In this interview, Ben Marmarelli, an Israeli lawyer who is the legal representative of Marwan Barghouti and a vocal critic of Zionism, speaks candidly about the beatings Barghouti has endured, the starvation www.jurist.org/features/202...

"I want to go out in the cause of justice. That, to me, is the greatest death possible." Read my interview with Lawyer and journalist Dimitri Lascaris, he just returned from reporting for 11 days inside Iran amidst US-Israeli bombing. www.jurist.org/features/202...

Thank you @pitasanna.bsky.social and @juristnews.bsky.social for a great conversation on C-12, C-9, double standards in Canadian foreign policy, Iran, Gaza, the role of the Senate and much more. www.jurist.org/features/202...

History does not suggest this war will lead to peace. History tells us, with the accumulated weight of Iraq, Libya, Haiti, and every other American regime change project, exactly what it will lead to: greater violence, deeper instability, more death www.jurist.org/features/202...

Is American democracy heading toward renewal or decay? In my interview with Drew University Theology Professor Rev. Dr. Wesley Ariarajah, he makes the case that the U.S. Constitution, drafted in 1787, is no longer equipped to govern a deeply polarized nation. www.jurist.org/features/202...

This ⬇️. This is about as undemocratic a party can be. Three anonymous people deny people into the race with some vague, convoluted reason. @pitasanna.bsky.social - I read your article. It was excellent. Thanks for writing it.

My article on the NDP's undemocratic exclusion of anti-war, anti-capitalist voices Bianca Mugyenyi and Yves Engler from its 2026 leadership race. www.jurist.org/features/202... #NDP #Canada #democracy

Read my full-length interview with academic Noam Chomsky: “The powerful already know the truth.” On war, climate, NATO, and global justice. 🌍✊ #NoamChomsky #Geopolitics #climatecrisis #HumanRights #NATO www.jurist.org/features/202...

Read my article where I set out the concrete climate policies Sri Lanka urgently needs, as Cyclone Ditwah laid bare deadly governance failures, misplaced priorities, and what real climate preparedness must look like before the next disaster strikes tinyurl.com/2bkz43yw #CycloneDitwah

My interview with renowned defense attorney Thomas Mesereau, known for defending pop star Michael Jackson, speaks with me about justice, race, and the art of humanizing clients in a system that too often devalues them. #MichaelJackson #Justice #CivilRights #ThomasMesereau tinyurl.com/p6trfcvc

Another great piece of coverage for 'Killing the Travellers' in a leading Sri Lankan newspaper. It’s great to see the film and its cause gaining attention both nationally and internationally. Read the full news here: www.ft.lk/news/Killing... #kurukkalmadam #srilanka

A must-watch powerful documentary, NEELAN: UNSILENCED by @pitasanna.bsky.social, tells the story of Dr. Neelan Tiruchelvam - an academic and renowned intellectual assassinated by the #LTTE in 1999 as part of their campaign to silence those who spoke against their atrocities. #srilanka #documentary

Watch the full documentary for FREE at neelanunsilenced.com NEELAN: UNSILENCED chronicles the life and legacy of Dr. Neelan Tiruchelvam, a constitutional scholar assassinated for promoting democratic solutions to Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict, #SriLanka #ethnicconflict #pluralism #JVP #humanrights

Watch the full documentary for FREE at neelanunsilenced.com NEELAN: UNSILENCED chronicles the life and legacy of Dr. Neelan Tiruchelvam, a constitutional scholar assassinated for promoting democratic solutions to Sri Lanka's ethnic conflict, #SriLanka #ethnicconflict #pluralism #JVP #humanrights

"Bill C-2 is a moral catastrophe that is designed to appease a foreign leader’s xenophobic agenda. That it comes from a minister who once understood the moral imperative of refugee protection makes it all the more damning" www.jurist.org/commentary/2...

"Bill C-2 is a moral catastrophe that is designed to appease a foreign leader’s xenophobic agenda. That it comes from a minister who once understood the moral imperative of refugee protection makes it all the more damning" www.jurist.org/commentary/2...

With a supermajority in #Parliament, President #Dissanayake has a historic chance to deliver real constitutional reform. Learn what must be included in Sri Lanka's new #constitution by reading this article: tinyurl.com/6v95cvb3 #federalism #devolution #ethnicconflict #LTTE

With a supermajority in #Parliament, President #Dissanayake has a historic chance to deliver real constitutional reform. Learn what must be included in Sri Lanka's new #constitution by reading this article: tinyurl.com/6v95cvb3 #federalism #devolution #ethnicconflict #LTTE

Read my op-ed for @juristnews.bsky.social demanding that human rights lawyer turned #Canada's attorney general, Gary Anandasangaree, acknowledge Canada's complicity in Israel's #genocide in #Gaza and pursue accountability. www.jurist.org/commentary/2...

Read my interview for @juristnews.bsky.social with academic Mahendran Thiruvarangan on the ongoing issues of land dispossession affecting the minority communities in #SriLanka & his thoughts on the #JVP's slow progress towards reform www.jurist.org/features/202...

During Black History Month, JURIST Senior Editor Pitasanna Shanmugathas sat down for a conversation with the youngest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

#sanctions #SriLanka #humanrights #UnitedKingdom