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President-toppling Sri Lanka activist girds for new revolt
President-toppling Sri Lanka activist girds for new revolt
by  AFP

A Sri Lankan jail witnessed a rare moment of accord last year when both prisoners and guards clamoured to greet its newest inmate: the man who toppled the island nation's president. "Even the prison guards were very supportive.

A year after Sri Lanka unrest, Slave Island hungers
A year after Sri Lanka unrest, Slave Island hungers
by  AFP

As Sri Lankans flocked to a jubilant street party celebrating their president's ouster, retired accountant Milton Perera sat at home pondering whether his family could afford to eat the next morning. The economic crisis had already forced Perera, his wife, his two children and their extended families to regularly skip meals when AFP first visited their home.

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