Monday, September 07, 2009

After the Tamils, Sri Lankan govt. going after Muslims?

Dozens of Muslims have staged a protest in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, at what they say is police brutality against members of the community.

They allege that several people have been killed or have disappeared.

In the past few weeks the police have announced the killing of men they describe as underworld figures, usually in encounters on the street.

The police in the capital say that they are engaged in a necessary clampdown on organised crime. More...

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