Exactly 11 years ago, this month (May), the Sri Lankan civil war came to an end, with official victory in the hands of the Sri Lankan government. However, the 26 year-long conflict was nothing short of bloody and genocidal. UN reports have found evidence of war-crimes from both sides of the civil war and, every…
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Hundreds injured and 13 dead in Indian gas leak
A gas leak in India has led to the death of 13 people, with hundreds more injured. The leak took place on May 7 in Visakhapatnam, a city in the state of Andhra Pradesh. An LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam was the source of the leak, with 8.3 tonnes of toxic chemicals being removed from…
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New York state coronavirus figures overtake any single country as mass graves appear
Within three weeks of their first recorded coronavirus death, the total number of cases in New York has exceeded the figures of any single country. The US stands as the worst hit country, with nearly 600,000 cases and 23,628 deaths caused by the virus. A significant proportion of these figures are made up of New…
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Vice President of Iran diagnosed with coronavirus
Among the many countries affected by the coronavirus, Iran has been one of the worst-hit. Last week it had been confirmed that several officials, including the Vice-President for Women’s Affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, and Deputy Health Minister of Iran, Iraj Harirchi, had contracted the disease. A widespread video of Deputy Health Minister, Iraj Harirchi, shows him…
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Civilians under threat as Yemen conflict continues to escalate
Having been devastated by civil war since 2015, Yemen is currently the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. The country has been constantly dependent on international aid since the outbreak of war, with 80% of the population relying on aid according to the BBC. The Houthi rebels however, who control large regions of the country, including the…
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Kashmir blackout begins to ease
India has announced that the media blackout that suspended all internet services throughout Kashmir and Jammu on 4 August 2019 will finally be partially eased. The media shutdown, according to the BBC, is the longest blackout recorded in any democracy, and despite recent slight easing, the communication restrictions still remain largely in place. The blackout…
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Brexit Box- 28/01/20
Following the general election of December 2019, and the victory of the Conservative party, many efforts have been underway to negotiate a finalised Brexit deal. The extended deadline of 31 January 2020 still stands, and the UK are due to officially leave the European Union on this date. The Withdrawal Agreement Bill, also referred to…
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Sri Lankan elections: a return to war time terrors
On the 17th November 2019, the results of the much-awaited Sri Lankan elections were announced, and Gotabaya Rajapaksa has claimed victory as the new president of Sri Lanka. Gotabaya Rajapaksa was the country’s Minister of Defence from 2005 to 2009 during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War and played a large role…
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Uproar as recent issue of Sri Lankan stamps released
The recent sets of national stamps released throughout Sri Lanka have led to widespread uproar and backlash over social media, and specifically the Tamil diaspora. The stamps depict the 18 stages of ‘Daha Ata Sanniya’, translating directly to, as stated by the Tamil Guardian, the ‘dance of the demons’, or ‘dance of the diseases’. The…
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