Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Now Plans to Hang Drug Dealers After Being Inspired by the Philippines
After nearly half a century of no executions, the President wants to revive capital punishment after seeing Duterte’s crackdown against drugs.
Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp Banned Again in Sri Lanka After Violence Against Muslims
It’s part of a worrisome trend of governments blocking citizens' internet access
We Met the Leader of the Group Blamed for the Sri Lanka Easter Bombings
Until Easter Sunday, NTJ was just one of many peripheral hard-line religious groups in Sri Lanka.
Muslim Women in Sri Lanka Are Not Happy About the Post-Bombing Burqa Ban
“Some people have been wearing the niqab for over 30 years and it is a very big part of their identity. Are they not citizens of this country? What about their rights?”
The Aftermath of the Sri Lanka Attacks Continues for South Asia’s Young Minorities
There's fear and then there's hope for those living on the fringes.
Sri Lanka’s Muslims fear retaliation and alienation in wake of Easter bombings
Muslims make up less than 10 percent of Sri Lanka’s population and have historically faced persecution by right-wing Buddhist groups.
We Ask Sri Lankan Catholic Youth How the Easter Bombings Changed Their Lives
“The fact that all those people died in a church—a place we all thought beyond doubt was one of the safest places to be in—is just not fair.”
Sri Lankan soldiers open fire on suspects as Easter bombing raids continue
Officials warned more attacks may still be possible.
Sons of wealthy Sri Lankan spice empire reportedly among suicide bombers
Inshaf Ahmed and Ilham Ahmed Ibrahim are said to be among those who carried out deadly attacks in Colombo last weekend.
Sri Lanka’s grief over Easter attacks is turning to fury at the government
What we know, and still don’t know, about the bombings in Sri Lanka.
ISIS isn't dead. It's just moving to countries like Sri Lanka
Its "caliphate" may have collapsed, but ISIS remains a threat.
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Sri Lanka Easter Bombings
The Sri Lankan government has called the attack a “possible” retaliation of the Christchurch shooting.