Sri Lanka’s President Lifts State of Emergency Amid Ongoing Protests

Sri Lanka’s President Lifts State of Emergency Amid Ongoing Protests
Opposition activists protest against rising living costs at the entrance of the president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on March 15, 2022. Ishara S. Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images
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Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has revoked a state of emergency, just days after enforcing it to quell protests over the country’s political and economic turmoil.

Rajapaksa stated in a gazette carried by Sri Lankan media agency News First that he revoked the emergency rule ordinance that took effect on April 1, which was imposed following a violent protest outside his private residence on March 31.
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