Factum, in collaboration with Democracy Reporting International (DRI), will monitor and analyse online political discourse and elections and report harmful content online (e.g. inauthentic behavior, disinformation and hate speech incidents)…
By Jayson Cainglet
At 09:20 (Manila Time) on the morning of March 11, 2025, the Prosecutor General of the International Criminal Court served an arrest warrant for crimes against humanity…
Last year, 12 digital rights organizations across South Asia, including Factum, came together in Kathmandu to exchange lessons and learnings amid rising state-sanctioned and platform-mediated technology authoritarianism in the region.…
By Niruni de Mel
Imagine a rural community in Sri Lanka where a once-thriving agricultural initiative suddenly comes to a halt. Farmers who relied on USAID-funded fertilizer support are left…
By Vinod Moonesinghe
In the days of the British Raj, bullock carts were used to transport goods inland and to bring coffee beans (and later tea) from the montane plantations…
By Deshani Samaragunarathna
The world has been Hallyu-woodised!
From the global phenomenon of K-pop groups like BTS and Blackpink (and their passionate fandoms) to the record-breaking success of K-dramas like…
By Sachintha Pilapitiya
Sri Lanka has often stressed its principle of "friendship towards all, enmity towards none" in its diplomacy. In 2024, under two ideologically contrasting governments, Sri Lanka reflected…
By Dulmi Thimansa
After 15 months of relentless conflict between Israel and Palestine, a much-anticipated ceasefire agreement was reached last month.
The agreement was announced by Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh…
By Aakil Riyaz
Jimmy Carter Jr., the 39th President of the US, was born on October 1, 1924. He stands out in American history as the longest-living former president.
Carter’s…
By Erik Solheim
The recent devastating wildfires in California offer a stark and tragic illustration of the escalating climate crisis.
These fires, which have claimed several lives and displaced thousands,…
Says Sri Lanka - Pakistan joint paper on nitrogen pollution
January 26, Colombo / Pakistan: The prevalence of excess nitrogen in the soil, water and air in South Asia arising…
Over the next few years and decades, South Asia is expected to bear the brunt of climate change.
In this Paper, authored by Gothamie Weerakoon, PhD of the United Kingdom…