Sri Lanka crisis protest - in pictures

  • Demonstrators in Sri Lanka gather outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo as the country faces shortages in food, fuel and medicines after defaulting on its $51 billion debt. EPA
    Demonstrators in Sri Lanka gather outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo as the country faces shortages in food, fuel and medicines after defaulting on its $51 billion debt. EPA
  • Demonstrators camp in an area nicknamed the Gota-Go Village, close to the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters
    Demonstrators camp in an area nicknamed the Gota-Go Village, close to the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters
  • Residents of Gota-Go Village in Colombo use their phones to organise their protest against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's management of the economy. Reuters
    Residents of Gota-Go Village in Colombo use their phones to organise their protest against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's management of the economy. Reuters
  • A demonstrator at Gota-Go Village in Colombo rests in one of the protest camp's many tents. Reuters
    A demonstrator at Gota-Go Village in Colombo rests in one of the protest camp's many tents. Reuters
  • Water bottles are shared among protesters inside Gota-Go Village in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters
    Water bottles are shared among protesters inside Gota-Go Village in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters
  • Gota-Go Village in Colombo is a focus of opposition to Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's leadership. Reuters
    Gota-Go Village in Colombo is a focus of opposition to Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's leadership. Reuters
  • The demonstrators who gather at Gota-Go Village near the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, fear the country's medical service is near collapse. Reuters
    The demonstrators who gather at Gota-Go Village near the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, fear the country's medical service is near collapse. Reuters
  • Demonstrators distribute essentials such as water at Gota-Go Village in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters
    Demonstrators distribute essentials such as water at Gota-Go Village in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters
  • Protesters in Colombo after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa lost his parliamentary majority. EPA
    Protesters in Colombo after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa lost his parliamentary majority. EPA
  • Power cuts and fuel shortages across Sri Lanka bring protesters to the doorstep of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo. AFP
    Power cuts and fuel shortages across Sri Lanka bring protesters to the doorstep of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo. AFP
  • Protesters in Sri Lanka have made the centre of Colombo, the capital, the focus of their efforts to unseat President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. AFP
    Protesters in Sri Lanka have made the centre of Colombo, the capital, the focus of their efforts to unseat President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. AFP
  • People shout slogans during the protests. Reuters
    People shout slogans during the protests. Reuters
  • A Buddhist monk prepares a placard at a demonstration against the economic crisis. AFP
    A Buddhist monk prepares a placard at a demonstration against the economic crisis. AFP
  • Religious and secular groups unite in protest. AFP
    Religious and secular groups unite in protest. AFP