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Displaced Sri Lankans defy military to reclaim homeland

Lisa Fuller

May 18, 2018 |

Al Jazeera |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Sri Lanka, Iranaitheevu

26 years after being displaced from their land, hundreds of Tamil civilians orchestrated a plan that defied the Sri Lankan navy to return to their homeland. “Over 100 community members are now living on the island. Other plans to arrive in the coming months.”

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How unarmed civilians saved lives during anti-Muslim attacks in Sri Lanka

Lisa Fuller

March 09, 2018 |

Waging Nonviolence |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka, tensions are rising between Sinhala Buddhist nationalists, and the small Muslim population. Islamophobic attacks have unfolded against Muslims, but most Sri Lankans not only refuse to engage with violence, some are even protecting their Muslim neighbors.

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