London, UK. 10th March 2018. Sri Lankan Tamils gathered for a rally at Downing St to protest against the continuing violence by Buddhist mobs in Muslim neighbourhoods around Kandy which have destroyed shops and restaurants despite the state of emergency declared last Tuesday with a curfew and the deployment of soldiers to towns in the troubled area. In similar violence last month a mosque was destroyed. The government has also closed down social media websites which they say were used to organise the violence. Credit: Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News
London, UK. 8th March 2018. Sri Lankan Tamils gathered for a rally at Downing St to protest against the continuing violence by Buddhist mobs in Muslim neighbourhoods around Kandy which have destroyed shops and restaurants despite the state of emergency declared last Tuesday with a curfew and the deployment of soldiers to towns in the troubled area. In similar violence last month a mosque was destroyed. The government has also closed down social media websites which they say were used to organise the violence. The majority Sinhalese population is predominantly Buddhist while the minority Tamils include Hindus, Muslims and Christians. As protesters left to march to the Sri Lankan High Commission there were some arguments as some men tried to force women protesters to the back of the march, but were met with some defiance. Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News
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