Mothers continue hunger strike by Nallur temple demanding Sri Lankan govt returns missing children

Photograph Tamil Guardian


Mothers in Jaffna continued their hunger strike on Saturday
outside the iconic Nallur temple, demanding that the new Sri Lankan government returns their missing children.

Carrying photographs of their children and placards asking where they were, the mothers began protesting on Friday. See more here.





A similar protest was launched in Kilinochchi on Friday, with mothers hunger striking, demanding their missing children be returned. See more here.

Mothers launch hunger strike on March 6 outside Nallur temple.
Photograph @Uthayarasashali


The protest, which includes a symbolic hunger strike, is the latest in a series of protests across the North-East.

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