European Human Rights Ambassadors issue a statement on detained poet Ahnaf Jazeem News 08/06/2021 Updated: 08/06/2021 By Sri Lanka Brief Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestEmail Sri Lankan poet & teacher Ahnaf Jazeem has spent a year in arbitrary detention. Human Rights Ambassadors call for Sri Lanka’s government to issue his immediate release or uphold his right to a fair trial. TagsAccountabilityFreedom of expressionSri Lanka Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestEmail Archive November 2025 October 2025 September 2025 August 2025 July 2025 June 2025 Latest news News 35 Years On: Tamil Civil Society Issues Apology to Northern Muslims Sri Lanka Brief - 03/11/2025 News SLB Update: UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances- Summary of Recommendations to the Government of Sri Lanka, 03 October 2025 Sri Lanka Brief - 03/11/2025 News Sri Lanka: Audit Report Reveals Rs. 130 Million in Medical Assistance to 56 Politicians from Presidential Fund Without Proper Procedures Sri Lanka Brief - 02/11/2025 News Arrest and Detention of Ranil Wickremasinghe: Progress Report Submitted by the Criminal Investigation Department Sri Lanka Brief - 02/11/2025 Related news News 35 Years On: Tamil Civil Society Issues Apology to Northern Muslims Sri Lanka Brief - 03/11/2025 News SLB Update: UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances- Summary of Recommendations to the Government of Sri Lanka, 03 October 2025 Sri Lanka Brief - 03/11/2025 News Sri Lanka: Audit Report Reveals Rs. 130 Million in Medical Assistance to 56 Politicians from Presidential Fund Without Proper Procedures Sri Lanka Brief - 02/11/2025 News Arrest and Detention of Ranil Wickremasinghe: Progress Report Submitted by the Criminal Investigation Department Sri Lanka Brief - 02/11/2025