Sumaiya Pallak

Activism and research in gender and minority rights (she/her)

[Majid Freeman @Majstar7]

Remember when Saleh found that Palestinian boy lying on his mother’s grave at night?

He showed us their pain and strength, being our eyes and ears in Gaza. Through him, we felt their suffering and love. He inspired us all. What a beautiful soul. We’ll miss you, Saleh. 🌹💔😢

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

May the memory of the 250 journalists murdered in Gaza be honored in the **Genocide Museum** that must be part of the reparations program owed to the Palestinians, when the genocide actually ends.

PS. Deleting a killed journalist's account is to kill them twice.

[Melani Gunathilaka @melanirgk]

Protests continue in #Mannar against the destruction of the environment and livelihood of people against their will. #RenewableEnergy projects must be conducted ensuring #ClimateJustice and Free, Prior and Informed Consent by the people.

#Mannar #SriLanka #lka

[Awantha Artigala @awanthaartigala]

Cartoon

[Namini Wijedasa @nimilamalee]

Another mass grave: An investigation team responsible for undertaking excavations and exhumations in the #Kurukkalmadam mass grave in Batticaloa conducted a field visit on Thursday to plan how to proceed. #SriLanka

https://t.co/aRXfZYuvu2

[Meera Srinivasan @Meerasrini]

#SriLanka: Cartoonists on President Dissanayake's Jaffna visit yesterday

#lka

[LankaFiles @lankafiles]

Sri Lanka's anti-terror police CTID has interrogated Tamil Journalist @kumanan93 for over 6 hrs about his bank transactions, telephone communications & news shared via social media, says lawyer Nadarajah Kandeepan.

"Everything that Kumanan's done is what every journalist does!"

[Amalini @Amaliniii]

Journalist @kumanan93 is currently being interrogated by the Counter-Terrorism Investigation Department Mullaitivu sub-station @ Alampil. Commenced at 10am & ongoing. Summoned re: his coverage of Tamil people's struggles in the North, based on a '23 military intel complaint. #lka

[Meera Srinivasan @Meerasrini]

#SriLanka: In the wake of Mullaitivu-based Tamil youth Kapilraj's killing allegedly by the military, @virakesari_lk's Editorial calls for de-militarisation of the north and east.

[JDS @JDSLanka]

3 soldiers have been arrested following the discovery of the body of E. Kapilraj (32) of Jeevanagar, a father of a 7 month old child, who was found dead after visiting the camp of 13 Battalion of Sri Lanka National Guard in Muthujayankattu, Mullaithivu.| 📸 @ShanmugamThava2

[CPJ Asia @CPJAsia]

#SriLanka: Sri Lankan authorities must immediately stop harassing photojournalist Kanapathipillai Kumanan, who has been summoned by the counter-terrorism police for questioning, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Tuesday.

https://t.co/Av5ceuk7zH

#PressFreedom #JournalismIsNotACrime @kumanan93 @PMDNewsGov @SL_PoliceMedia

[Amita Arudpragasam @aarudpra]

Kumanan (@kumanan93) is a critical photo-journalist covering daily life, protests, economic crisis, the mothers of the disappeared, and human rights in the North and East. His documentation is essential to understanding life + politics in the war impacted regions of #lka.

[JDS @JDSLanka]

Sri Lanka's Counter Terrorism & Investigation Division (CTID) has summoned leading Tamil journalist & rights defender, Kanapathipillai Kumanan, informing him to appear at CTID Sub-station in Alampil, Mullaithivu on August 17th for an 'inquiry'. @RSF_inter @CPJAsia @ifjasiapacific

[MPLRAG @mplreforms]

Community leadership fails to recognize that "Reform isn’t a rejection of the Muslim identity or in opposition to Islam — on the contrary it’s an affirmation of justice and dignity promoted by our faith and a demand to be treated as equal citizens of Sri Lanka"

[Sumaiya Pallak @SumaiyaPallak]

echo how far behind we are with comprehensive reforms #MMDAreforms (2/2)

[Sumaiya Pallak @SumaiyaPallak]

@hyshyama goes onto say that the MMDA is the most disadvantageous Muslim family law in the world and we should be embarrassed about this — how for eg the lack of consent to marriage by women or the absence of women during their own registration or the lack of minimum age (1/2)

[MPLRAG @mplreforms]

"nearly 75 years later (of a law installed by colonizers), this law (the MMDA) fails to protect those it was meant to serve, especially Muslim women and girls."

[Dr. Ezzideen @ezzingaza]

Just now, eleven bodies arrived at the hospital.
Six of them were children.
None of them could be identified. An entire family wiped out.

We labeled their lifeless bodies: Unknown 1, Unknown 2… all the way to Unknown 11.
No names. No stories. No one left to say who they were.

That’s it. Just Unknown.
And that’s how this war continues, stealing names, faces, families.
Until nothing is left but numbers.

#GazaGenocide

[The Hind Rajab Foundation @HindRFoundation]

🚨🚨 Breaking: Israeli war criminal Gal Ferenbook, seen in a video boasting about the killing of a Palestinian civilian and mocking their body as a trophy, is now in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The #HindRajabFoundation has officially notified Sri Lankan authorities, demanding his arrest. A complaint has been filed with the ICC, and Interpol has been alerted.
This man has blood on his hands. Justice must prevail.
📢 You can help by writing to Srilankan authorities requesting his arrest.
For more info, see ⬇️
https://t.co/bRr8anXnxV

#ArrestFerenbook

#JusticeForGaza #EndImpunity

[AJ+ @ajplus]

"You can pretend that falafel and hummus and zaatar are your ancient cuisines. But in the recesses of your being, you will always feel the sting of this epic forgery."

Palestinian writer and activist Susan Abulhawa delivered this passionate speech at the Oxford Union.