This excerpt from Vikalpa, titled "#May18sl “මුල්ලිවෛක්කාල්: සත්‍යයේ ආලෝකය තුළින්, යුක්තියේ බලාපොරොත්තුව සහිත මතකයන්! (Photos) සම්පත් සමරකෝන් විසිනි – Vikalpa”, discusses the ongoing struggle for truth and justice sixteen years after the official end of the war in Sri Lanka. It highlights the remembrance ceremony held at Mullivaikkal, where thousands of Tamil people gathered to mourn their loved ones and demand accountability for loss of life, disappearances, and abductions during the conflict. The article emphasizes the importance of acknowledging the victims' experiences and cautions against attempts to erase their history, citing Howard Zinn's perspective on the injustice of silencing victims' stories. It also contrasts the lack of a just process for the events at Mullivaikkal with the Rwandan genocide's efforts towards truth and reconciliation. Finally, the piece touches upon the persistent issue of land disputes and argues that achieving lasting peace requires respecting the Tamil people's rights and addressing their political aspirations based on truth and justice. 

Audio Overview Generate by: NotebookLM | Original Article in Sinhala and Photos https://www.vikalpa.org/article/44778

Mullivaikkal

Mullivaikkal_ Seeking Truth and Justice

Kerry Sawtell talks about the human rights situation in Gaza, her experience as a witness in Hebron, and Amnesty International Bay & Basin's groups protest for peace in Gaza at 4.00pm Thursday the 5th of June in front of the Nowra office of Member for Gilmore, Fiona Phillips. 

Col Hesse talks w Kerry Sawtell from Amnesty International Bay & Basin about Gaza

Paper Title:
The New Syria: Stories Yet to Be Told

Date:
03 June 2025

Publishers: 
LUGARIT + The New Arab

Author: 
Omar Abdulaziz Hallaj

Summary:
This article calls for a just, inclusive transition in Syria—one that rejects singular narratives and centers plural voices, public accountability, and forward-looking justice. It urges civic dialogue, structural transformation, and locally grounded legitimacy, warning that external normalization alone cannot rebuild trust or prevent the return of authoritarian reflexes.

Link:
https://link.lugarit.com/FknK

Photo: 
Al Marjeh Square, Damascus — Photos of the missing displayed beneath the building where Syria’s first constitution was drafted in 1920. A haunting intersection of memory, absence, and the unresolved promise of justice.  Photo © Omar Abdulaziz Hallaj / LUGARIT.


The New Syria: Stories Yet to Be Told

العنوان 
سورية بلا عقوبات غربية: التحديات المحلية التي تنتظر

تاريخ النشر
٣ حزيران ٢٠٢٥

الناشر 
لوغاريت + العربي الجديد

المؤلف
عمر عبد العزيز الحلاج 

الخلاصة
مقالة تدعو إلى انتقال عادل في سوريا، يرفض السرديات الأحادية ويُعلي من شأن التعددية والمساءلة العامة والعدالة المستقبلية. تشدد على أهمية الحوار المدني والتحول البنيوي والشرعية المحلية، محذرة من أن رفع العقوبات والتطبيع الخارجي وحده لا يكفي لإعادة بناء الثقة أو منع عودة النزعات السلطوية.

الرابط
https://link.lugarit.com/FknK

الصورة
ساحة المرجة، دمشق — صور المفقودين أمام المبنى الذي شهد صياغة أول دستور سوري عام ١٩٢٠. تقاطع مؤلم بين الذاكرة والغياب والوعد بالعدالة غير المنجز.  الصورة © عمر عبدالعزيز الحلاج / لوغاريت.



سورية بلا عقوبات غربية: التحديات المحلية التي تنتظر

LYRICS

We gather now with hearts as one,
To walk for peace till the battle’s won.
From every land, we hear the plea,
For Gaza’s hope, for liberty.

Walk for Gaza, lift your voice on high,
Sing for the children ‘neath a weeping sky.
Walk for Gaza, let the world believe,
In love and justice, we shall never leave.

The mothers cry where shadows fall,
Their dreams endure through the darkest call.
With every step, we’ll break the chain,
And bring the light to ease their pain.

Walk for Gaza, lift your voice on high,
Sing for the children ‘neath a weeping sky.
Walk for Gaza, let the world believe,
In love and justice, we shall never leave.

Oh, rise, oh, rise, let the spirit soar,
Our march will resound to the farthest shore.
For every soul, for every prayer,
We’ll carry hope through the heavy air.

