By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, July 10 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's efforts to reduce prison overcrowding by reopening a colonial ...

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, July 8 (Reuters) - Dularika Perera, 38, only found out her cousin was among 26 people killed in ...

The two days of violence at Negombo Prison are the worst prison riots in the country in years.

A two-day riot at Sri Lanka's Negombo Prison has left at least 25 people dead and around 100 injured after clashes between ...

Indian High Commission in Colombo contacts family of inmate killed in Sri Lanka's recent prison riots amid ongoing ...

Victims with cuts and gunshot injuries have been rushed to hospital near the capital Colombo following the country's ...

Police said the fighting broke out at Negombo prison on Sunday evening between inmates from rival drug gangs.

‘I accept responsibility’: Sri Lankan minister says situation under control after nation’s deadliest prison riot kills 26 - Families of inmates protested as they sought updates on relatives caught in ...

The country has faced criticism from human rights activists for the conditions in its prisons, including overcrowding and ...

Victims with cuts and gunshot injuries rushed to hospital after fighting between prisoners from two drug gangs ...

An Indian national was among the inmates killed in Sri Lanka’s prison riots on Monday (July 6, 2026), Colombo-based official ...

At least 25 people have been killed and more than 100 injured after a huge riot between inmates at a Sri Lankan prison.