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Sri Lanka Divisions erupt within Sri Lankan government By K. Ratnayake, 20 October 2018 Allegations that President Maithripala Sirisena told a cabinet meeting that “Indian intelligence” was planning to assassinate him, have brought deep rifts within the government to the surface. Sri Lankan tea estate workers step up demands for higher pay By M. Thevarajah, 13 October 2018 Demonstrations by estate workers underscore growing working-class opposition to the attacks of the government and employers. The struggle for socialism and the importance of history: David North interviewed on Radio Sri Lanka 12 October 2018 David North, chairman of the international editorial board of the World Socialist Web Site, was interviewed at length on Radio Sri Lanka’s “Coffee with Dan” program early this week. Watch: David North interviewed on Sri Lanka’s English-language Channel Eye TV 10 October 2018 David North, the chairman of the international editorial board of the World Socialist Web Site, discussed the 80th anniversary of the Fourth International on “Rise and Shine,” Sri Lanka’s most popular English-language morning television show, on October 8. Eighty Years of the Fourth International: The Lessons of History and the Struggle for Socialism Today By David North, 9 October 2018 On October 7, David North, International Editorial Board chairman of the World Socialist Web Site, delivered the following lecture to a well-attended public meeting in Colombo, organised by the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka). Large Colombo audience hears David North’s lecture on the history of the Fourth International By our reporters, 9 October 2018 David North concluded his Sri Lankan tour with a powerful lecture in Colombo, delivered to a large, enthusiastic audience. David North’s lecture at Peradeniya University in Kandy attracts significant support from students and workers By our reporters, 5 October 2018 The 200-strong audience responded enthusiastically to the lecture marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Fourth International. Mass graves in Mannar point to further war crimes in Sri Lanka By Murali Maran and Vimal Rasenthiran, 4 October 2018 The skeletal remains of 136 individuals were unearthed in northern Sri Lanka after 74 days of excavation. David North outlines contemporary relevance of Trotskyism at Colombo media briefing By our reporters, 3 October 2018 North’s address provoked thoughtful questions from Capital Radio and Independent Television Network reporters. Text of David North's remarks to Sri Lankan press conference on Trotskyism By David North, 2 October 2018 These remarks were delivered by David North, chairman of the WSWS International Editorial Board, at a press briefing in Colombo on October 1. Sri Lankan students discuss upcoming anniversary meetings on the history of the Trotskyist movement By our reporters, 2 October 2018 University students in Kandy and Colombo outline their financial difficulties, concerns about unemployment and voice support for David North’s forthcoming lectures. Sri Lankan plantation workers demonstrate for higher wages By M. Thevarajah, 29 September 2018 The union-controlled protest was organised to promote illusions that the companies and the government will grant a “reasonable” pay rise for estate workers. SEP and IYSSE win broad support for Peradeniya university meeting on the struggle for Trotskyism By our correspondents, 29 September 2018 SEP campaigners have spoken with scores of students, workers and academics at the campus, explaining the historical record and political importance of the struggle for Trotskyism in Sri Lanka and internationally. David North warmly welcomed on his arrival in Sri Lanka 28 September 2018 North stressed the immense role played by Trotskyism in the political development of the working class in Sri Lanka. The 50th anniversary of the founding of the SEP (Sri Lanka) The RCL/SEP’s political struggle against petty-bourgeois radicalism By Kapila Fernando, 28 September 2018 The past five decades have confirmed the far-sightedness of the RCL/SEP’s political analysis and exposure of the petty-bourgeois radicalism of the JVP. Workers and students support Sri Lankan meetings on the struggle for Trotskyism By our reporters, 27 September 2018 Students and Colombo Port workers discuss