Sri Lanka Tamils march to protest deaths, disappearances
3 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka Tamils march to protest deaths, disappearances

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of ethnic Tamils began a four-day protest march from eastern to northern Sri Lanka on Wednesday to demand justice for civilians killed and forcibly disappeared during the country s civil war, allegedly at the hands of the government's military. The protests come after Sri Lanka rejected a report by U.N. human rights high commissioner Michelle Bachelet who called for “international action to ensure justice for international crimes" allegedly committed during the 26-year civil war. She said in the report last week that Sri Lanka has “largely closed the possibility of genuine progress being made to end impunity through a domestic transitional justice process." She said member countries now have the option of referring Sri Lanka to the International Criminal Court and investigate and persecute violations of international law under “accepted principles of extraterritorial or universal jurisdiction.” In a 2015 resolution, the Sri Lankan government at the time pledged to investigate alleged war abuses through local courts and provide reparations.

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Enforced Disappearances in Sri Lanka: In pursuit of an elusive justice for over a decade
1 month ago

Enforced Disappearances in Sri Lanka: In pursuit of an elusive justice for over a decade

New Indian Express  

JAFFNA/ MULLAITIVU/ COLOMBO: There is a sameness to the manner in which families affected by enforced disappearances in northern Sri Lanka narrate their stories: names, dates, documents. The homogeneity arises not just from the similarity of their experiences but also from the countless times they've had to tell their stories over the past decade -- to journalists, human rights activists, …

Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country. Days after Rajapaksa fled the country, Sri Lanka’s parliament replaced him with then-prime minister Ranil Wickremensignhe in a vote that many protesters saw as a victory for the status quo. Pathum Kerner, a 42-year-old physician …

Why Bangladesh didn’t go the Sri Lanka way
5 months ago

Why Bangladesh didn’t go the Sri Lanka way

Hindustan Times  

Recent events in Bangladesh — protests, violence and the ouster of an elected government — bear an eerie resemblance to what happened in Sri Lanka in 2022. In Sri Lanka, the protests turned violent when the ruling party’s youth cadres were unleashed on the protesters. The divergence is because in Sri Lanka, the military, while not firing upon the protesters, …

15 years on, the Tamil survivors of Sri Lanka's brutal civil war live in fear — and disempowerment
7 months, 2 weeks ago

15 years on, the Tamil survivors of Sri Lanka's brutal civil war live in fear — and disempowerment

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The former Tamil fighter lost both legs in 2009 …

A poverty of hope among Sri Lankan Tamils
7 months, 3 weeks ago

A poverty of hope among Sri Lankan Tamils

The Hindu  

When Antony Jesurathnam Mariapushparani, 62, recalls the horrific final days of Sri Lanka’s civil war in striking detail, it is hard to believe it has been 15 years since its end. I saw the destruction with my own eyes,” she says of the time when tens of thousands of Tamils, including women, children, and infants, were killed in the Sri …

Watch | 15 years on, justice and economic progress elude Sri Lanka’s Tamils
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Watch | 15 years on, justice and economic progress elude Sri Lanka’s Tamils

The Hindu  

The recent gathering of Sri Lankan Tamils in Mullaivaikkal, brought back traumatic memories of the devastating May 2009 civil war. However, despite the Sri Lankan government declaring it a ‘No Fire Zone’, the military carried out indiscriminate shelling, killing tens of thousands of Tamils. Sri Lanka’s armed forces faced serious allegations of violations of human rights and international law. Fifteen …

‘Grim reminder’: Sri Lanka’s Tamils mark 15 years since end of civil war
7 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Grim reminder’: Sri Lanka’s Tamils mark 15 years since end of civil war

Al Jazeera  

Ceremony held at memorial site in Mullivaikkal village despite reports of heavy surveillance and allegations of intimidation. Sri Lanka’s minority Tamil community is marking 15 years since the end of the island nation’s civil war in an emotional ceremony that proceeded despite fears that authorities could prevent its staging. Over the years, Sri Lankan authorities have repeatedly disrupted similar memorials …

