdig Jul 16, 2018 The government of this island nation—like the government in nearby India—responds minimally or not at all to violence against minority Muslims. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

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South Asia Islamophobia Burgeons in Sri Lanka

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Jul 15, 2018 Dig deeper

What We Can Learn About Human Rights From ‘Wise Fools’

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Mar 12, 2018 To celebrate World Storytelling Day this year, Storytellers for Peace created a video with 10 artists from five continents. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Fishing War Heats Up Between Sri Lanka and India

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 5, 2012 A war over dwindling fishing resources is being fought at the bottom of the Indian subcontinent as poor and desperate Indian fishermen cross into Sri Lankan waters and run into that nation’s unsympathetic navy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Christopher Hitchens on Being Deified

Staff / Truthdig Mar 24, 2012 In 1999, the Hitch got on stage at The Moth -- a New York City venue dedicated to the art of storytelling -- and gave an account of the time his Tamil driver accidentally killed a Sri Lankan, an act that saw Hitchens deified and led him to his reassurance that all tales about divine intervention are false. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )