Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Thousands protest against government in Sri Lanka...

Thousands of protesters from opposition parties, human rights groups, trade unions and media groups marched Tuesday in Sri Lanka's capital in a rare show of dissent against the government.

They held separate marches in Colombo, shouting slogans which accused authorities of corruption and mismanagement, and later came together for joint rally.

Tissa Attanayake, an opposition lawmaker, said law and order has broken down in the country and the government has politicized judicial institutions.

The demonstrators also protested attacks on journalists who have been critical of the government, holding banners that read "Stop Suppressing Media."

Government spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella rejected the accusations, saying, "This is a democratic country and everyone has the right to demonstrate and protest."

 He said investigations of attacks on journalists were continuing. Full story...

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