the significance of the forthcoming SEP public meetings and the necessity for an international socialist party of the working class. The 50th anniversary of the founding of the SEP (Sri Lanka) From the LSSP’s Great Betrayal to the founding of the RCL By Wije Dias, 26 September 2018 This is the second in a series of articles published by the Socialist Equality Party in Sri Lanka to mark the fiftieth anniversary of its foundation in June 1968. UN expert advises Sri Lankan government about social impact of austerity measures By Saman Gunadasa, 25 September 2018 The statements are a warning to the government and international finance capital that the worsening living conditions of the working people in Sri Lanka will produce a social explosion. The 50th anniversary of the founding of the SEP (Sri Lanka) The lessons of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party’s Great Betrayal By Rohantha De Silva and Vilani Peiris, 24 September 2018 This series of articles published by the Socialist Equality Party in Sri Lanka marks the fiftieth anniversary of its foundation in June 1968. 80th anniversary of the Fourth International and 50th anniversary of the SEP (Sri Lanka) David North to address meetings in Sri Lanka on the lessons of the history and contemporary struggle for socialism 19 September 2018 Understanding the historic fight waged by the Fourth International and the SEP for the revolutionary leadership of the international working class is vital for the emerging class struggles. Sri Lankan prime minister threatens increased internet and social media censorship By Saman Gunadasa, 10 September 2018 Wickremesinghe’s comments are part of the escalating global censorship of the internet and social media, and other attacks on democratic rights. Sri Lankan unions in closed-door discussions with plantation bosses By W.A. Sunil, 8 September 2018 All the plantation unions are collaborating with the employers to impose the burden of the tea industry crisis on workers. US and Japan increase efforts to undercut Chinese influence in Sri Lanka By Rohantha De Silva, 3 September 2018 The US, Japan and India are continuing to publicly voice their concerns over Colombo’s relations with Beijing. Sri Lankan fishermen demonstrate to demand fuel price reductions By Naveen Dewage, 30 August 2018 The MVOA appealed to the government to lower fuel prices, but it responded by police armed with batons and water cannons, who set up barricades to block the march. Sri Lankan unions sell out railway workers and call off strike By W.A. Sunil, 13 August 2018 Railway workers must reject the unions’ betrayal of their longstanding salary demands and build action committees of rank-and-file workers on an alternative socialist program. Striking Sri Lankan railway workers need a political perspective By the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), 11 August 2018 Over 4,000 workers, including engine drivers, guards, station masters and supervisory managers, walked out on Wednesday to demand higher pay. UK: Ian Paisley suspension exposes efforts to assist cover-up of Sri Lankan bloodbath By Steve James, 28 July 2018 Paisley has been suspended for 30 days for omitting to register holidays paid for by the Sri Lankan government in the aftermath of the 2009-11 massacres of Tamils. A reply to a comment on the obituary of Sri Lankan filmmaker Lester James Peries By Pani Wijesiriwardane and Gamini Karunatileka, 24 July 2018 Our basic objective was to examine Peries’s general contribution to Sri Lankan cinema and how he came to be known as its father. Australia: Tamil refugee deported, separated from his wife and baby daughter By Max Newman, 23 July 2018 The treatment of Gnaneswaran and his family is akin to the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy by which children have been ripped away from their parents. Sri Lankan SEP member Mohamdiramlage Chandrasiri (1955–2018) By Wimal Fernando, 19 July 2018 Retired bank worker Chandrasiri will always be remembered for his selfless dedication to Trotskyism, the rights of the working class and the building of the SEP. Millions of refugees face harsh conditions across South Asia By Rohantha De Silva, 13 July 2018 The plight of millions of refugees in South Asia is a damning indictment of the imperialist powers and the regional ruling elites. More support from Sri Lanka for WikiLeaks editor