Anti-government protests against president Gotabaya Rajapaksha. Photo by AntonO
Emily Schmall ’05, who reports on Sri Lanka for the
New York Times, discusses the country’s recent protests and presidential resignation with her colleague German Lopez for the
Times’ Morning Newsletter. Schmall talks about the conditions leading up to the civil uprising in Colombo, how it began, and how unexpectedly nonviolent and orderly the protestors and activists were. “After about 24 hours, a gleefulness overtook the place, and some people swam in the president’s pool. They had done it: They had forced this extremely powerful president–who was accused of war crimes, who was feared–to leave his own home and even the country. But they did it peacefully, without taking up arms,” said Schmall.
Post Date: 07-26-2022