Sister Christine supports survivors in need and Muslims facing backlash following ISIL-claimed attack that killed 253. NEGOMBO, Sri Lanka – Katuwapitiya, a grief-stricken Sri Lankan village of 600 families, is in the coastal city of Negombo, about 30 kilometres north…
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After the Easter massacre, Sri Lanka nun heals religious tension
Tagged with: Catholic Church, Colombo, human rights, Katuwapitiya St. Sebastian's Church, Negombo, Sri Lanka
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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…
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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Is Sri Lanka using the Easter attacks to limit digital freedom?
Sri Lanka has drafted a new cybersecurity bill but experts warn country could be using political turmoil to pass laws. COLOMBO — Hours after the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, rumours started to circulate online that Colombo’s water supply…
Tagged with: Cybersecurity law, digital freedom, hate speech, human rights, Sri Lanka
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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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Sri Lanka’s War Widows & the Road to Reconciliation – PRX
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The civil war lasted 26 years. It cost the lives of an estimated 100,000 people and devastated the north and east of the island nation. In 2009, the government in Colombo made one last push against the…
Tagged with: Colombo, human rights, Jaffna, Kandy, Kilinochchi, Reconciliation, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka civil war, United Nations, War Crimes, War Widows
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