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

A screenshot of emotional scenes outside Negombo Prison in Sri Lanka as relatives of inmates seek information about their jailed kin, following a deadly prison riot on July 5-6, 2026. On July 5-6, Sri ...

Vast majority of wounded also non-convicts A file picture of the Negombo Prison during the recent riots By Shamindra Ferdinando The Department of Prisons yesterday (14) revealed that all inmates ...

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

The inquest into the death of Peter Lynch, 61, hears from a prisoner he shared a cell with.

With the latest fatalities, 10 prison officials and 22 inmates have died in one of the country's deadliest prison riots in ...

Dularika Perera, 38, only found out her cousin was among 26 people killed in the worst Sri Lankan prison riot in years when his photo was sent to her on WhatsApp.The seven prison officials and 19 ...

Sri Lanka's efforts to reduce prison overcrowding by reopening a colonial jail and recruiting more staff after a deadly riot ...

Sri Lanka launched an investigation on Tuesday into its deadliest prison riot in years, as the death toll from clashes between rival drug gangs rose to 27. Armed police and commandos were not sent ...

Two days of deadly violence in the Negombo prison have laid bare the persistent decay in the Sri Lankan prison system, and by ...

Rival inmates overpowered guards, seized weapons and fired inside the overcrowded prison. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, July 6 (Reuters) - Twenty-five people were killed and about 100 injured as security officials ...