Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Protesters Chased Him Out But Sri Lanka’s Ex-President Is Back and Living in a Mansion
The 73-year-old disgraced leader was welcomed at the same airport where he was struggling to get his passport stamped to flee the country in July.
Why This Rich and Powerful Family Is Blamed for All of Sri Lanka’s Money Problems
“We used to make figures of him to worship. Now, I want him gone.”
Sri Lanka’s Ruling Family Is in Hiding Amid Protests That Killed 5 and Burnt 52 Mansions
“They thought they were invincible and are used to being treated like gods.”
Dozens Arrested as Protesters in Debt-Ridden Sri Lanka Try to Storm President’s Mansion
Just a day before the violence, national media reported that the Sri Lankan president and his men will be exempted from hours-long power cuts.
Sri Lanka’s ‘Terminator’ Government is Driving Journalists Out of the Country
A media activist said at least 70 journalists fled the country since 2009. The number is likely to grow.
China in Driving Seat as Rajapaksa Brothers Projected to Win Sri Lanka’s Parliamentary Polls
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa wants to amend the Constitution, which will consolidate power within his family.
I Was Tortured in Sri Lanka for Harboring Tamils
They used iron girders and PVC piping filled with sand and dirt. It hurts like hell, but it doesn't leave marks. That was the first time I've ever been beaten in my entire life.