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The 2022 Sri Lankan protests, commonly known as Aragalaya ( Sinhala: අරගලය, lit. 'The Struggle'), were a series of mass protests that began in March 2022 against the government of Sri Lanka. The government was heavily criticized for mismanaging the Sri Lankan economy, which led to a subsequent economic crisis involving severe ...
The 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis was a political crisis in Sri Lanka due to the power struggle between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the people of Sri Lanka. It was fueled by the anti-government protests and demonstrations by the public due to the economic crisis in the country. The anti-government sentiment across various parts of Sri ...
In 2009, the brothers oversaw a ruthless government offensive against the separatist Tamil Tigers that ended Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war but that rights groups say involved war crimes.
Demonstrators protest against newly elected Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe outside the presidential office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 20, 2022.
The Sri Lankan economic crisis [8] is an ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka that started in 2019. [9] It is the country's worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. [9] It has led to unprecedented levels of inflation, near-depletion of foreign exchange reserves, shortages of medical supplies, and an increase in prices of basic commodities. [10]
It is experiencing prolonged power cuts and fuel and medicine shortages, leading to countrywide protests. Sri Lanka, which has $51 billion of external credit, has asked some creditors to ...
Location of Sri Lanka Following is a list of riots and protests in Sri Lanka, an island nation situated in South Asia. Throughout its history, Sri Lanka has experienced a number of riots. Since 1915, many of them have stemmed from ethnic tensions between the Sinhalese majority and minority Tamil and Moor populations. 19th century 1883 Kotahena riots (Kotahena, Western Province) − Riots erupt ...
A group of Rohingya refugees living in Sri Lanka staged a protest outside the office of the U.N. refugee agency Tuesday, saying they fear losing their living allowance once the agency's office in ...