United in protest, Sri Lankans fight a political dynasty
Nothing is foreign30:02United in protest, Sri Lankans fight a political dynasty
Economically, Sri Lanka is on fire. Residents face skyrocketing food costs, hour-long queues for fuel and power outages that last half the day. The country is facing record inflation and unemployment, unprecedented for 74 years. But the crisis has united a nation that has long been divided along ethnic and religious lines – all to oust the political family they blame for the disaster. This week we hear from Sri Lankans about how their country landed in a $51 billion debt hole and the island nation’s unprecedented protests. With: Aritha Wickramasinghe, lawyer and human rights activist. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, executive director of the Center for Policy Alternatives in Colombo.
Economically, Sri Lanka is on fire. Residents face skyrocketing food costs, hour-long queues for fuel and power outages that last half the day.
The country is facing record inflation and unemployment, unprecedented for 74 years. But the crisis has united a nation that has long been divided along ethnic and religious lines – all to oust the political family they blame for the disaster.
This week we hear from Sri Lankans about how their country landed in a $51 billion debt hole and the island nation’s unprecedented protests.
With:
- Aritha Wickramasinghe, lawyer and human rights activist.
- Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, executive director of the Center for Policy Alternatives in Colombo.
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