By our correspondents, 4 July 2018 “WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange courageously exposes the criminality of the US, its machinations, lies and cover-ups.” Australia: Biloela residents continue protests against deportation of Tamil refugee family By Max Newman, 2 July 2018 A campaign by the people of a small rural Queensland town has brought to light the horrors of Australia’s anti-refugee regime. New York Times restates Washington’s anti-China agenda in Sri Lanka By Wasantha Rupasinghe, 29 June 2018 The article is a warning to the politically divided Sri Lankan ruling elite not to deviate from Washington’s military-strategic script. Sri Lankan unions betray national postal strike By W.A. Sunil, 28 June 2018 The unions called off the indefinite walkout after accepting vague promises from government authorities. SEP anniversary meeting in Sri Lanka denounces anti-immigrant attacks By the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), 27 June 2018 The following resolution was unanimously endorsed at the Sri Lankan Socialist Equality Party’s 50th anniversary meeting, held in Colombo this month. SEP in Sri Lanka holds powerful 50th anniversary meeting By our correspondents, 27 June 2018 The meeting began by paying tribute to the party’s founding general secretary Keerthi Balasuriya, Wilfred Pereira and all those who gave their lives to the fight for Trotskyism in Sri Lanka and South Asia. Greetings from David North to the 50th anniversary meeting of the Sri Lankan SEP By David North, 27 June 2018 For a half century, the party that was founded in 1968 by an extraordinary group of young revolutionaries has upheld the banner of the International Committee of the Fourth International. Sri Lanka: Striking postal workers criticise the trade unions By our correspondents, 26 June 2018 While postal workers are determine to continue their fight, the trade unions are seeking ways to sabotage the campaign. Sri Lankan artists, translators and workers endorse international campaign to defend Julian Assange By our correspondents, 25 June 2018 More Sri Lankan academics, writers and workers have spoken out in support of the International Committee of the Fourth International’s campaign in defence of the WikiLeaks editor. Postal workers defy Sri Lankan government and continue national strike By our correspondents, 23 June 2018 Four thousand postal workers protested in central Colombo on Monday to oppose government-imposed salary cuts and changes in recruitment policies. Pickets in Sri Lanka and India demand freedom for Julian Assange By our correspondents, 20 June 2018 The campaign to free Assange “is inseparably bound with the struggle for the defence of democratic rights and against the repression of the basic rights of the working class.” Sri Lankan artists speak out in defence of Julian Assange Lakshman Mendis, Bertie B. Kudahetti, Ratnasiri Paranawithana and Bartholameuse Wimalaratne endorse the international campaign to free Julian Assange. Fifty years of the Socialist Equality Party of Sri Lanka Arm the working class with the program of socialist internationalism and with revolutionary leadership! By the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), 16 June 2018 The fulcrum of the 50-year struggle of the RCL/SEP has been the fight for the political independence of the working class and the program of permanent revolution. Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) to hold lectures to mark its 50th anniversary By our reporters, 14 June 2018 The SEP lecture series will discuss the significance of the party’s half-century struggle for Trotskyism. Free Julian Assange rallies called in Sri Lanka and India The SEP and supporters of the ICFI will demonstrate in Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital, and Sriperumbudur, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Sri Lanka: Filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage and author Aruna Premarathne endorse Julian Assange campaign “Only those who are anti-democratic or against humanity could say what Julian did is a crime.” Sri Lankan workers and students defend Julian Assange By our correspondents, 7 June 2018 Many of those who spoke to the WSWS compared the attacks on WikiLeaks to the Sri Lankan government’s measures against journalists. Sri Lanka SEP files fundamental rights case against