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‘We are ready to face any violence’: Protesters in Sri Lanka brace for a crackdown

July 21, 2022

Sri Lankan protesters ousted the previous president last week, and now, they’re taking aim at the new president, calling for him to resign, too.

People stand holding a national flag at President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's office on the second day after it was stormed in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka in political vacuum as talks go on amid crisis

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