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SC suspends the operation of Deradicalization Regulations
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05/08/2021
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Patchwork amendments to PTA proposed by Presidential Commission of Inquiry is an insult – Kishali Pinto Jayawardena
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28/07/2021
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Young Tamil arrested under PTA for a FB photo posted in 2018
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06/07/2021
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In order to retain GSP+ Sri Lanka tells EU that PTA being reviewed and reconciliation is progressing!
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01/07/2021
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Sri Lanka responds to EU resolution: Regrets the adoption of a resolution, defends 20th amendment and the use of PTA
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14/06/2021
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Sri Lanka: Instead of repealing the PTA the scope of the Act was broadened – Helena Dalli, EU Equality Commissioner
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11/06/2021
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Sri Lanka: Detained Maulavis claim under pressure to frame detained human rights lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah
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01/06/2021
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Sri Lanka: Fundermatal Rights case filed on behalf of poet Ahnaf Jazeem
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16/04/2021
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Sri Lanka: Gazette banning 11 Islamic organisations issued under PTA; Regulation enables 20 years of imprisonment.
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13/04/2021
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Update: Jaffna Mayor arrested & handed over to TID for investigations for “providing uniforms similar to LTTE police”
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09/04/2021
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Sri Lanka: Where journalists self-abduct and ecocide is green – Tisaranee Gunasekara
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21/03/2021
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National Peace Council calls on the government to reconsider all three proposed laws
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18/03/2021
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SriLankan poet Ahnaf Jazeem in custody 256 days without trial and bail. Case postponed to Feb 24th.
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28/01/2021
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Living in Hell: The Plight of Prisoners Held Under the PTA – Ambika Sathkunanathan
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28/01/2021
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Sri Lanka: A Muslim businessman detained under PTA over FB posts.
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19/01/2021
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Sri Lanka: Tamil reporter held on absurd terrorism charge
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14/01/2021
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Hejaz Hizbullah’s detention extended by another three months by a detention order
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11/01/2021
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Sri Lanka:18 Young men and women from Eastern Province arrested and detained under PTA
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17/12/2020
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Poetic injustice: Another writer languishes in prison under PTA in Sri Lanka
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14/12/2020
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Ahnaf Jazeem: A young poet in detention for six months without trial in Sri Lanka
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08/12/2020
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Many PTA detainees have complained of pressure in relation to self-incriminating statements – HRCSL to Acting IGP
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24/11/2020
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Sri Lanka: Tamil political prisoners, some of whom have been held for up to 24 years, infected with coronavirus – ITAK Leader
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16/07/2020
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The viral pandemic of the mind and Sri Lanka’s loss of the law
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12/05/2020
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Sri Lanka media rights activists decry new anti-terror laws
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19/03/2019
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Extensive public consultations a must on Sri Lanka’s counter-terror bill – Kishali Pinto Jayawardene
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17/03/2019
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Applauding the draft CTA is akin to a merry drunk dancing at the edge of a cliff – Kishali Pinto Jayawardena
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10/03/2019
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Is the Counter Terrorism Act really necessary? – Javid Yusuf.
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23/02/2019
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Even in a more beneficial form, the counter terror bill raises warning signals – Kishally Pinto Jayawardena.
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03/02/2019
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When Aussies do it – Sri Lankans condemn; When Sinhalese do it Sri Lankans go into hiding!
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05/10/2018
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Sri Lanka:If enacted in present form, the Counter Terrorism Bill would be a significant improvement
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18/09/2018
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