After violence erupted at an overcrowded prison in Sri Lanka, posts shared fabricated quotes from the island-nation's justice ...

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, July 8 (Reuters) - Dularika Perera, 38, only found out her cousin was among 26 people killed in ...

The country has faced criticism from human rights activists for the conditions in its prisons, including overcrowding and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At least 27 inmates were found dead from asphyxiation Sunday at a prison in Ecuador where a riot broke out that left four others ...

‘I accept responsibility’: Sri Lankan minister says situation under control after nation’s deadliest prison riot kills 26 - ...

At least 27 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after a huge riot between inmates at a Sri Lankan prison.

Wednesday 8th July, 2026 Prison riots in Negombo have claimed 27 lives including those of seven officers and left more than 100 others injured. It is believed that a clash between a group of drug ...

Indian High Commission in Colombo contacts family of inmate killed in Sri Lanka's recent prison riots amid ongoing ...

Clashes in a Sri Lankan jail have killed at least 23 people, including four guards, and wounded more than 100 in the worst prison riot in more than five years, officials said on Monday. The wounded ...

Clashes in a Sri Lankan jail killed 26 people, including seven guards, and wounded more than 100 in the country's deadliest ...