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Strings Attached: Western Banks and Sri Lanka’s Political Crisis
- Rania Khalek
- Saturday 23 Jul 22
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Sri Lanka has seen mass protests for weeks that drove President Rajapaksa from power. But now the protests have been dispersed and his close ally — a six-time Prime Minister and acting President — has been appointed to replace him.
Niyanthini Kadirgamar, PhD student at University of Amherst and member of Sri Lanka’s Feminist Collective for Economic Justice, explain.
Rania Khalek
Rania Khalek is a Middle East-based journalist for Breakthrough News. . Her journalism has appeared at The Grayzone, Jacobin, The Nation, The Intercept, FAIR, Vice, The Electronic Intifada, Al Jazeera and more. .
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