Colombo Municipal Council By our correspondent, 6 June 2018 The legal action against the May Day meeting ban seeks to further expose the government’s anti-democratic attacks on working people. One million Indian bank employees and thousands of Sri Lankan railway workers strike By our correspondents, 1 June 2018 Industrial action has erupted across the subcontinent against government austerity measures. Remembrance Day in Sri Lanka exposes dead end of Tamil nationalism By K. Nesan, 1 June 2018 Tamil National Alliance officials were thrown out of the memorial of the May 18 massacre that ended of the Sri Lankan Civil War, as mass anger rises against the TNA. Ex-Sri Lankan defence secretary calls for brutal big business regime By Pani Wijesiriwardane, 29 May 2018 Gotabhaya Rajapakse is appealing to the ruling elite in preparation for the establishment of an even more authoritarian government. Sri Lankan president showers praises on the military By K. Ratnayake, 26 May 2018 President Sirisena used his addressing to an official celebration of the 2009 defeat of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam to eulogise the military and issue Sinhala chauvinist appeals. Sri Lankan filmmaker Lester James Peries dies at 99 By Pani Wijesiriwardane and Gamini Karunatileka, 23 May 2018 Peries’s best films, like the great dramas directed by India’s Satyajit Ray and Japan’s Akira Kurosawa, have left their mark on Asian and world cinema. A sweatshop for Victoria’s Secret and Calvin Klein Sri Lanka: Kilinochchi garment workers denounce harsh working conditions By R. Sudarshan and Vimal Rasenthiran, 22 May 2018 The MAS Holdings factories are sweatshops, established after the government’s bloody war against the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tami Eelam. Nine years since Sri Lankan civil war ended in massacre of Tamils By K. Nesan and V. Gnana, 18 May 2018 Thousands of people around the world are gathering today to mark the anniversary of one of the most infamous massacres of the 21st century. Sri Lankan government imposes IMF-dictated increases on essential items By Saman Gunadasa, 17 May 2018 The deeply-divided government has become a virtual prisoner of the IMF and its social austerity demands. Thousands of Sri Lankan fishermen protest over fuel price rises By our correspondents, 17 May 2018 Boycotts and strike action by fishermen are another expression of a growing anti-government movement of Sri Lankan workers and the poor. The JVP’s empty posturing over Sri Lanka’s executive presidency By Vijith Samarasinghe, 14 May 2018 The campaign is a ploy to divert the growing social opposition of workers, rural poor and youth to the government and the capitalist system. Sri Lankan president makes anxious calls for political unity By K. Ratnayake, 9 May 2018 Sirisena’s speech was a response to deep divisions within his unstable government and deepening working class opposition to its social austerity measures. Oppose Sri Lanka’s National Defence University Act! No privatisation of education! By the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (Sri Lanka), 8 May 2018 The legislation is a further move toward the privatisation of higher education and increased militarisation of the country. The Maruti Suzuki workers and the re-emergence of class struggle across South Asia By Wije Dias, 7 May 2018 Wije Dias, general secretary of the Sri Lankan section of the ICFI, and a veteran Trotskyist of more than 50 years standing, spoke from Colombo to the ICFI’s International Online May Day Rally. Despite government ban, Sri Lankan SEP and IYSSE hold successful May Day meeting By our correspondents, 3 May 2018 Workers, youths, professionals and housewives, as well as Tamil-speaking residents from Jaffna and plantation workers from the central hills, attended the meeting. International Monetary Fund demands Sri Lankan government cut fuel subsidies By Saman Gunadasa, 2 May 2018 Despite rising discontent, the IMF has threatened to stop a scheduled loan payment. SEP and IYSSE demonstrate against Sri Lankan government’s May Day ban By our correspondents, 30 April 2018 Almost one hundred SEP and IYSSE members and supporters participated in Friday’s picket, denouncing the government ban and other anti-democratic attacks. Workers and youth denounce Sri Lankan May Day ban By our correspondents, 27 April 2018 SEP and IYSSE