The Mawanella riots was a series of attacks by the majority Sinhalese in the town of Mawanella, that resulted in the deaths of two people and left more...

list of ethnic riots by country, and includes riots based on ethnic, sectarian, xenophobic, and racial conflict. Some of these riots can also be classified...

of riots and protests in Sri Lanka, an island nation situated in South Asia. Throughout its history, Sri Lanka has experienced a number of riots. Since...

August, a large Sinhalese mob descended upon the Sri Kathiresan Temple in Mawanella, shouting that the Hindu priests should be killed and all Hindu temples...

The 2014 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka were religious and ethnic riots in June 2014 in south-western Sri Lanka. Muslims and their property were attacked...

public life, he lived the remainder of his days at his ancestral home in Mawanella having become a gentleman farmer. He died on 16 June 2021, and per his...

building set alight. Police stations in Bulathkohupitiya, Aranayaka, Mawanella, Rambukkana and Dedigama were attacked and the one at Aranayake burned...