Walk for Gaza, till the dawn’s new light,
With faith and love, we’ll end the night.
Hand in hand, our hearts will stay,
For Gaza’s peace, we’ll pave the way.

Walk to Gaza

Walk For Gaza


LYRICS

From distant lands, we hear the call,
A cry for freedom, a plea for all.
With banners high and hearts so true,
We march for Gaza, we march for you.

March to Gaza, let our voices ring,
For every child, for every dream.
March to Gaza, let the world see,
That love and justice will set us free.

Through the deserts, across the seas,
We bring our love, our solidarity.
No walls can stop us, no borders divide,
Together we stand, side by side.

March to Gaza, let our voices ring,
For every child, for every dream.
March to Gaza, let the world see,
That love and justice will set us free.

We'll break the chains that hold you down,
We'll turn the darkness into light.
With every step, with every sound,
We'll bring the day, we'll end the night.

So let us march, let us sing, let us pray,
For a world where peace will find a way.
March to Gaza, with hope in our hearts,
Together we'll heal, together we'll start.

March to GAZA

March to Gaza

What is the role of human rights advocacy in a full-scale Russian war in Ukraine? What part do Europeans play in this struggle? And how to fight the growing sense of indifference?

Leszek Jazdzewski (Fundacja Liberte!) talks with Oleksandra Matviichuk, a human rights defender who works on issues in Ukraine and the OSCE region. She heads the human rights organization Center for Civil Liberties, which was awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize. Tune in for their talk!

This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with Movimento Liberal Social and Fundacja Liberté!, with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of.

War Against Human Rights with Oleksandra Matviichuk

„Blutbörger“ ist ein kraftvoller Protest-Song, der die Stimmen der Unterdrückten erhebt und weltweite Ungerechtigkeiten anklagt. Mit dieser Musik unterstütze ich die Bewegung gegen Kriegsprofiteure, die Leid und Tod fördern. Mein Ziel ist es, die Augen für Unmenschlichkeit zu öffnen, Herzen für Gerechtigkeit zu entfachen und den Mut zum Verzicht zu stärken. Für Frieden, Freiheit und Menschlichkeit – lasst uns gemeinsam laut sein!

Nie wieder Blutburger - Ki Komplott

This is a powerful protest song that amplifies the voices of the oppressed and denounces global injustices. With this music, I support the movement against war profiteers who promote suffering and death. My goal is to open eyes to inhumanity, ignite hearts for justice, and strengthen the courage to resist. For peace, freedom, and humanity—let us be loud together!

No more Fast Food - KI Komplott

On June 4th 1989, student-led demonstrations which had been brewing across China for a few months were violently crushed by the Chinese Communist Party who declared martial law and sent their troops onto the streets of Beijing to end the protests

Estimates of the death toll vary from several hundred to several thousand, with thousands more wounded.  While the massacre has been downplayed and deleted from public record in China, it has been commemorated outside of China in the intervening years. 

Prior to 2020 the biggest Tiananmen Commemorations used to take place in Victoria Park in Hong Kong. However, after the introduction of the National Security Law on June 30th, 2020 and the subsequent CCP clamp down on democracy - any hint of remembrance has been rigorously stamped out and forbidden.

In nearby Taiwan where freedom and democracy prevail, the Tiananmen Square Massacre is commemorated each year on June 4th. However, this year, even Taipei was not free from threat.

A number of Taiwan’s news outlets reported that eight government offices, including the Presidential Office and Executive Yuan received bomb threats by email on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. The messages warned of attacks if memorial events were held. Police traced the sender’s IP address to the U.S.but it is expected the real location was masked through a VPN and searches of government buildings did not yield any suspicious devices.

Despite the threats and the inclement weather, the Tiananmen commemoration still went ahead in Taipei. According to local media, about 3,000 people gathered for a candlelight vigil organized by the New School for Democracy and other human rights groups. The event took place on Democracy Boulevard outside Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, with the theme "Resist Transnational Repression, Defy Totalitarianism." It featured brief speeches by human rights advocates from Taiwan, Tibet, China and Hong Kong, as well as other nations.

This is our report from the event.


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Resist Transnational Repression, Defy Totalitarianism

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☘️Irish podcaster diving deep into news, politics, sport and tech.
🎙️Exploring the state of democracy in a rapidly changing world. 
📕Blog at 👉 www.pwneilo.com
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