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Police dispersed a protest near the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo 0 Unverified
12:00 May 15, 2024
People protesting the government's purported decision to grant automobile permits to legislators were reportedly approached by several...
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Police ban the distribution of Kanji at a war memorial in Trincomalee as a threat to national security 0 Unverified
12:00 May 11, 2024
On the 11th, the police officers obtained a court order from the Muthur Magistrate's Court, prohibiting any ceremony planned for the distribution...
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Police assault and arrest journalist Tharindu Uduwaragedara 0 Unverified
15:00 Jul 28, 2023
Around 3pm on 28th July, the journalist and media rights activist Tharindu Uduwaragedara was assaulted and arrested by the Police while covering...
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Jaffna MP allegedly threatened by Police during a meeting and later arrested for obstructing the Police 0 Unverified
08:00 Jun 07, 2023
On 7th June, Member of Parliament, Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam was arrested at his house in Colombo by the Maruthankerny Police station in Jaffna,...
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A man arrested over a Tamil genocide memorial banner 0 Unverified
00:00 May 16, 2023
Pathmanathan Sirojan, a staff member of the AHAM Humanitarian Centre located in Batticaloa, has been arrested by the Ayithmalai police for holding...
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