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Facebook Apologises For Its Role In Sri Lanka's 2018 Anti-Muslim Riots
Facebook has apologised for its role in the deadly communal unrest that shook Sri Lanka two years ago after an investigation found that hate speech and rumours spread on the platform may have led to violence against Muslims.
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Sri Lanka Army Denies Colluding With Anti-Muslim Rioters
Sri Lanka's army today denied allegations that its troops colluded with anti-Muslim mobs and failed to contain widespread riots that killed one man in a backlash against the Easter terror attacks.
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Sri Lanka Government Orders Nationwide Curfew For Second Night
Sri Lanka's police declared Tuesday a nationwide curfew for a second night running, after anti-Muslim riots killed one man and left dozens of shops, homes and mosques damaged.
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1 Killed In Sri Lanka Anti-Muslim Riots Despite Curfew
Mobs slashed to death a Sri Lankan Muslim man despite a nationwide curfew imposed Monday night after anti-Muslim riots spread to three districts north of the capital in a violent backlash against Easter suicide bombings.
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Sri Lanka Imposes Nationwide Curfew As Riots Erupt Weeks After Bombings
Sri Lanka imposed a nationwide night curfew Monday, after anti-Muslim riots spread to at least three districts just north of the capital in a violent new backlash against the Easter suicide bombings.
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Sri Lanka Blocks Social Media After Facebook Post Sparks Anti-Muslim Riot
Several dozen people threw stones at mosques and Muslim-owned stores and a man was beaten in the Christian-majority town of Chilaw on the west coast on Sunday in a dispute that started on Facebook, sources told Reuters.
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Facebook Staff to Learn Sinhala Insults After Sri Lanka Riots
Three months after Sri Lanka was rocked by deadly anti-Muslim riots fuelled by online vitriol, Facebook is training its staff.
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Sri Lanka Lifts Facebook Ban After Hate Speech Assurance
Sri Lanka has lifted a week-long ban on Facebook after the tech giant agreed to step up efforts to remove hate speech posted on its platform, President Maithripala Sirisena said Thursday.
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Sri Lanka's President To Attend International Solar Alliance Summit In India
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today left on a foreign tour even as his country has been hit by communal violence that has killed at least two people. His visit comes after four days of anti-Muslim riots in the central hilly district of Kandy
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3-Judge Panel To Probe Anti-Muslim Riots In Sri Lanka
An investigation into anti-Muslim riots that spread in central Sri Lanka prompting the authorities to declare a nationwide state of emergency was announced Saturday by President Maithripala Sirisena.
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Sri Lanka to Tackle Online Hate Speech: Military
Sri Lanka will clamp down on Internet hate speech following deadly anti-Muslim riots said to have been fuelled by social media sites, the military said today.
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Sri Lanka Police Probe Fire at Muslim-Owned Store
Sri Lankan police were investigating a fire which on Saturday destroyed a Muslim-owned clothing store in a district where religious tensions were heightened after anti-Muslim riots killed four people and wounded 80.
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DMK President Karunanidhi Condemns Violence Against Lankan Muslims
DMK President M Karunanidhi today condemned the anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka and urged India to come forward to voice its concern for members of the minority community in the island nation.
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Sri Lanka Police Arrests 49 Over Religious Riots
Sri Lanka's police arrested 49 people overnight over deadly anti-Muslim riots in a tourist region where Buddhist hardliners have set shops and homes ablaze, a senior officer said on Wednesday.
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Facebook Apologises For Its Role In Sri Lanka's 2018 Anti-Muslim Riots
Facebook has apologised for its role in the deadly communal unrest that shook Sri Lanka two years ago after an investigation found that hate speech and rumours spread on the platform may have led to violence against Muslims.
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Sri Lanka Army Denies Colluding With Anti-Muslim Rioters
Sri Lanka's army today denied allegations that its troops colluded with anti-Muslim mobs and failed to contain widespread riots that killed one man in a backlash against the Easter terror attacks.
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Sri Lanka Government Orders Nationwide Curfew For Second Night
Sri Lanka's police declared Tuesday a nationwide curfew for a second night running, after anti-Muslim riots killed one man and left dozens of shops, homes and mosques damaged.
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1 Killed In Sri Lanka Anti-Muslim Riots Despite Curfew
Mobs slashed to death a Sri Lankan Muslim man despite a nationwide curfew imposed Monday night after anti-Muslim riots spread to three districts north of the capital in a violent backlash against Easter suicide bombings.
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Sri Lanka Imposes Nationwide Curfew As Riots Erupt Weeks After Bombings
Sri Lanka imposed a nationwide night curfew Monday, after anti-Muslim riots spread to at least three districts just north of the capital in a violent new backlash against the Easter suicide bombings.
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Sri Lanka Blocks Social Media After Facebook Post Sparks Anti-Muslim Riot
Several dozen people threw stones at mosques and Muslim-owned stores and a man was beaten in the Christian-majority town of Chilaw on the west coast on Sunday in a dispute that started on Facebook, sources told Reuters.
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Facebook Staff to Learn Sinhala Insults After Sri Lanka Riots
Three months after Sri Lanka was rocked by deadly anti-Muslim riots fuelled by online vitriol, Facebook is training its staff.
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Sri Lanka Lifts Facebook Ban After Hate Speech Assurance
Sri Lanka has lifted a week-long ban on Facebook after the tech giant agreed to step up efforts to remove hate speech posted on its platform, President Maithripala Sirisena said Thursday.
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Sri Lanka's President To Attend International Solar Alliance Summit In India
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today left on a foreign tour even as his country has been hit by communal violence that has killed at least two people. His visit comes after four days of anti-Muslim riots in the central hilly district of Kandy
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3-Judge Panel To Probe Anti-Muslim Riots In Sri Lanka
An investigation into anti-Muslim riots that spread in central Sri Lanka prompting the authorities to declare a nationwide state of emergency was announced Saturday by President Maithripala Sirisena.
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Sri Lanka to Tackle Online Hate Speech: Military
Sri Lanka will clamp down on Internet hate speech following deadly anti-Muslim riots said to have been fuelled by social media sites, the military said today.
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Sri Lanka Police Probe Fire at Muslim-Owned Store
Sri Lankan police were investigating a fire which on Saturday destroyed a Muslim-owned clothing store in a district where religious tensions were heightened after anti-Muslim riots killed four people and wounded 80.
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DMK President Karunanidhi Condemns Violence Against Lankan Muslims
DMK President M Karunanidhi today condemned the anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka and urged India to come forward to voice its concern for members of the minority community in the island nation.
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Sri Lanka Police Arrests 49 Over Religious Riots
Sri Lanka's police arrested 49 people overnight over deadly anti-Muslim riots in a tourist region where Buddhist hardliners have set shops and homes ablaze, a senior officer said on Wednesday.
