Sri Lanka leader opposed to police attending attacks inquiry
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena is opposed to police testifying before a parliamentary inquiry intoContinue Reading
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Sri Lanka responds to terrorism by certain radical Muslims by terrorizing entire Muslim community
The charges sound silly but the consequences are not. One Muslim lady’s crime was to wear a shirt printed withContinue Reading
Sri Lanka proposes new law on fake news after Easter attacks
Sri Lanka’s government will introduce five-year jail terms for those caught spreading fake news and hate speech on social media,Continue Reading
Sri Lanka Muslim ministers, lawmakers resign en masse amid harassment, hate speech
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Muslim ministers resigned en masse on Monday (Jun 3) over widespread hate attacks against their community in theContinue Reading
Google blocks Huawei access to Android updates after blacklisting
Google has suspended Huawei’s access to updates of its Android operating system and chipmakers have reportedly cut off supplies toContinue Reading
Don’t let agendas of the extremists allow division in the country- Muslim leaders SriLanka
Prominent Muslim leaders in a press conference in Colombo echoed current sentiments of the Muslim community post the Easter SundayContinue Reading
Hardline Buddhist groups likely to blame for anti-Muslim attacks- Sri Lanka Ministers
COLOMBO (Reuters with MDWLive! Update) – Sri Lanka said on Wednesday that hardline Buddhist groups were likely to blame for aContinue Reading
Deaths reported in Sri Lanka anti-Muslim riots
Mobs slashed to death a Sri Lankan Muslim man while unverified reports say there maybe two more deaths, despite aContinue Reading
Sri Lanka imposes new curfew as mosques attacked
KINIYAMA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Sri Lanka widened a curfew on Monday after attacks on mosques and Muslim-owned businesses in theContinue Reading
Harassment and Discrimination of Muslims widespread after Easter Attacks- HR Commission
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) is receiving complaints from Muslims about widespread harassment tied to “cultural misunderstandings,Continue Reading
