Sri Lanka lawyers criticise government over crackdown
February 15, 2010 (AFP) - Lawyers in Sri Lanka accused the government Monday of illegally suppressing protests at the arrest of former army chief Sarath …
February 15, 2010 (AFP) - Lawyers in Sri Lanka accused the government Monday of illegally suppressing protests at the arrest of former army chief Sarath …
February 14, 2010 (AFP) - Leaders of Sri Lanka's influential Buddhist clergy backed opposition demands Sunday for the immediate release of former army chief …
February 13, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president said Saturday there was no reason for concern over the arrest and detention of ex-army chief and defeated …
February 12, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main opposition pressed President Mahinda Rajapakse on Friday to release detained presidential candidate and former army …
February 11, 2010 (AFP) - A regional human rights group sharply criticised Sri Lanka Thursday over plans to court martial the island's former army chief on …
February 11, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka has appealed for calm, his wife said Thursday, after …
February 11, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police used batons and tear gas Thursday against protesters demanding the immediate release of defeated presidential …
NEW DELHI, February 11, 2010 (AFP) - India urged Sri Lanka on Thursday to follow "due process" in its prosecution of Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated …
PARIS, February 9, 2010 (AFP) - France said Tuesday it was "extremely worried" about the arrest of Sri Lanka's defeated presidential hopeful and deplored the …
February 10, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police fired tear gas Wednesday as opposition and ruling party activists clashed outside Colombo's main court complex over …
Feb 10, 2010 (LBO) – The United States government has given more aid to help Sri Lankans returning to their homes in the former northern war zone and …
UNITED NATIONS, February 9, 2010 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon is alarmed by the arrest of Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka and urged …
February 8, 2010 (AFP) - The defeated candidate in Sri Lanka's presidential vote, former army chief Sarath Fonseka, was arrested Monday hours after vowing to …
February 9, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapakse on Tuesday sacked the national parliament, clearing the way for a national election two months …
Feb 07, 2010 (LBO) - A 300 million US dollar credit line to be wrapped up during an official visit by Sri Lanka's President Mahindra Rajapaksa to Russia, would …
February 6, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka faced criticism Saturday for extending a state of emergency giving sweeping powers to security forces to detain suspects …
Feb 06, 2010 (LBO) – A Dutch fortress in Sri Lanka built to withstand solid shot artillery in colonial times but which was damaged by Tamil Tiger guns in …
Feb 03, 2010 (LBO) – Results of Sri Lanka’s recently concluded presidential poll was clean, contrary to complaints of malpractices, but election …
February 2, 2010 (AFP) - Rights monitor Amnesty International urged Sri Lanka on Tuesday to end what it described as a post-presidential election "clampdown" …
February 1, 2010 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Monday sacked 12 senior military officers over what one army source said were fears of a coup after last …