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Sri Lanka must ensure compensation for victims of 2019 terrorist attacks
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Lankan Supreme Court last week ordered the former President and three other senior officials to compensate the families of the victims because they had failed to prevent the tragedy. More than 270 people were killed in the series of explosions at churches and hotels across the island nat
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Thousands remain in detention in Myanmar for opposing military rule: UN
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
To mark the country's 75th anniversary of independence, the military junta announced this week that it would free some 7,000 prisoners, UN news reported. However, it did not specify whether those jailed as part of its brutal crackdown on dissent would be included.
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