Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu and Mr. D.M. Dissanayake, respectively the co-convenor and national coordinator of CMEV give their first impressions of voter turnout and violence at the polls over the course of the day.
Videos
Videos of ground situation mid-day 26 January: Presidential Election 2010
CMEV co-convenor Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu and coordinator D.M. Dissanayake speak on incidents of election violence half-way into voting on the 26th of January 2010.
The first murder of Presidential Election 2010 campaign: A video interview
Interview with Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Co-Convenor of the Centre for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) over the murder of a political party supporter in Tangalla today and the lobbing of a hand grenade in Batticaloa.
Both incidents are covered in detail in the CMEV Media Communiqué No. 8.
Video of press conference on Southern Provincial Council Election (Sinhala)
Video of press conference held on 13 October 2009 on Southern Provincial Council Election. Sinhala version.
The video covers the context within which the election was held, key characteristics of election violence in the run up to and on the day of the elections, and key concerns over the conduct of free and fair elections in the country.
Video of press conference on Southern Provincial Council Election (English)
Video of press conference held on 13 October 2009 on Southern Provincial Council Election. English version.
The video covers the context within which the election was held, key characteristics of election violence in the run up to and on the day of the elections, and key concerns over the conduct of free and fair elections in the country.
Video of CMEV press conference on Jaffna and Vavuniya elections (Tamil)
Video of CMEV press conference on Jaffna and Vavuniya elections (Sinhala)
Video of CMEV press conference on Jaffna and Vavuniya elections (English)
Election Day Violence Update (in Sinhala)
CMEV coordinator Jagath Liyanaarachchi speaks on the nature of violence on the Western Provincial Council election day. He also speaks of the importance of this election within the context of the humanitarian crisis in the Vanni today and the war.
For a related video in English featuring Co-Convenor of the CMEV Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, click here.
CMEV Operations Room – Western Provincial Council Election
Short video of the CMEV operations room set up for the Western Provincial Council Elections.
Election Day violence update by Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu
Co-Convenor of the Centre for Monitoring Elections Violence Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu speaks on voter turnout and violence on the day of the Western Provincial Council elections, and also on how the elections results will be interpreted by political parties.
This video is also available in High Definition (HD).
Video on violence leading up to the Sabaragamuwa and North Central Province Election
CMEV’s coordinator on the violence leading up to the Sabaragamuwa and North Central Province election on 23 August 2008. The video is in two parts.
Media bias in Sabaragamuwa and North Central Province election
Video (in Sinhala) of presentation by Uvindu Kurukulasoriya at the CMEV press conference on 22nd August 2008 highlighting the media bias in the lead up to the Sabaragamuwa and North Central Province elections.
Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu on the election violence in Sri Lanka
Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Alternatives and Co-Convenor of the Centre for Monitoring Elections Violence on the violence in the lead up to election day in the Sabaragamuwa and North Central Province Elections, August 2008.
Video of Eastern Provincial Council Election results and CMEV Interim Report on election violence
Video of Eastern Provincial Elections results and CMEV press conference on the release of its Interim Report on election violence. For higher quality version and to download the video, click here.
Video courtesy Young Asia Television