members are winning important support for their campaign against the government’s prohibition on celebrations of the international workers’ day. Oppose the Sri Lankan government’s ban on May Day celebrations By the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), 25 April 2018 The SEP calls on all workers, oppressed people, youth, students and intellectuals to join it in protesting against this blatant attack on the democratic rights of the working class. Five die after exposure to ammonia gas at Sri Lankan latex factory By our reporters, 23 April 2018 The number of industrial accidents across South Asia has grown substantially over recent decades as a result of lax safety practices and super-exploitation. SEP (Sri Lanka) calls May Day meeting in Colombo By the Socialist Equality Party, 19 April 2018 In holding its public meeting on May 1, the SEP is opposing the government’s efforts to sabotage May Day celebrations. Sri Lankan workers’ inquiry presents findings on Meethotamulla garbage disaster By our correspondents, 12 April 2018 The Meethotamulla disaster, which claimed at least 32 lives, was a social crime, created by capitalism and its political servants. Sri Lankan prime minister narrowly survives no-confidence resolution By K. Ratnayake, 6 April 2018 The principal concern of the ruling elite is a growing financial crisis and the mounting working-class opposition to austerity measures. Halt the thuggery of non-academic union bureaucrats against WSWS reporters By the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), 4 April 2018 A WSWS journalist and photographer was violently attacked by union officials at a meeting of striking non-academic employees in the Colombo suburbs on March 27. Sri Lanka records lowest economic growth in 16 years By Saman Gunadasa, 28 March 2018 The IMF is insisting on an austerity program to further slash social and living conditions. Facebook and Sri Lankan government collaborate on social media censorship By Pradeep Ramanayake, 20 March 2018 The Sri Lankan government is working with the giant social media corporation to establish greater political control of the Internet. Sri Lankan workers’ inquiry meeting to announce findings on garbage disaster By the Independent Workers Inquiry Committee, 17 March 2018 The meeting will discuss the political reasons for last April’s tragedy that killed more than 30 residents from Meethotamulla, a poor neighbourhood on the outskirts of Colombo. Sri Lankan government continues to use draconian terror laws By Minusha Fernando, 17 March 2018 A Human Rights Watch report reveals that torture and other brutal methods are still in use in Sri Lanka under President Maithripala Sirisena. Striking non-academic workers picket Sri Lankan universities By Pani Wijesiriwardena, 15 March 2018 While the strikers have shown their determination to expand their industrial action, the University Trade Unions Joint Committee is limiting the strike. Sri Lanka: Muslims explain how the organised violence occurred By Rohantha De Silva and K. Gamini, 13 March 2018 Successive governments have promoted anti-Tamil and anti-Muslim chauvinism in order to divide the working class and defend the power and privileges of the Sri Lankan ruling elite. Oppose Sinhala racist violence against Muslim community in Sri Lanka By the Socialist Equality Party, 10 March 2018 The government and the ruling elite are using anti-Muslim communalism to divert and divide the working people. Sri Lankan president declares emergency rule amid violence against Muslims By K. Ratnayake, 7 March 2018 The national unity government, which is in a sharp crisis, is exploiting the racist provocations to strengthen its hand by imposing the state of emergency. Sri Lanka university workers maintain indefinite strike as union backtracks By Saman Gunadasa, 6 March 2018 The trade unions were compelled to call the industrial action as workers’ unrest grew. Amid continuing crisis, Sri Lankan government leaders continue fragile coalition By K. Ratnayake, 27 February 2018 The ruling coalition was on the point of breaking up before the US and India intervened to demand that the national unity government continue. Australian government to deport Tamil refugee despite torture warnings By Max Newman, 22 February 2018 Thangalingam is a victim of anti-refugee and geo-strategic policies pursued by successive Australian