Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Sri Lanka’s day of violence: key flashpoints

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

In a wave of violence between government supporters and demonstrators demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation in Sri Lanka on Monday, at least five people were murdered and almost 200 were injured. As clashes spread, the authorities imposed an indefinite curfew across the nation of 22 million people and called in the military to help contain … Read more