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epa10200939 Civil rights activists hold placards during a silent protest against the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) near the courts complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 23 September 2022. A group of civil rights activists staged a protest near the courts complex in Colombo to condemn the government's crackdown on anti-government protests by arresting them using the prevention of terrorism act (PTA). Protests have been affecting the country for over six months as Sri Lanka faces its worst-ever economic crisis in decades due to a lack of foreign reserves, resulting in severe shortages in food, fuel, medicine, and imported goods. EPA/CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE