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(20 Sep 2024)
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Colombo, Sri Lanka - 17 September 2024
1. SOUNDBITE (English) Saaliq Sheikh, The Associated Press:
“Behind me is the site where tens and thousands of angry Sri Lankans forced the then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country and later resign during an unprecedented economic crisis.

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ARCHIVE: Colombo - 9 July 2022
2. Various of protesters entering presidential residence grounds

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Colombo, Sri Lanka - 17 September 2024
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Saaliq Sheikh, The Associated Press:
“It was a pivotal moment for Sri Lanka, a nation of more than 22 million people who have long been fatigued by war and economic distress.”

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Colombo, Sri Lanka – 18 September 2024
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4. Presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa’s supporters dancing to music

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Colombo, Sri Lanka – 18 September 2024
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5. Mid of people in election rally holding placards

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Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka - 17 September 2024
6. Mid of people waving Sri Lankan flag in an election campaign rally, music in the background

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Colombo, Sri Lanka - 17 September 2024
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Saaliq Sheikh, The Associated Press:
“Two years on, the island nation is on the cusp of electing a new president in an election that is seen as one of the most consequential in the country’s history. But many Sri Lankans are still concerned.” 

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Homagama, Sri Lanka - 16 September 2024
8. Wide of people attending presidential candidate Nuwan Bopage’s election campaign rally
Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka - 17 September 2024
9. Supporters holding banners with photo of Ranil Wickremesinghe, incumbent president, reading ‘FORWARD’ in English

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Colombo - 17 September 2024
10. People and traffic moving on a street with a banner of presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake in the background

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Colombo, Sri Lanka - 17 September 2024
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Saaliq Sheikh, The Associated Press:
“Ahead of the polls Saturday, protesters who were part of the public uprising complained of corrupt leaders, economic mismanagement and an unchanged political system.”

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Colombo, Sri Lanka - 16 September 2024
12. Various of Pathum Kerner, a physician and a former protester walking with The Associated Press journalist Saaliq Sheikh
13. Wide of traffic on street

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Colombo, Sri Lanka - 16 September 2024
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Pathum Kerner, Physician, Former protester:
“Last two years we came through a certain path, which is right I believe. That's why you have the result."

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Colombo, Sri Lanka - 16 September 2024
15. Mid of traffic on streets
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Pathum Kerner, Physician, Former protester:
“I think, to come out of this crisis, we need at least to go on along the same path for another two years minimum. We need to complete the debt restructuring.”

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Colombo, Sri Lanka - 18 September 2024
17. Mid of a customer paying for vegetables
18. Wide of people working in a vegetable market

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Colombo, Sri Lanka - 16 September 2024
19. Mid of Sri Lankan flag
20. Mid of traffic on the streets, Sri Lankan flag in the background

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Colombo, Sri Lanka - 17 September 2024
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Saaliq Sheikh, The Associated Press:
“Some protesters hope Sri Lanka ushers in a new future through political change and real reforms.”

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