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News from Nov 2, 2026 (UTC)

Sri Lanka isTense

Worse than usual

Last 14 days

Oct 20Nov 2

Why

  1. Sri Lankan government grants concessions to imprisoned monks.

    20 eventswsws.orgSource

  2. Sajith Premadasa demands judicial safeguards for proposed anti-terrorism laws as the government says it is open to discussion.

    31 eventstamilguardian.comSource

  3. Sri Lankan police suspended officers and arrested an inspector over a custody death.

    6 eventstamilguardian.comSource

What happened

  • Statements20%
  • Cooperation49%
  • Criticism14%
  • Protests5%
  • Pressure10%
  • Fighting2%

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