Sri Lanka has collapsed thanks to two nostrums: organic farming and Modern Monetary Theory. Who are the key members of the epistemic community that led the way? George Soros, Joe Stiglitz, the World Economic Forum, and the World Bank. See my NY Sun op-ed. https://t.co/eTiOgULfji
Sri Lanka: “The emergency regulations brought into operation in the name of public security should not become a pretext for more human rights violations.
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Authorities must also protect the freedom of the press. Journalists must not be barred from ‘Gotagogama’. Blocking journalists from doing their jobs directly violates freedom of the press.
#ProtectTheProtest
This is unacceptable. The authorities must stand down immediately! The right to protest must be protected. Sri Lankan authorities must immediately cease these acts of violence and release those arrested unlawfully in this manner.
BREAKING: We’re receiving reports of ‘Gotagogama,’ the peaceful protest site in Colombo, Sri Lanka being attacked by the Police and the Military in the early hours of Friday after surrounding it and arresting demonstrators.
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Hearing what is happening at the Galle Face protest site. Not sure why this is happening now. It is crucial the authorities act with restraint and avoid violence.
#UPDATE Sri Lankan security forces raided the main anti-government protest camp in the capital Colombo early Friday, dismantling it and evicting activists gathered outside the president's office.
https://t.co/DtpZRd9HAD by @seanjgleeson