Published 2 years ago

Sri Lanka arrests protest leaders, extends emergency laws

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Sri Lanka's Parliament on Wednesday extended the country's state of emergency for a month. Lawmakers voted 120 to 63 in favor of the extension. State of emergency was declared as President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country earlier this month after mass unrest over the island nation's economic crisis.

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Times of India

Sri Lanka's Parliament approves emergency regulations

Sri Lanka's Parliament on Wednesday approved the state of emergency imposed on July 13 to give the security forces sweeping powers to arrest and detain individuals after the then president Gotabaya Rajapksa fled to the Maldives and resigned amid massive uprising against him over the country's economic crisis. "

2 years ago·India

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News18 India

Sri Lanka Parliament Extends Emergency Amid Continued Crisis

The parliament approved an extension of the state of emergency in a bid to get a grip on the political and economic crisis

2 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Sri Lanka extends state of emergency as police round up protest leaders

Parliament ratifies powers that allow the military to detain people, limit public gatherings and search private property

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Sri Lanka extends state of emergency by one month Continues state of crisis

[Colombo/Singapore 27th Reuters] - The Sri Lankan parliament passed a one-month extension of the state of emergency on the 27th as a countermeasure against the protracted political and economic crisis. It was clarified by one of the members of parliament, and it is said that approval of the parliament is necessary for re-extension. The state of emergency was declared on the 17th, and Acting President Wikramasinha was issued. It granted the milit…

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Sri Lanka's Parliament approves state of emergency

Sri Lanka’s Parliament on Wednesday approved a state of emergency that had been declared by President Ranil Wickremesinghe as his government cracks down on demonstrators it accuses of violence while trying to find a way out of the country’s worst economic crisis.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Sri Lanka's Parliament approves state of emergency

Sri Lanka’s Parliament has approved a state of emergency that had been declared by President Ranil Wickremesinghe as his government cracks down on demonstrators it accuses of violence.

2 years ago·United States

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