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Caught in Sri Lanka’s anti-Muslim backlash, evicted refugees search for safe homes
NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka – Hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers in Sri Lanka have spent the past three months searching for safety across the island nation after being swept up in an anti-Muslim backlash following the April terrorist attacks that killed more than 250 people. More than 1,000 refugees and asylum seekers were pushed from…
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Sri Lanka’s Tourism Bounces Back After April Attacks – CBC The World This Weekend
COLOMBO – Three months after the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, the country’s tourist industry is struggling to rebuild. It has survived tsunamis, civil war and communal violence. Many Sri Lankans, whose livelihoods rely on tourism, are hoping they can come back from this too. This story aired on CBC The World this Weekend…
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Sri Lankans ‘Rise Up’ After Easter Sunday Bombings in Colombo – CBC The World This Weekend
COLOMBO – It’s been two months since a series of bombs exploded at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, killing more than 250 people. A small group of Islamist militants were behind the attacks. Since then life for Sri Lanka’s minority Muslims has gotten harder. Their shops and homes have been damaged and mosques attacked.…
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Sri Lankans Unite to Stop the Spread of Hate and Violence – CBC News
COLOMBO – Two months after Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings, Sri Lankans gathered at Colombo’s central park. They held a moment of silence before they denounced the country’s political leaders for spreading hate and communal violence. Rise Up Sri Lanka was held Saturday at Colombo’s Galle Face Green to commemorate the two month anniversary of the…
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