Riots in Sri Lanka

Location of Sri Lanka

Following is a List of riots in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is an island nation situated in South Asia. It has experienced ethnic tensions between its majority Sinhalese and minority Tamils and Moors populations since 1915 from time to time.[1]

20th century

1900–1950

1950s

1970s

1980s

1990s

21st century

2000s

2010s

See also

References

  1. Chattopadhyaya, H. Ethnic Unrest in Modern Sri Lanka: An Account of Tamil-Sinhalese Race Relations, pp. 51-82
  2. 1 2 "An evolving army and its role through time". Sunday Times. 2005-10-16. Retrieved 2008-10-29. The outbreak of island wide ethnic violence from May 24–27, 1958, saw for the first time the deployment of military personnel under emergency proclamations throughout the entire island, where Colombo and the North and East of the country witnessed the worst violence leading to over 300 deaths.
  3. Kearney, R.N. (1985). "Ethnic Conflict and the Tamil Separatist Movement in Sri Lanka". Asian Survey 25 (9): 898–917. doi:10.1525/as.1985.25.9.01p0303g. JSTOR 2644418.
  4. Over two decades after the burning down of the Jaffna library in Sri Lanka
  5. Harrison, Frances (23 July 2003). "Twenty years on – riots that led to war". BBC News. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  6. "ASA 37/30/97 Sri Lanka: Appeal for a full inquiry into prison killings". Amnesty International. 15 December 1997.
  7. "Sri Lanka: Killing of Political Prisoners in Kalutara Prison". Asian Human Rights Commission. 23 December 1997.
  8. "Chronology for Sri Lankan Tamils in Sri Lanka". United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees/Minorities at Risk Project. 2004.
  9. "Three Tamil prisoners killed by Sinhala inmates". TamilNet. 12 December 1997.
  10. http://www.sundaytimes.lk/morepics_1.html
  11. http://www.island.lk/2002/04/07/news09.html
  12. Jayakody, Pradeep (21 November 2012). "Welikada Prison Riot". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
  13. "Sri Lanka troops accused of prison 'massacre'". Al Jazeera. 11 November 2012.
  14. "Probe sought in Sri Lankan prison 'massacre'". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/Associated Press. 11 November 2012.

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