Sri Lanka Tamils Mark 15 Years Since End Of Civil War
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Sri Lanka Tamils Mark 15 Years Since End Of Civil War

News 18  

Sri Lanka’s minority Tamil community marked 15 years since the end of the island nation’s civil war on Saturday in an emotional ceremony that proceeded despite fears authorities would attempt to prevent its staging. Sri Lankan authorities have repeatedly disrupted similar memorials in the island’s former war zones over the years and arrested participants, but Saturday’s ceremony went ahead without …

Sri Lanka’s Tamils face arrest as they remember the dead
8 months ago

Sri Lanka’s Tamils face arrest as they remember the dead

The Hindu  

The recent arrest of four Tamils in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province — when they commemorated their loved ones killed in the final phases of the civil war in 2009 — has put Tamils’ right to memorialise in sharp focus yet again. The police said the arrests were based on magistrate court orders that ruled against holding such commemorative events, citing …

Citing ‘inadequate progress’ on rights front, India urges Sri Lanka to keep its promises
1 year, 4 months ago

Citing ‘inadequate progress’ on rights front, India urges Sri Lanka to keep its promises

The Hindu  

India on Tuesday said the progress made by Sri Lanka, on its commitment to fulfill the Tamils’ aspirations, was “inadequate” and urged the island nation to “work meaningfully” to keep its promises. However, progress on the same is inadequate and we urge the Government of Sri Lanka to work meaningfully towards early implementation of its commitments to ensure that the …

A symbolic march to retrace history and assert rights
1 year, 4 months ago

A symbolic march to retrace history and assert rights

The Hindu  

Some in the group had walked over 200 kilometres, before they reached Matale last weekend. Through the long march — from Thalaimannar in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province to Matale in the Central Province —members of the Malaiyaha Tamil community sought to symbolically retrace their south Indian ancestors’ arduous journey, when the British brought them to Sri Lanka’s northern borders by …

Sri Lanka's Opposition Parties Divided on Ethnic Reconciliation of Tamil Minority
1 year, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka's Opposition Parties Divided on Ethnic Reconciliation of Tamil Minority

News 18  

Sri Lanka’s opposition parties on Tuesday stood divided over their participation in the all-party conference called by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday on the National Reconciliation Programme that seeks to address the thorny issue of ethnic reconciliation of minority Tamils in the island nation. Wickremesinghe prior to his Delhi visit had agreed to the full implementation of the 13th Amendment …

1 Year Later, Sri Lanka’s Struggle Continues
1 year, 6 months ago

1 Year Later, Sri Lanka’s Struggle Continues

The Diplomat  

On the first anniversary of the people’s uprising, the spirit of dissent among Sri Lankan citizens remains strong. Sri Lanka marked the first anniversary of the historical people’s uprising known as “Aragalaya,” meaning struggle, on July 9. “We still suffer, we feel forgotten, and I am not sure what to do.” Fathima’s poignant words shed light on the harsh reality …

Protest in Sri Lanka on fourth anniversary of Easter bombings
1 year, 8 months ago

Protest in Sri Lanka on fourth anniversary of Easter bombings

Al Jazeera  

Thousands march to demand government uncover who the real conspirators were behind the 2019 attacks that killed nearly 270 people. Thousands of Sri Lankans have held a protest in the main city of Colombo, demanding justice for the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed nearly 270 people. The protesters on Friday demanded the government uncover who they …

Keen to solve Tamil community problems in Sri Lanka by next year: Wickremesinghe
2 years, 1 month ago

Keen to solve Tamil community problems in Sri Lanka by next year: Wickremesinghe

Deccan Chronicle  

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday said that he is keen to solve all issues, including land and housing, pertaining to the Tamil minority community in the country's Northern Province by next year when the island nation celebrates its 75th anniversary of Independence. Speaking in Vavuniya, a Tamil dominated district in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka where …

Sri Lanka urged to drop terror charges for 2 protest leaders
2 years, 1 month ago

