📢FRESH! Stories from the Paralympics depict disabled athletes as “superhumans” who have “overcome” their disabilities to succeed. This narrative reinforces misconceptions and misrepresents the realities of the athletes, writes Priti Salian himalmag.com/culture/paraly…

📢 FRESH! Hundreds of fishermen straying into disputed waters in Sir Creek are arrested each year. Activists are collaborating across the India–Pakistan border to bring them home, Kanika Gupta| خبرنگار writes himalmag.com/politics/india…

So much happens behind the scenes in bringing these incarcerated fishermen home. My piece talks about collaborative efforts of Indian and Pakistani activists who spend years advocating for their release. beena sarwar jatindesai Rabiya Javeri Agha Edhi Foundation and countless others!

Hundreds of fishermen straying into disputed waters in Sir Creek are arrested each year. Activists are collaborating across the India–Pakistan border to bring them home, Kanika Gupta| خبرنگار writes himalmag.com/politics/india…

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📣FRESH! After decades as a political flop, Wickremesinghe engineered a nascent economic recovery and quietly depleted the once-mighty Rajapaksas. Has his presidency, for all its flaws, given Sri Lanka a chance at something better? Tisaranee Gunasekara: himalmag.com/politics/sri-l…

State authorities imposed curfew and blocked internet access in Manipur after students protesting a fresh surge in violence clashed with police. ✉️Get Southasia Weekly, your radar on the region, in your inbox every Friday. Sign up: bit.ly/HimalNewslette…

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A protester in a mask of Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe. Famously uncharismatic, Wickremesinghe built a long but underwhelming political career before his unexpected rise to the presidency during 2022 economic crisis. Tisaranee Gunasekara: himalmag.com/politics/sri-l…

📢 FRESH! As Sri Lankans prepare to elect a new president, with voting on 21 September, the political landscape is more crowded and competitive than ever. Marlon Ariyasinghe 🇵🇸🍉 writes: himalmag.com/politics/presi…

As we enter the penultimate week, here are some of my thoughts on the presidential elections. Wrote about the three front runners, post aragalaya political consciousness and how the ‘minority’ vote may influence the elections. #lka #Elections2024 himalmag.com/politics/presi…

The 2024 presidential vote is the first since the economic crisis and mass protests of 2022 sparked calls for deep systemic change in Sri Lankan politics. Read Marlon Ariyasinghe 🇵🇸🍉 on one of the most unpredictable elections in Sri Lanka yet: himalmag.com/politics/presi…

📢 FRESH! The BJP’s reduced seat count after the 2024 election prompted rare public criticism from the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, offering a glimpse into the recurring power struggle between the two organisations, writes Abhishek Dey himalmag.com/politics/naren…

📢Sri Lanka enters a presidential election like no other before it As Sri Lankans prepare to elect a new president, with voting on 21 September, the political landscape is more crowded and competitive than ever, Marlon Ariyasinghe 🇵🇸🍉 writes: himalmag.com/politics/presi…

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka reminds the #media, including #socialmedia users, that publishing footage/images of candidates before the polls close at 4.00 pm is an offence #lka #SriLanka

Here is the gazette issued by Ranil Wickremesinghe on imposing an eight-hour night curfew after what the Election Commission of Sri Lanka said was the most peaceful election in the island's electoral history.