36-hour curfew imposed in Sri Lanka ahead of planned protests

36-hour curfew imposed in Sri Lanka ahead of planned protests –

Sri Lankan law enforcement authorities have imposed a 36-hour curfew in the wake of mass protests against the unprecedented economic crisis in the country. The curfew will go into effect at dusk on Saturday and be lifted on Monday morning, police said. Curfew announcement came a day after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa imposed a state of emergency giving authorities sweeping powers, following mass anti-government protests against worsening shortages of food, fuel and medicine in Sri Lanka. The curfew and state of emergency, which […]

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