05/08/2010
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Agence France Presse
COLOMBO — An international rights group Saturday called Sri Lanka's planned review of its final battle against Tamil Tiger rebels a smokescreen to avoid accountability for alleged war crimes.
03/23/2010
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Agence France Presse
COLOMBO — Sri Lankan opposition groups demonstrated in Colombo on Tuesday demanding the release of former army chief Sarath Fonseka, who attempted to unseat the president in recent elections.
03/11/2010
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Agence France Presse, cartoonist, missing, Prageeth Eknaligoda
COLOMBO — Six weeks ago Sri Lankan political writer and cartoonist Prageeth Eknaligoda went missing, and his fate has raised further concerns about the island's culture of violence against the media.
02/07/2010
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Agence France Presse
COLOMBO — Defeated Sri Lankan presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka could be hauled before a court martial to answer charges of plotting a coup to topple the government, a press report said Sunday.
01/21/2010
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Agence France Presse
COLOMBO (AFP) – Sri Lanka's main opposition said Thursday it feared President Mahinda Rajapakse would use the military to remain in power if he was defeated in next week's elections.