Rioting

Sri Lanka deploys troops to contain growing prison unrest

Sri Lanka Air Force soldiers taking up positions outside the country’s main Welikada Prison in the capital Colombo on Aug 7.

US judge grants DOJ request to dismiss Jan 6 cases against Oath Keepers

Members of the Oath Keepers militia group stand among supporters of US President Donald Trump at the US Capitol on Jan 6, 2021.

Sri Lanka deploys troops after prison riot

The authorities said the situation is now under control after inmates destroyed multiple buildings on Aug 1.

Sri Lanka police say one inmate killed, six wounded in prison riot

Sri Lankan army personnel arriving amid a riot at Mahara Prison complex on the outskirts of Colombo on Aug 1.

6 to be charged with rioting after Yishun fight that left man unconscious

The police were alerted to the incident near Block 243 Yishun Ring Road at about 8pm on July 24.

Call for Sri Lanka to reduce prison overcrowding after riot kills 28

A deadly riot at a prison in the coastal town of Negombo on the outskirts of Colombo left 28 people dead.

Sri Lanka to convert hospital into prison to ease overcrowding after deadly riot

Prisoners boarding a bus to be transferred to another prison following clashes between two groups of inmates at Negombo Prison, in the coastal town of Negombo, Sri Lanka, on July 6.

Families mourn 26 killed in deadly Sri Lanka prison riot

The seven prison officials and 19 prisoners died in two days of fighting between two groups of inmates at the prison in the coastal town of Negombo.

26 killed, more than 100 injured in gang clashes at Sri Lanka prison

The wounded were rushed to the Negombo hospital, north of the capital Colombo, following overnight clashes between inmates from two drug gangs, police said.

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