Sri Lanka urged to drop terror charges for 2 protest leaders

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Sri Lankan government is being urged to drop charges against two protest leaders detained for more than three months following the anti-government demonstrations that engulfed the island nation earlier this year. Amnesty International also renewed its call for Sri Lanka to repeal the harsh, civil war-era Prevention of Terrorism Act under which the two protest …

Sri Lanka Opposition, civic activists, unions take out anti-government rally
2 years, 2 months ago

Sri Lanka Opposition, civic activists, unions take out anti-government rally

The Hindu  

The Sri Lanka Police on Wednesday blocked an anti-government protest march organised by Opposition parties, civic activists and trade unions who demanded that the Ranil Wickremesinghe government “stop repression” and address the persisting economic crisis. However, the police who earlier denied permission for the protest — despite many, including Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Commission, issuing statements underscoring citizens’ constitutional right …

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe hopeful of resolving problems faced by ethnic Tamils
2 years, 2 months ago

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe hopeful of resolving problems faced by ethnic Tamils

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said he is hopeful of resolving the problems faced by ethnic Tamils in the country, as he announced the appointment of a committee to find ways to integrate the Indian-origin workers in the plantation sector into the society. “While some of the Tamils of Hill Country origin had integrated successfully into the Sri Lankan …

India abstains on Sri Lanka vote at Human Rights Council
2 years, 3 months ago

India abstains on Sri Lanka vote at Human Rights Council

The Hindu  

India on Thursday abstained from voting on a resolution on Sri Lanka at the U.N. Human Rights Council, while observing that Sri Lanka’s progress in implementing commitments on the 13th Amendment, meaningful devolution, and early provincial elections remains “inadequate”. Further, India has “taken note” of the Sri Lankan government’s commitments on the implementation of commitments “in the spirit of the …

In Sri Lanka, Tamil mothers of disappeared mark 2,000 days of struggle
2 years, 5 months ago

In Sri Lanka, Tamil mothers of disappeared mark 2,000 days of struggle

The Hindu  

Hundreds of Tamil mothers on August 12 took out a rally in Sri Lanka’s northern Kilinochchi district to mark 2,000 days of their relentless struggle, seeking truth and justice for their loved ones forcibly disappeared during and after the civil war. Ground Zero: In Sri Lanka’s north, a search for livelihoods and loved ones Enforced disappearances have been among the …

Sri Lankans rally against crackdown on protesters
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lankans rally against crackdown on protesters

The Independent  

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Sri Lanka Protesters Get Court Reprieve, Anti-govt Demonstrations Can Go on Till Aug 10
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka Protesters Get Court Reprieve, Anti-govt Demonstrations Can Go on Till Aug 10

News 18  

Defiant anti-government demonstrations near the Sri Lankan presidential office can go on for another week following an assurance by the Attorney General in a top court here on Friday that no action to remove the protesters from the Galle Face protest site will be taken until August 10. The protesters said the police had not obtained a court order to …

Rights group says Sri Lanka harassed, intimidated protesters
2 years, 5 months ago

Rights group says Sri Lanka harassed, intimidated protesters

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — An international human rights group says Sri Lanka’s government is using emergency laws to harass and arbitrarily detain protesters who are seeking political reform and accountability amid the island country’s economic crisis. New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a statement Wednesday that Sri Lanka’s military sought to curtail protests through intimidation, surveillance, and arbitrary arrests …

Sri Lanka protesters divided on leaving main camp amid crackdown
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka protesters divided on leaving main camp amid crackdown

Al Jazeera  

Debate within the protest movement on wrapping up the seafront camp was triggered by a violent crackdown by security forces 10 days ago. Colombo, Sri Lanka – The mainly youth-led protest movement in crisis-hit Sri Lanka is divided on whether to withdraw from a sea-facing camp they set up months ago near the presidential secretariat in capital Colombo. The GotaGoGama …

