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
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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
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
Muslims afraid, resentful as ethnic divide deepens in Sri Lanka
RATHMALYAYA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – N.K. Masliya says she has been visiting a neighborhood clinic in the northwestern Sri Lankan villageContinue Reading
Sri Lanka army chief says threat of more ’extremist militant attacks’ contained
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s army commander Mahesh Senanayake said the threat of more extremist militant attacks through IS terror organizationContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Muslim community leaders say unnecessary culture of fear propagated by certain media groups
Sri Lanks’s Muslim community leaders said that Muslims in Sri Lanka were being targeted and harassed and urged citizens notContinue Reading
Qatar opens first metro line
(AFP Doha) Qatar on Wednesday opened its first metro line as the gas-rich Gulf state bolsters its infrastructure ahead ofContinue Reading
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