Monks continue satyagraha at Viharamahadevi Park demanding Gnanasara Thero’s release
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A group of Buddhist monks began a satyagraha at Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo to demand the release of Ven. Galaboda Atte Gnanasara Thera from prison. Ada Derana reports in Sinhala, Tamil and English, as well as Tamilmirror and Hiru News, described the protest as continuing across successive days.
Coverage placed the protest in its third and fourth days before later reports said it had reached its fifth day. The reports do not provide a calendar date for those day counts.
The Island reported that the protest took a sharp turn on Saturday evening when demonstrators and police confronted one another. Its teaser identified Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thera as among the protesters, but provides no further details about the incident.
Hiru News’ Sinhala headline said Kassapa had been taken to hospital and later returned to the protest. The reports provided no further information about the circumstances of his hospital visit or what would happen next.
Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.
Earlier coverage
Reports on the same subject from the months before this story.
- The Sunday Times · Monks begin campaign for Gnanasara Thera’s release with pooja and protest march
- Hiru News · Monks stage protest in Kekirawa over treatment of Gnanasara Thera
- Ada Derana · March demanding Gnanasara Thero’s release enters fifth day
- Hiru News · Monks continue protest demanding Gnanasara Thera’s immediate release
- Hiru News · Monks camp at Viharamahadevi Park demanding release of Gnanasara Thera