Group seeks ex-Sri Lankan president’s arrest in Singapore
2 years, 5 months ago

Group seeks ex-Sri Lankan president’s arrest in Singapore

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A human rights group said Sunday it had filed a criminal complaint with Singapore’s attorney general to seek the arrest of Sri Lanka’s former president for alleged war crimes during his country’s civil war. The complaint alleges Rajapaksa committed grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions during the civil war “and that these are crimes subject to …

Rights groups urge Sri Lanka not to use force on protesters
2 years, 5 months ago

Rights groups urge Sri Lanka not to use force on protesters

Al Jazeera  

International human rights groups have urged Sri Lanka’s new president to immediately order security forces to cease all unlawful use of force against protesters, who have been demonstrating over the country’s economic meltdown. Human Rights Watch said the incident “sends a dangerous message to the Sri Lankan people that the new government intends to act through brute force rather than …

Sri Lankan troops forcefully clear protesters; new PM named
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lankan troops forcefully clear protesters; new PM named

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan forces violently cleared the main protest camp of demonstrators outraged by the country’s economic meltdown as the newly elected and deeply unpopular president put army troops in the streets of the capital Friday to maintain order. Sri Lankans have taken to the streets for months demanding their leaders resign over an economic crisis that …

Indian official assaulted in Sri Lanka
2 years, 5 months ago

Indian official assaulted in Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

A senior Indian government official posted in Sri Lanka sustained grievous injuries in an unprovoked assault, the Indian High Commission here said on Tuesday as it urged its nationals to remain aware of the latest developments in the island nation and plan their movements and activities accordingly. The Indian High Commission in a tweet said the relations between the people …

‘Supreme power of people’: Sri Lanka marks 100 days of protests
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Supreme power of people’: Sri Lanka marks 100 days of protests

Al Jazeera  

The mainly youth-led movement over the island’s worst-ever economic crisis completes 100 days, with people saying the struggle is not yet over. Colombo, Sri Lanka – A mainly youth-led mass protest movement over Sri Lanka’s worst-ever economic crisis has completed 100 days. “I am glad that Gotabaya Rajapaksa is gone but we can’t enjoy or celebrate it as long as …

Sri Lanka protest movement reaches 100 days
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka protest movement reaches 100 days

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka's protest movement reached its 100th day Sunday having forced one president from office and now turning its sights on his successor as the country's economic crisis continues. His mismanagement is blamed for Sri Lanka's financial turmoil, which has forced its 22 million people to endure shortages of food, fuel and medicines since late last year. The campaign to …

Sri Lanka Crisis: Plan Handed Over by Peaceful Protesters Good, Says Acting President Wickremesinghe
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka Crisis: Plan Handed Over by Peaceful Protesters Good, Says Acting President Wickremesinghe

News 18  

Sri Lanka?s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe, main Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa are among the four leaders who have joined the race to become the country?s next President as the lawmakers met on Saturday to start the process of electing a new president to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who resigned after unprecedented protests against his government over the country?s economic collapse. Sri …

Sri Lanka crisis: The story of our next-door neighbour's collapse | Photo Diary
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: The story of our next-door neighbour's collapse | Photo Diary

India Today  

Starving people, a crippling economy, dysfunctional politics, a sea of protesters on the streets and police trying to maintain law and order - that's the story of our next-door neighbour, Sri Lanka. Reeling under a severe foreign exchange crisis with falling reserves, Sri Lanka is now struggling to elect a president after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country and Ranil Wickremesinghe …

Protesters retreat as Sri Lankan president sends resignation
2 years, 6 months ago

Protesters retreat as Sri Lankan president sends resignation

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Protesters retreated from government buildings Thursday in Sri Lanka, restoring a tenuous calm to the economically crippled country, and the embattled president at last emailed the resignation that demonstrators have sought for months. “We’ve shown what power of the people can do, but it doesn’t mean we have to occupy these places.” Devinda Kodagode, another protest …

Sri Lanka crisis: Important to address protestors' grievances, says UN Chief Antonio Guterres
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: Important to address protestors' grievances, says UN Chief Antonio Guterres