governments. US and India intervene to avert Sri Lankan government collapse By Pani Wijesiriwardena, 17 February 2018 The US and Indian ambassadors met the president and prime minister to reverse a publicly-announced termination of the coalition agreement that underpins the Unity government. Opposition party wins Sri Lankan local council elections By K. Ratnayake, 12 February 2018 The vote is another indication of the mounting opposition of workers, rural poor and the youth to the country’s coalition government. Sri Lankan local elections: SEP holds public meetings in island’s north By our correspondent, 9 February 2018 SEP candidates explained why an international socialist program is necessary to fight the government’s social austerity measures and attacks on democratic rights. Seventy years after Sri Lankan independence: The record of capitalist decay and the necessity for socialism By Vijith Samarasinghe and K. Ratnayake, 3 February 2018 Throughout the Indian subcontinent, there is no real independence from imperialism and the ruling classes have failed utterly to provide democratic rights and decent living standards for all. Sri Lankan president threatens to end ruling coalition By K. Ratnayake, 23 January 2018 Sirisena’s cabinet walkout demonstrates the government’s crisis and points to preparations for dictatorial rule. Sri Lanka: SEP holds first local election meeting in plantation area By our correspondents, 19 January 2018 Speakers explained that growing social unrest in Sri Lanka, including strike action by key public sector workers, was part of an international radicalisation of the working class. Local government election in Sri Lanka: Support SEP campaign against austerity and war! Fight for a workers’ and peasants’ government! By the Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka), 9 January 2018 The SEP is campaigning for the international socialist program needed by workers, youth and the poor, who are increasingly coming into struggle against the government’s attacks on their democratic rights and living standards. US and India pressure Sri Lanka over port deal with China By Saman Gunadasa, 30 December 2017 Mounting government debt has forced the Colombo government to turn to China for financial help. Socialist Equality Party (Sri Lanka) stands for local government elections By our correspondents, 23 December 2017 The SEP is the only party contesting the elections on an internationalist and socialist program against the looming threat of a world war, social counter-revolution and dictatorial rule. SEP in Sri Lanka pays tribute to Keerthi Balasuriya By our correspondent, 20 December 2017 Balasuriya’s untimely death in December 1987 “cut short an invaluable and devoted service to the cause of international socialism.” Australian government returns refugees to Sri Lanka By Oscar Grenfell, 19 December 2017 Successive Labor and Liberal-National governments have forcibly deported asylum-seekers to Colombo, where they face imprisonment and torture. On the 30th anniversary of the death of Comrade Keerthi Balasuriya By David North, 19 December 2017 Keerthi’s death on December 18, 1987 was an irreplaceable loss to the International Committee of the Fourth International and its Sri Lankan section. Sri Lankan unions betray railway workers’ strike By W.A. Sunil, 14 December 2017 Rail unions axed the strike because it represented a direct challenge to the government’s austerity policies and threatened to draw in other sections of workers. Sri Lankan railway workers defy government ban on strike By W.A. Sunil, 12 December 2017 The government’s intervention against the stoppage is part of a broader crackdown on social and political opposition. Sri Lanka: IMF-dictated budget deepens austerity and privatisation By Saman Gunadasa, 25 November 2017 Colombo’s socially regressive budget, which will heavily impact on the working masses, is to repay debt and interest to global finance capital. Sri Lankan students and workers oppose Google censorship of the WSWS By our correspondents, 22 November 2017 “It’s very important to organise the working class on an international basis.” Sri Lanka: Racialist attack on Muslims in Gintota By Ratnasiri Malalagama and Nandana Nanneththi, 21 November 2017 Extreme-right Sinhala-Buddhist groups are operating under the patronage of the Sri Lankan government.
