Condemning the action, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka said in a statement that the use of armed forces to suppress civilian protests on the president’s first day in office “will have serious ...

Security forces in Sri Lanka raided the main anti-government protest camp in the capital early on Friday, arresting protesters and dismantling tents. Hundreds of troops and police commandos moved ...

Colombo, Sri Lanka – The mainly youth-led protest movement in crisis-hit Sri Lanka is divided on whether to withdraw from a sea-facing camp they set up months ago near the presidential ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Scores of security forces raided a protest camp outside the presidential office here Friday, beating demonstrators and demolishing tents hours after the country’s new ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan security forces demolished the main anti-government protest camp in the capital early Friday and evicted activists hours before the new president was due to name a ...

Security forces in Sri Lanka have raided a protest camp occupying government grounds in Colombo early on Friday. Footage showed soldiers in riot gear and armed with assault rifles making their way ...

Protesters in Sri Lanka who brought down the previous government announced they were dismantling their main demonstration site near the president’s office on Wednesday in the wake of a crackdown ...

Colombo (AFP): A sullen crowd reacted to the election of Sri Lanka's new president with disappointment on Wednesday, near the protest camp where they last week celebrated chasing his predecessor ...