India TV News  

Highlights United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recently spoke on Sri Lanka political crisis It's important to address the conflict, grievances of protestors in Sri Lanka: Antonio Guterres UN Chief urged all party leaders of Sri Lanka to compromise for a peaceful, democratic transition Sri Lanka crisis news updates : Amid the unrest in Sri Lanka, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio …

Sri Lanka's July Jinx: From Anti-Tamil Pogrom to Latest Crisis, Nation's Struggle With 'Black Mark' on History
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka's July Jinx: From Anti-Tamil Pogrom to Latest Crisis, Nation's Struggle With 'Black Mark' on History

News 18  

For Sri Lanka, the month of July continues to remain a “black mark” on its history that it tries to wash off but to no avail. This is also the month that is observed as ‘Black July’ by Sri Lankan Tamils after the anti-Tamil pogrom. On July 29, 1987, the India-Sri Lanka accord was signed by India’s then Prime Minister …

Sri Lanka: Hundreds of anti-government protesters break into President’s official residence
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka: Hundreds of anti-government protesters break into President’s official residence

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 09, 2022 15:26 IST Hundreds of Sri Lankan protesters, demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, on July 9 stormed into his official residence in central Colombo’s high-security Fort area after breaking the barricades, as people took to streets protesting against the government over the nation’s worst economic crisis in recent memory. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe …

Sri Lanka Crisis: Protestors swim in President Rajapaksa’s pool, watch video
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka Crisis: Protestors swim in President Rajapaksa’s pool, watch video

Live Mint  

With the economic crisis situation in Sri Lanka becoming grim, protestors on 9 July entered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence and started swimming to register their protest. Earlier on 8 July, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was moved to the Army headquarters after intelligence reports suggested that situation may go ‘out of control’. On 8 July, an indefinite curfew was …

Sri Lanka’s ‘picturesque’ protests
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka’s ‘picturesque’ protests

Al Jazeera  

Every time there is a crisis in the Global South, Western news organisations parachute their correspondents and photographers in to document the developments. This has largely been the case with the international coverage of Sri Lanka’s ongoing protests demanding that the ruling Rajapaksa family leave office. This is nothing unique to Sri Lanka – we often see similar narratives of …

Sri Lankan protesters include Tamil victims in war memorial
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lankan protesters include Tamil victims in war memorial

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan protesters lit flames and offered prayers Wednesday remembering thousands — including ethnic Tamil civilians — killed in the final stages of the country’s decadeslong civil war, in the first-ever event where mostly majority ethnic Sinhalese openly memorialized the minority group. Protesters gathered outside the president’s office floated flowers in the nearby sea and prayed …

Sri Lankans honour Tamil victims of civil war after 13 years
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lankans honour Tamil victims of civil war after 13 years

Al Jazeera  

It was the first-ever public event in the island nation where mostly majority ethnic Sinhalese memorialised the minority group. Sri Lankan protesters have lit flames and offered prayers remembering thousands – including ethnic Tamil civilians – killed in the final stages of the country’s decades-long civil war. Since Sri Lankan troops defeated the Tamil Tiger rebels in 2009, Sri Lankan …

Sri Lanka war anniversary: Tamil victims remembered in Colombo
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka war anniversary: Tamil victims remembered in Colombo

The Hindu  

Scores of people on Wednesday gathered in Mullivaikkal village, in Sri Lanka’s northern Mullaitivu district, to remember the tens of thousands of Tamil civilians who were brutally killed in the final stages of the civil war in May 2009, when the armed forces crushed the LTTE. While the UN has recorded at least 40,000 civilian deaths in the final stages …

Sri Lanka protests | Backstories at Colombo’s Galle Face seafront
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka protests | Backstories at Colombo’s Galle Face seafront

The Hindu  

Covering Sri Lanka’s ongoing protests at Galle Face, Colombo’s charming seafront, exposes me to a lot about this crucial moment in crisis-hit Sri Lanka — the changing dynamics of the struggle, the varied demands coming out of it, the diverse participants and their shared resolve, and the leadership’s stubbornness that is imperilling the country’s economic and political future. “They were …