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Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi - Sri Lanka Sri Lanka SEP, 50. yıldönümü için güçlü bir toplantı düzenledi Muhabirlerimizden, 29 Haziran 2018 Sri Lanka’daki Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi (SEP), 22 Haziran’da Colombo’da, 50. yıldönümünü kutlamak için başarılı bir toplantı düzenledi. SEP’in Sri Lanka’daki 50. yıldönümü toplantısı göçmen karşıtı saldırıları mahkum etti Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi (Sri Lanka), 29 Haziran 2018 Aşağıdaki karar, Sri Lanka’daki Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi’nin bu ay Colombo’da düzenlenen 50. yıldönümü toplantısında oybirliği ile kabul edildi. David North’un Sri Lanka SEP’in 50. yıldönümü toplantısına gönderdiği kutlama mesajı David North, 29 Haziran 2018 Sadece Sri Lanka’da değil ama Asya genelinde önümüzde duran mücadelelerde muazzam bir tarihsel rol oynamak SEP’in yazgısıdır. Sri Lanka’da ve Hindistan’da Assange’a özgürlük eylemleri çağrısı yapıldı Muhabirlerimizden, 9 Haziran 2018 Sri Lanka’daki ve Hindistan’daki Troçkistler, Julian Assange’a özgürlük için süregiden uluslararası kampanyanın bir parçası olarak, 19 Haziran’da Colombo’da ve Tamil Nadu eyaletinin başkenti Chennai yakınlarında protestolar düzenleyecekler. Maruti Suzuki işçileri ve Güney Asya genelinde sınıf mücadelesinin yeniden canlanması Wije Dias, 8 Mayıs 2018 DEUK’un Sri Lanka şubesinin genel sekreteri ve 50 yılı aşkın süredir emektar bir Troçkist olan Wije Dias, DEUK’un Uluslararası Çevrimiçi 1 Mayıs Toplantısı’nda Colombo’dan konuştu. Sri Lanka SEP ve IYSSE, hükümetin yasağına rağmen başarılı bir 1 Mayıs toplantısı düzenledi Muhabirlerimizden, 4 Mayıs 2018 Sri Lanka’daki Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi (SEP) ve Toplumsal Eşitlik İçin Uluslararası Gençlik ve Öğrenciler (IYSSE), 1 Mayıs günü, Colombo’da, güçlü bir 1 Mayıs toplantısı düzenledi. SEP ve IYSSE, Sri Lanka hükümetinin 1 Mayıs yasağına karşı gösteri yaptı Muhabirlerimizden, 2 Mayıs 2018 Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi ve Toplumsal Eşitlik İçin Uluslararası Gençlik ve Öğrenciler, geçtiğimiz Cuma günü öğleden sonra hükümetin 1 Mayıs yasağına karşı Colombo Fort tren istasyonunda toplandı. Sendika bürokratlarının WSWS muhabirlerine yönelik haydutluğunu durdurun! Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi (Sri Lanka), 6 Nisan 2018 Sri Lanka’daki Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi, üniversite emekçileri sendikası bürokratlarının WSWS muhabirlerine ve SEP ile IYSSE üyelerine yönelik şiddetini ve tehditlerini güçlü bir şekilde mahkum eder. Sri Lanka’daki Müslüman topluluğa yönelik ırkçı şiddete karşı çıkın Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi (Sri Lanka), 13 Mart 2018 Sri Lanka’daki Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi (SEP), Sinhala-Budist ırkçı çetelerinin ülkedeki Müslüman halka karşı zincirlerinden boşalttığı zorbalığı şiddetle mahkum eder. Sri Lanka yerel seçimleri: SEP’in kemer sıkmaya ve savaşa karşı kampanyasını destekleyin! Bir işçi-köylü hükümeti için mücadele edin! Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi (Sri Lanka), 30 Ocak 2018 SEP, işçi sınıfını, kapitalist sınıfın tüm hiziplerinden bağımsız bir şekilde, bir işçi-köylü hükümeti uğruna mücadelede harekete geçirmek için kampanya yürütüyor. Yoldaş Keerthi Balasuriya’nın 30. ölüm yıldönümü üzerine 22 Aralık 2017 Aşağıdaki mektup, WSWS Yayın Kurulu Başkanı David North tarafından, Keerthi Balasuriya’nın 30. ölüm yıldönümünü anmak üzere toplanan Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi’ne (Sri Lanka) gönderildi. Savaşa karşı siyasi mücadele ve Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi’nin görevleri Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi’nin (Sri Lanka) Birinci Ulusal Kongresi’nin perspektif kararı Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi (Sri Lanka), 8 Temmuz 2017 SEP’in (Sri Lanka) kongresinde oybirliğiyle kabul edilen karar, partinin artan emperyalist savaş ve toplumsal karşı-devrim tehdidine karşı Sri Lanka’daki ve Güney Asya’daki mücadelesinin ana dayanağıdır. 1 Mayıs 2017: Güney Asya’da uluslararası sosyalizm uğruna mücadele Wije Dias, 5 Mayıs 2017 Sri Lanka’da Sosyalist Eşitlik Partisi’nin Genel Sekreteri Wije Dias’ın, 30 Nisan’da düzenlenen 2017 Uluslararası Çevrimiçi 1 Mayıs Toplantısı’ndaki konuşması.