The Sri Lankan government on Thursday defeated a no-confidence motion brought by an opposition party over what it called "criminal negligence" in failing to prevent Easter Day bomb attacks on hotels and churches that killed more than 250 people.

Sri Lankan government defeats no-confidence motion brought over Easter bombings

Media activists on Monday accused Sri Lankan police of using a UN convention on hate speech to crack down on media freedom and the country's Muslim minority. The Free Media Movement rights group said the police Special Task Force (STF) attempted to arrest a respected journalist for his writing on anti-Muslim riots and Buddhist extremists using the UN-backed law.

Sri Lanka abusing United Nations law to make arrests: Rights group

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Sri Lankan government defeats no-confidence motion brought over Easter bombings

Sri Lanka abusing United Nations law to make arrests: Rights group