Economic crisis in Sri Lanka as millions suffer shortages of essential items

Although the youth have led Sri Lanka’s protest movement, some young adults have also been trying to go overseas to find work or resume their studies in light of the uncertainty in their country. Navodita Kumari, Alban Alvarez and Dinitha Rathnayake went to meet some of them in the capital.

Finally, we take a look at a few activists and how they managed to breathe fresh life into the protest movement in Sri Lanka.

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