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 June 2026 May 2026 April 2026 March 2026 February 2026 January 2026 Latest news News Why did the Bar Association come forward to defend a person arrested on such serious criminal charges? Sri Lanka Brief - 27/06/2026 News Prisoners’ Rights Group Urges UN Intervention Over Alleged Custodial Killing of Sri Lankan Man Sri Lanka Brief - 26/06/2026 News Badulla High Court Defers Sentencing of SJB MP Chaminda Wijesiri and Two Others Until July 28 Sri Lanka Brief - 26/06/2026 News AKD Drops Bombshell: From Custodial Killings to Drug Cartels, President Exposes Alleged Criminal Empire Shielded by Political Power Sri Lanka Brief - 25/06/2026 Related news News Why did the Bar Association come forward to defend a person arrested on such serious criminal charges? Sri Lanka Brief - 27/06/2026 News Prisoners’ Rights Group Urges UN Intervention Over Alleged Custodial Killing of Sri Lankan Man Sri Lanka Brief - 26/06/2026 News Badulla High Court Defers Sentencing of SJB MP Chaminda Wijesiri and Two Others Until July 28 Sri Lanka Brief - 26/06/2026 News AKD Drops Bombshell: From Custodial Killings to Drug Cartels, President Exposes Alleged Criminal Empire Shielded by Political Power Sri Lanka Brief - 25/06/2026