Tag: Politics

A Year After Nepal’s Uprising, Self-Immolations Test the State’s Promise of Change

South Asia CIR Web Editor -
Five people set themselves on fire in Nepal in July. Some are now reading the deaths as political in...

Effective campaign finance control calls for regulation of third-party campaigning, cap on donations

FOCUS CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read COLOMBO—A candidate can spend more than the legally permissible limit, fail to properly disclose where the money came...

Sri Lanka’s Bumpy Road to a Political Reset

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
Sri Lanka is navigating a fragile political transition following a period of unprecedented economic collapse and public unrest that...

Deepfakes, democracy and the gendered battle for truth

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
Could AI silence women in Sri Lankan politics? Speed read: AI-driven deepfakes and disinformation are emerging as a decisive factor in...

Elections and info disorders: SL’s experience holds global significance

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
25 Feb 2026 | BY Buddhika Samaraweera Digital rights researcher and disinfo analyst, Dr. Sanjana Hattotuwa noted that chameleon ads, proxy...

Will AI Disinformation Become a Gendered Tool of Exclusion?

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
By Gagani Weerakoon Sri Lanka’s debate on women’s political representation has long revolved around quotas, party gatekeeping and media bias....

Rising Representation, Rising Abuse: The Digital Battle Faced by Sri Lanka’s Women Politicians

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
By Shreen Abdul Saroor and Nabeela Iqbal The 2024 parliamentary and local authority elections in Sri Lanka marked a notable shift...

NPP sweeps the polls including the Tamil majority areas signalling a deep political shift in island politics

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
NPP receives a historic mandate countrywide including Tamil majority areas, marking a significant change in the electorate this November.   The...

Although we speak proudly about democracy in this country, there is very little democracy inside our political parties – Kanaka Abeygunawardena

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
“Although we speak proudly about democracy in this country, there is very little democracy inside our political parties,” says...