Sri Lanka: Short story writer arrested for 'disrespecting' Buddhism (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News April 4, 2019

Writer Shaktika Sathkumara was arrested by the police for a 'disrespectful' short story.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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