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  2. Homosexuality in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Homosexuality in Sri Lanka has been documented since ancient times. Since the 17th century, homosexual intercourse has de jure prohibited through the Penal Code first implemented under the colonialism, but human rights organizations write that arrests are rare and prosecutions only relate to non-consensual sex and prostitution (as in India after the legalisation of homosexuality).

  3. LGBTQ rights in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Article 365 of the Sri Lankan Penal Code, which dates from the time of colonial British Ceylon, criminalizes sexual acts deemed "against the order of nature".The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ruled favourably for decriminalization and has agreed that any imposition of penalties are incompatible with the current times, but does not have the authority to invalidate laws, acts, or governmental ...

  4. Censorship of Telegram - Wikipedia

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    Telegram was a key platform for sharing information and coordinating rallies during the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests. [3] Telegram was one of few communication platforms available in Belarus during the three days of internet shutdown that followed the day of the presidential election, which Belarus's president Alexander Lukashenko won amid widespread allegations of election fraud. [4]

  5. Worldwide use of telegrams by country - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka: No 2013 Sri Lanka Post stopped its telegram service after 157 years on 30 September 2013, although still offers "Telemail" and "e-Telemail", where customers can deliver an urgent message at the counter or online, respectively, "which is then promptly forwarded to the destination office via direct telephone and delivered to the ...

  6. Sexual minorities in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka is well known in Europe as a holiday destination for buying sex with young boys including in the relevant European gay community. [148] A 2011 study found that these male sex workers gained little sympathy among the general public.

  7. Star-Telegram names its boys and girls wrestlers of the year

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    The Star-Telegram presents its boys and girls wrestlers of the year for the 2022-23 school year: Boys wrestler. SHAWN RYNCARZ. SENIOR. ARLINGTON MARTIN.

  8. St. John's College, Jaffna - Wikipedia

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    Old Boys Association, South Sri Lanka; Chundikuli St. John's Past Pupils Association, UKA This page was last edited on 12 November 2024, at 20:13 (UTC). Text is ...

  9. Maliyadeva College - Wikipedia

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    Maliyadeva College (Sinhala: මලියදේව විද්‍යාලය) is a national school controlled by the Sri Lankan central government. It is located in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, and was established in 1888 by the Buddhist Theosophical Society, led by Colonel Henry Steel Olcott. It is one of Sri Lanka's oldest schools.