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 FacebookXWhatsAppPinterestEmail 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 FacebookXWhatsAppPinterestEmail Archive May 2026 April 2026 March 2026 February 2026 January 2026 December 2025 Latest news Features Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Challenges beyond photo frames. – Sunanda Deshapriya Sri Lanka Brief - 03/05/2026 News Police Probe Monks’ Role in Bringing and Distributing Narcotics Across Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Brief - 03/05/2026 Features NPP govt is establishing a pervasive parallel layer of party bureaucracy into the apparatus of the state from top to bottom Sri Lanka Brief - 02/05/2026 Features System of sexual torture targeting Palestinians exposed in new report Sri Lanka Brief - 02/05/2026 Related news Features Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Challenges beyond photo frames. – Sunanda Deshapriya Sri Lanka Brief - 03/05/2026 News Police Probe Monks’ Role in Bringing and Distributing Narcotics Across Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Brief - 03/05/2026 Features NPP govt is establishing a pervasive parallel layer of party bureaucracy into the apparatus of the state from top to bottom Sri Lanka Brief - 02/05/2026 Features System of sexual torture targeting Palestinians exposed in new report Sri Lanka Brief - 02/05/2026