⚡️EXCLUSIVE Twelve Indian fishermen held in Sri Lanka's violence-ridden Negombo prison have been evacuated to safety by @IndiainSL, reveals Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Mechanised Boats Fishermen Association, NJ Bose quoting senior Tamil Nadu fisheries officials in Rameswaram.

Number of dead in Sri Lanka prison violence rise to 25. Director of Negombo district hospital Dr Pushpa Gamlath says officers are also among the dead. At least 50 are among the casualties. Committee to Protect Prisoners Rights has urged @UNSriLanka and @HRCSriLanka to intervene.

Acknowledging responsibility to the largest number of deaths within a Sri Lankan prison during the NPP administration led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, @MOJSriLanka Minister Harshana Nanayakkara says he is deeply shocked by the violence in the Negombo prison.

Unrest for the 2nd day at Negombo prison despite Sri Lanka prisons spokesman claiming the situation was brought under control with the help of inmates. Relatives of detainees have heard few gunshots. Several inmates & officers have been taken to hospital according to journalists.

Relatives who rushed to the Negombo prison hearing that 2 inmates were killed & 27 injured while in custody during the day and yet to receive any further information from Sri Lanka authorities by late in the night joined by Committee for Protecting the Rights of Prisoners (CPRP).

Strong pushback from domestic and international legal eagles against Sri Lanka government plans to to extend the retirement age of Supreme Court and Court of Appeal judges beyond the current limit set by the constitution. sundaytimes.lk/260705/news/l…

“Where are our children?” “Which areas are the dead children from?” Mothers who rushed to Negombo prison after hearing that 2 inmates were killed & 27 were hospitalised, shaken as no further information about their loved ones was provided by Sri Lanka police or prison authorities

The fifth emergency coal shipment bought from India’s Taranjot Resources (Pvt.) Ltd. has been sent back from the Puttalam anchorage by Lanka Coal Company (Pvt.) Ltd. (LCC) after its load port report showed that the consignment failed to meet the required standards.

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Questions over @GSForceHaiti troops; "Sri Lanka’s authorities, along with the GSF leadership, the states part of the Standing Group of Partners, and the UN must be absolutely transparent about how the screening process for this latest deployment has been carried out" @amnesty

Sri Lanka’s @HRCSriLanka finds ex Commissioner General of Examination HJMC Amith Jayasundara has violated the fundamental rights by withholding the 2024 GCE (AL) Examination results of 70 Muslim girls of Zahira College, Trincomalee alleging they covered their ears during the exam