Sri Lanka series blasts on Easter Sunday

Sri Lanka expels over 600 foreigners after Easter attacks

Sri Lanka has expelled over 600 foreign nationals, including around 200 Islamic clerics, since the Easter suicide bombings blamed on a local jihadi group, Home Affairs Minister Vajira Abeywardena says.

Sri Lanka bans face veils after attacks by Islamist militants

Authorities in Sri Lanka ban women from wearing face veils under an emergency law put in place after deadly Easter Sunday attacks by Islamist militants.

May 5, 2019
May 5, 2019

Sri Lanka expels over 600 foreigners after Easter attacks

Sri Lanka has expelled over 600 foreign nationals, including around 200 Islamic clerics, since the Easter suicide bombings blamed on a local jihadi group, Home Affairs Minister Vajira Abeywardena says.

April 29, 2019
April 29, 2019

Sri Lanka bans face veils after attacks by Islamist militants

Authorities in Sri Lanka ban women from wearing face veils under an emergency law put in place after deadly Easter Sunday attacks by Islamist militants.