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Photos: Sri Lankan police fire tear gas to disperse protesters
Formerly known as Ceylon, Sri Lanka is an island country that is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Palk Strait. As the island nation is located as a point of connection among South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, it has been playing important role in the hub of the Indian Ocean. However, the nation’s worst economic crisis has been driving millions of people into poverty, jeopardizing their rights to health, education, and an adequate standard of living. In July, tens of thousands of protesters stormed the then-president home and office in a display of anger over the country’s economic crisis. The president fled to Thailand but returned to the country seven weeks later. That hasn’t solved the economic crisis at all and protests demanding economic reform continued. When the incumbent president announced a tougher stance on protesters, hundreds of people protested on the streets in the capital, Colombo. The president took a tough line against activists and the police dispersed them by force with tear gas and water cannon. Who caused the economic crisis in the first place?
See the photos to learn how Sri Lankan police dealt with demonstrators.
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2022/9/25/photos-sri-lankan-police-fire-tear-gas-to-disperse-protesters
Photos: Sri Lankan police fire tear gas to disperse protesters
Formerly known as Ceylon, Sri Lanka is an island country that is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Palk Strait. As the island nation is located as a point of connection among South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, it has been playing important role in the hub of the Indian Ocean. However, the nation’s worst economic crisis has been driving millions of people into poverty, jeopardizing their rights to health, education, and an adequate standard of living. In July, tens of thousands of protesters stormed the then-president home and office in a display of anger over the country’s economic crisis. The president fled to Thailand but returned to the country seven weeks later. That hasn’t solved the economic crisis at all and protests demanding economic reform continued. When the incumbent president announced a tougher stance on protesters, hundreds of people protested on the streets in the capital, Colombo. The president took a tough line against activists and the police dispersed them by force with tear gas and water cannon. Who caused the economic crisis in the first place?
See the photos to learn how Sri Lankan police dealt with demonstrators.
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2022/9/25/photos-sri-lankan-police-fire-tear-gas-to-disperse-protesters
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