SRI LANKA ECONOMIC POLITICAL CRISIS

Protest against economic crisis and government crackdown in Colombo

epa10409093 Security forces fire tear gas to disperse a protest march against the government's crackdown and the current economic crisis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 16 January 2023. Thousands of university students and civil rights activists staged a protest march in the capital Colombo against the government's crackdown and the current economic crisis, and they also demanded the immediate release of the Convener of Inter University Students' Federation (IUSF) Wasantha Mudalige, who has been detained under the PTA (Preventive Terrorism Act) for more than 150 days. Protests have been rocking Sri Lanka for over nine months as the country faces its worst-ever economic crisis in decades due to the lack of foreign reserves, resulting in severe shortages in food, fuel, medicine, and imported goods. EPA/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE

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