Students Protest In Sri Lanka Amid Political Unrest

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A Sri Lankan student of Inter university students’ federation runs in the midst of a tear gas cloud during a protest outside parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s beleaguered government won a key vote in Parliament on Thursday as a ruling coalition-backed candidate was elected deputy speaker, despite growing public pressure on the government amid the worst economic crisis in decades.

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A Sri Lankan man shouts slogans against government outside the parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s beleaguered government won a key vote in Parliament on Thursday as a ruling coalition-backed candidate was elected deputy speaker, despite growing public pressure on the government amid the worst economic crisis in decades.

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A Sri Lankan Buddhist monk sitting on a police barricade cracks a joke about lawmakers during a protest outside parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s beleaguered government won a key vote in Parliament on Thursday as a ruling coalition-backed candidate was elected deputy speaker, despite growing public pressure on the government amid the worst economic crisis in decades.

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A Sri Lankan student of Inter university students’ federation attends a protest outside parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s beleaguered government won a key vote in Parliament on Thursday as a ruling coalition-backed candidate was elected deputy speaker, despite growing public pressure on the government amid the worst economic crisis in decades.

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Sri Lankan students of Inter university students’ federation topple police barricades during a protest outside parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s beleaguered government won a key vote in Parliament on Thursday as a ruling coalition-backed candidate was elected deputy speaker, despite growing public pressure on the government amid the worst economic crisis in decades.

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Sri Lankan students of Inter university students’ federation overthrow a police barricade during a protest outside parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s beleaguered government won a key vote in Parliament on Thursday as a ruling coalition-backed candidate was elected deputy speaker, despite growing public pressure on the government amid the worst economic crisis in decades.

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Sri Lankan students of Inter university students’ federation confront a police officer during a protest outside parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s beleaguered government won a key vote in Parliament on Thursday as a ruling coalition-backed candidate was elected deputy speaker, despite growing public pressure on the government amid the worst economic crisis in decades.

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Sri Lankan students of Inter university students’ federation run in the midst of a tear gas cloud during a protest outside parliament in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s beleaguered government won a key vote in Parliament on Thursday as a ruling coalition-backed candidate was elected deputy speaker, despite growing public pressure on the government amid the worst economic crisis in decades.