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June 30
- U.S. cancels Sri Lankan hardline monk's visa, Buddhist group says Reuters
June 27
- Sri Lankan hardline Buddhists say Facebook accounts blocked after violence Reuters
June 16
- 3 Sri Lankan Muslims killed in attack by Buddhists Bharatha Mallawarachi, AP
- Buddhist-Muslim Unrest Boils Over in Sri Lanka Dharisha Bastians and Gardiner Harris, The New York Times
January 28
- Sri Lanka’s Christians protest after January attacks World Watch Monitor
August 13
- Sri Lanka allows Colombo mosque expansion despite Buddhist hardliners’ objections Ranga Sirilal & Shihar Aneez, Reuters
August 11
- Buddhists Attack Sri Lankan Mosque, 12 Injured Ranga Sirilal & Shihar Aneez, The Huffington Post
June 5
- Report draws attention to Hindu hate crimes Corrie Mitchel, RNS
April 15
- Sri Lanka: Fears churches may be hit by legislation on cults ASSIST News Service
April 9
- Envoy Alarmed Over Anti-Muslim Events in Sri Lanka Bharatha Mallawarachi, AP
April 8
- Anti-Muslim campaign causes fears of a new wave of ethnic violence in war-torn Sri Lanka AP
January 9
- Maldives cleric's murder raises fears of growing religious extremism Jason Burke, The Guardian
June 1
- Sri Lanka's hidden scourge of religious child abuse Saroj Pathirana, BBC
December 30
- Maldives orders hundreds of luxury resorts to close spas after religious protest Associated Press
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