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Sri Lanka protests 2022

January 17, 2023
Sri Lanka Urged to Free Student Activist Held Over Protests
By Bharatha Mallawarachi
Rights groups say that authorities used extraordinary powers to keep Wasantha Mudalige in detention without producing evidence of his involvement in terrorism.

November 07, 2022
Protests Against Sri Lankan President a Flop Show
By Rathindra Kuruwita
Low turnout at the protests indicates that Sri Lankans are giving the Ranil Wickremesinghe administration a chance to deliver.

September 08, 2022
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Returns to Sri Lanka
By Arundathie Abeysinghe
The government is concerned about renewed protests against the unpopular former leader, while opposition figures worry Rajapaksa will try to find a way to re-enter politics.

July 23, 2022
A Brief History of Sri Lanka’s President’s House
By Jeffrey Hyland
The fascinating history of the opulent building that became ground zero for Sri Lanka’s protests.

July 15, 2022
Wickremesinghe Becomes Sri Lanka’s Interim President
By Krutika Pathi, Krishan Francis, and Bharatha Mallawarachi
He will remain in the post until Parliament elects a new president to serve out the remainder of Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s term, ending in 2024.

July 12, 2022
The Rajapaksa Regime Is Gone. What Next for Sri Lanka?
By P.K. Balachandran
“Gota” is finally gone, but ending Sri Lanka’s chronic instability will be an even harder task than ousting the Rajapaksas.

July 09, 2022
Sri Lankans Storm President’s House, Office in Biggest Rally Yet
By Krishan Francis
Protesters had successfully demanded the prime minister’s resignation, but they want his brother gone from the presidency as well.

June 06, 2022
Sri Lanka Holds its Breath as New PM Fights to Save Economy
By Bharatha Mallawarachi and Krutika Pathi
Financial hardship persists but there is growing hope among Sri Lankans that Ranil Wickremsinghe will see them through the tough times.

April 26, 2022
Bhavani Fonseka Explains Sri Lanka’s Protests
By Shannon Tiezzi
“The political and economic crisis have exposed the multiple failures of the Gotabaya Rajapaksa presidency.”

April 20, 2022
Sri Lanka’s Protests Transcend Ethnic, Religious Divisions
By Tasnim Nazeer
The united voices of the people must be heard: “Gota Must Go.”

April 20, 2022
Sri Lanka Police Open Fire on Protesters; 1 Dead, 10 Injured
By Krishan Francis and Bharatha Mallawarachi
It was the first shooting by security forces amid weeks of protests against the Rajapaksa government and a worsening economic crisis.

April 13, 2022
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Offers to Meet With Protesters
By Krishan Francis
But protestors are unimpressed. They want the ruling Rajapaksa clan to go.
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