Saffron-clad monks have been instrumental in anti-Muslim riots in Burma and Sri Lanka, and have their eyes on sowing discord further afield.
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Muslims killed in Sri Lanka mob attacks
At least three people have been killed and more than 80 people injured in overnight mob attacks led by Sinhala Buddhist monks in two coastal Sri Lankan towns, according to medics.
Extremist Boda Bala Sena Disrupt Interfaith Meeting With Death Threats
Extremist Buddhist monks storm interfaith meeting, hurl death threats at Muslims and other Buddhist Monks.
Sri Lanka: Boda Bela Sena Defends Principal Nayana T. Perera Who Forced Students to Worship Her
The radical Buddhist group BBS is coming to the defense of a principal who forced students to worship her and also banned their dress.
Muslim women’s attire under attack in Sri Lanka
Hate groups in Sri Lanka have made the attire of Muslim women a key target in their onslaught against Muslims.
AP Covers Militant Sri Lankan Buddhists
A group of hardline Buddhist monks is rallying Sri Lankans against what they say is a pernicious threat: Muslims.
Sri Lanka: Extremist Buddhist Monks Back On The Road With Anti-Halal Campaign Again
Extremist Buddhist group to increase anti-Muslim campaign.
Sri Lanka Buddhist Mob Attacks Colombo Mosque
A Buddhist mob has attacked a mosque in the Grandpass area of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, leaving at least five people injured.
Documentary: Sri Lanka Muslims Under Threat
Bodu Bola Sena sows the seeds for extremism and violence against Muslim Sri Lankans.
Anti-Muslim campaign threatens renewed tensions in war-torn Sri Lanka
Anti-Muslim conspiracy theories in Sri Lanka fueling Islamophobic violence.
The hardline Buddhists targeting Sri Lanka’s Muslims
After a series of attacks on mosques, wild rumours about animal slaughter and an attempt to outlaw the halal system of classification, the BBC’s Charles Haviland investigates how Sri Lanka’s Muslim minority is being targeted by hardline Buddhists.
Sri Lanka: Anti-Muslim Campaign Continues
Mosques and Muslim shops targeted.
Sri Lanka: 50 Muslim Shop Owners Receive Death Threats
Shop owners warned to “close their shops by March 31 or face death.”