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…
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Caught in Sri Lanka’s anti-Muslim backlash, evicted refugees search for safe homes
Tagged with: Easter Sunday bombings, Muslims, Refugees, Sri Lanka, The New Humanitarian
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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…
Tagged with: cbc radio, Colombo, Easter Sunday bombings, Galle, Lonely Planet, Sri Lanka, Terrorist attacks, tourism
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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…
Tagged with: Easter Sunday bombings, Rise Up Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Unites, terrorism
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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…
Tagged with: Colombo, Easter Sunday bombings, Rise Up Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Unites, Terrorist attack
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