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Sri Lanka: The Tale Of The Fasting Monks And Police

Categories: South Asia, Sri Lanka, Human Rights, Law, Politics, Protest

Sri Lankan police have arrested several Buddhist monks who were demonstrating against the detention of the Gen Sarath Fonseka, former presidential candidate of the opposition. Perambara has the story [1] how the fasting monks were picked up by the police.