Tag: Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cardinal boycotts Independence Day celebration to protest lack of...
"We want to have answers in this country, but for three years it has been increasingly difficult”
Sri Lankan Catholic priest stands by statement on Easter Sunday attacks
The priest has allegedly tagged intelligence units of providing financial and other vital assistance to those behind the attacks
Amnesty International calls for end to discrimination against Muslims in Sri...
The report said discrimination against Muslims has evolved from “a rising series of mob attacks ... into government policies" against Muslims
Sri Lanka braces for oil spill from sunken cargo ship
Flaming containers filled with chemicals tumbled into the sea from the ship's deck
Chemical cargo ship sinks off Sri Lanka, fouling rich fishing waters
The government on Wednesday suspended fishing along an 80-km stretch of the island's coastline, affecting 5,600 fishing boats
Sri Lankan Catholic Church leader calls on Muslims to reject extremism
Groups linked to the so-called Islamic State were responsible for the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks
Sri Lanka gov’t order makes it ‘easier to target religious, racial...
Regulation expands island nation’s ‘draconian and abusive’ Prevention of Terrorism Act, rights group says
Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut many Islamic schools, minister says
The wearing of the burqa in the majority-Buddhist nation was temporarily banned in 2019 after the bombing of churches
Catholics in Sri Lanka mark ‘Black Sunday’ for victims of Easter...
Justice has still not been delivered for victims of terror attack, church leaders say
Sri Lanka plans to bury COVID-19 victims on remote island
Move comes after earlier backlash to mandatory cremation that ignored religious sensitivities

