India 'categorically' denies reports of sending troops to Sri Lanka
2 years, 8 months ago

India 'categorically' denies reports of sending troops to Sri Lanka

India TV News  

Highlights Sri Lanka is presently struggling with acute food and electricity shortages The economic situation has led to huge protests across the country forcing the PM to resign A number of violent incidents have been reported in the country, leaving 8 dead and over 200 injured Maintaining that the country is fully supportive of Sri Lanka's democracy, stability and economic …

Sri Lanka crisis: Mahinda supporters attack anti-government protesters, 23 people injured
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: Mahinda supporters attack anti-government protesters, 23 people injured

Firstpost  

Colombo: At least 23 people were injured as supporters of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday attacked anti-government demonstrators gathered at a protest site near his official residence, prompting police to enforce a curfew in the capital, according to media reports. The violence occurred following reports on Monday that Mahinda Rajapksa may offer to stand down as Prime …

Sri Lanka lifts curfew in Rambukkana; probe begins on police firing at unarmed protesters
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka lifts curfew in Rambukkana; probe begins on police firing at unarmed protesters

Firstpost  

Protests continued in most parts of Sri Lanka against the government for its mishandling of the economic crisis. Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities on Thursday lifted the curfew imposed in the southwestern region of Rambukkana where one person was killed and 13 others were injured in violence after the police opened fire at unarmed anti-government protestors demonstrating against the latest fuel …

Protests intensify in Sri Lanka over killing of anti-government protester
2 years, 8 months ago

Protests intensify in Sri Lanka over killing of anti-government protester

The Hindu  

The fatal shooting of an anti-government protester by the Sri Lankan police on Tuesday has sparked wide condemnation domestically and internationally, while intensifying ongoing anti-government protests in the wake of severe food shortages and record inflation. The Bar Association of Sri Lanka, a body of lawyers, said it was “shocked and saddened at the loss of life” in the incident …

Sri Lanka protester shot dead by cops, first killing during anti-govt agitation
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka protester shot dead by cops, first killing during anti-govt agitation

Hindustan Times  

The Sri Lanka police on Tuesday shot dead one man and wounded 10 others, news agency AFP reported, quoting officials. Sri Lanka is going through the worst economic crisis since independence in 1948, with severe shortages of essential goods such as fuel and regular blackouts causing widespread misery. The protest was one of many spontaneous gatherings staged around Sri Lanka …

Sri Lankan Police open fire at anti-govt protesters; 1 killed, 10 injured
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lankan Police open fire at anti-govt protesters; 1 killed, 10 injured

India TV News  

Highlights Sri Lankan Police confirmed opening fire at many anti-govt protestors in Rambukkana. The Sri Lankan Police on Tuesday had confirmed opening fire at many anti-government protestors in Rambukkana. Sri Lankan state media reported that the public had blocked the railway tracks near the Rambukkana railway crossing for over 8 hours over fuel price hike. Moody’s said the suspension would …

Voice from Sri Lanka: The Sea of Protesters is Not Going Home Until Rajapaksa Does
2 years, 9 months ago

Voice from Sri Lanka: The Sea of Protesters is Not Going Home Until Rajapaksa Does

News 18  

Sri Lanka, an island of 22 million, still deeply fractured only 13 years since the end of a civil war, has united as never before. The primary rallying cry “go home Gota” has been accompanied by “go home Rajapaksas” — a fierce rebuke of the family that has dominated Sri Lankan politics this century. Galle Face Green, a seafront public …

Sri Lanka: People protest outside Mahinda Rajapaksa's residence amid unrest
2 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka: People protest outside Mahinda Rajapaksa's residence amid unrest

Firstpost  

Anti-government protests continue to take place in Sri Lanka, demanding solutions to the current economic crisis Colombo: Amid the ongoing unrest in Sri Lanka following the economic crisis, several people protested outside the residence of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. Meanwhile, the 66th convention and exhibition of Travel Agent Association India which was supposed to be held in Sri …

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