ranil wickremesinghe, to order security forces to cease all use of force against anti government protesters. the call came after hundreds of heavily armed soldiers stormed a section of the main protest site in colombo on friday and took control of the president s office. wickremesinghe became president just one day earlier. our south asia editor anbarasan ethirajan is in colombo for us. the sri lankan government did not expect such a strong reaction from the international community after hundreds of heavily armed soldiers stormed this place yesterday morning, removing all the tents and the banners that the anti government protesters had put up, and they beat up many of these protesters. we were there right in the middle when all these things were going on, and the president s office is just behind me, and the soldiers also took control, and this was stormed by huge crowds ten days ago following this public anger. now, the un human rights council s
core group on sri lanka, which also includes the uk, they came out with this strong statement saying peaceful protest, the right to hold peaceful protest, should be respected, and not only that, the senior diplomats from the us embassy, the uk commission, they all came out with a strong statement saying, expressing their displeasure over what they described as a high handedness in terms of sending heavily armed soldiers on peaceful protesters. and this place was a protest site about 48 hours ago. now, about 100 metres has been cleared. the protesters are still there at the designated area outside, but all happening on the same day when prime minister and president ranil wickremesinghe took office, and then the action started in the evening. that s what disappointed many people inside the country as well as outside. wildfires are continuing
yesterday morning, removing all the tenants and banners and the empty government protesters had put up and beat up many of these protesters. all these things are going on and the president s office isjust behind me and the soldiers also to control, this was stormed by huge crowds ten days ago following this public anger. now, the un human rights council s workgroup on sri lanka which also includes the uk, they came out with a strong statement saying peaceful protest, the right to hold peaceful protest should be respected, not only that, the senior diplomats at the us embassy, they all came out with a strong statement saying expressing their displeasure over what they described as a high handed in terms of sending heavily armed soldiers on peaceful protesters. this place was a protest site about 48 hours ago,
the discovery was made in jaywick this morning, by emergency services who were searching for a man last seen in the water close to clacton pier on tuesday. police said they are liaising with international partners to contact the family of the 21 year old , before formal identification can take place. human rights watch has urged the new president of sri lanka, ranil wick reme singhe, to order security forces to cease all use of force against anti government protesters. the call came after hundreds of heavily armed soldiers stormed a section of the main protest site in colombo on friday and took control of the president s office. wick reme singhe became president just one day earlier. our south asia editor is in colombo for us. ,, ., ., for us. the sri lankan government did not exoect for us. the sri lankan government did not expect such for us. the sri lankan government did not expect such a for us. the sri lankan government did not expect such a strong - did not expect such a s
that that could help the virus evolve further. most cases are mild and clear up within a few weeks, but the who hopes today s announcement will help speed up the development of vaccines and limit the spread of the virus. celestina 0lulode, bbc news. let s get some of the day s other news: a wildfire near yosemite national park in california is spreading quickly, threatening thousands of homes. central and north eastern regions of the us are also sweltering under extreme heat, with temperatures of 38 celsius forecast in washington and dallas. human rights watch has urged the new president of sri lanka, ranil wickremesinghe, to order security forces to cease all use of force against anti government protesters. the call came after hundreds of heavily armed soldiers stormed a section of the main protest site in colombo on friday and took control of the president s office. the hungarian prime minister, viktor orban, has said that ukraine can t win against russia and has called on the us