‘A Volatile Picture’ month at last! The book is shipping out in the US via @UWAPress (summer sale on now! ) / UK distributor @LivUniPress. Out in the world on the 16th of June uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295… | liverpooluniversitypress.co.…

UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) will return to Sri Lanka from 15 to 24 June, 7 years after its last visit, to assess whether authorities have followed through on reforms and strengthened protections for people in detention or other places.

Arson attack on a mosque in Blackburn last night. Masjid-e-Quwwatul Islam on Stansfield Street was targeted around 11.30pm. No injuries reported. Police investigation underway.

Phase 3 / Day 24: Two more skeletal remains were unearthed during the excavations in Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna on Sunday (14), bringing the total body count to 355 while 341 skeletons have now been fully exhumed. | 📷 @kumanan93

Chemmani Mass Grave Excavation – Phase 3, Day 24 During today’s excavation at the Chemmani mass grave site, two more human skeletons were numbered and identified. With these latest findings, the total number of human skeletons numbered and identified across all three phases has risen to 355, while 341 human skeletons have been fully exhumed to date. The excavation process continues under the supervision of the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court, with the excavation being led by Raj Somadeva and his archaeological team. #ChemmaniMassGrave

EXCLUSIVE: Anti AI data centre campaigners from the US have told The National that 'if you want to keep Scotland beautiful, you should run like a plague is approaching you'

This book starts saying it is a love letter to a place and people who have endured more than can ever be adequately written down… @vindib_ on photography and jaffna #lka

what like 2022? Shameless how these battered vultures are still clawing at power. Stay home. #SriLanka

With 12 more skeletons identified on Friday (12) the total number of human bodies found at Sri Lanka's second largest mass grave exceeds 350. Lawyers at the Chemmani mass burial site say seven skeletons were exhumed today bringing the total to 334.

UPDATE: Chavakachcheri Magistrate, on Friday (12), granted bail to Tamil rapper Ganeskumar Sangeethsan after police informed that Sri Lanka's Attorney General has instructed to charge him for "sedition" under section 120 of the Penal Code, instead of Prevention of Terrorism Act.

Chemmani Mass Grave Excavation – Phase 3, Day 23 During today’s excavation at the Chemmani mass grave site, 12 more human skeletons were cleaned and assigned identification numbers. With these latest findings, the total number of human skeletons cleaned and numbered across all three phases of the Chemmani mass grave excavation has risen to 353. Of these, 334 human skeletons have been fully exhumed to date. Excavation work continue under the supervision of the relevant authorities and forensic teams. #ChemmaniMassGrave

happy Friday ☺️ A Volatile Picture: War and the Political Work of Photography in Sri Lanka uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295… (US/Canada - summer sale!), liverpooluniversitypress.co.… (UK/rest of the world including Sri Lanka).

Phase 3 / Day 22: As another day closes in Chemmani, Jaffna, the total number of skeletons unearthed from the mass grave site stands at 341, including the two skeletal remains found on Thursday (11). | 📸 © @kumanan93

Chemmani Mass Grave Excavation – Phase 3, Day 22 During today’s excavation at the Chemmani mass grave site, 2 more human skeletons were identified. With these latest findings, the total number of human skeletons identified across all three phases of the Chemmani mass grave excavation has risen to 341. Of these, 327 human skeletons have been fully exhumed. In addition, a new human skeletal accumulation was identified and recorded as Human Accumulation No. 23. #ChemmaniMassGrave

of all the NPP government brainwaves this is the most destructive and will invariably cause the kind of damage that precipitates conflict. The lack of awareness, due diligence and prudence is frankly astounding. #SriLanka

The purpose of the Israeli prison is not to rectify or punish, it is to completely dismantle the humanity and sanity of the Palestinian; to dismantle the Palestinian’s resolve for his homeland and future. These are death camps.

RT @Taj_Ali1: I don’t want to hear any bullshit about “legitimate concerns” and “working class revolt” It’s working-class Black and brown…

RT @PaperWhispers: Why is it not called racist terrorism when non-white people are the target? Physically attacked on the street, evacuated…

Worshippers at Glasgow’s largest mosque were locked in as violent tensions flared following a stabbing in Northern Ireland, with police confirming people were 'attacked because of the colour of their skin' thenational.scot/news/261825…

EVENT: Decades Without Justice - Sri Lanka’s Victims of Sexual Violence in Conflict Join Yasmin Sooka, ITJP’s Executive Director, in conversation with the Head of the OHCHR Sri Lanka Accountability Project at the UN, Johann Soufi @jsoufi , and a human rights defender from Sri Lanka, where they will be discussing the issue of conflict-related sexual violence in Sri Lanka. The event will be live-streamed on YouTube on the 17th of June, 14:30 Geneva/ 18:00 Sri Lanka. Livestream link: youtube.com/live/b-ufseryBfQ

Phase 3 | Day 21: 12 more skeletons were identified during the excavations carried out at Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna on Wednesday (10), bringing the total number to 339 while 318 of those have now been fully exhumed. | 📷 © @kumanan93