Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- The Feminist Collective for Economic Justice, Sri Lanka has condemned the attack on peaceful protestors in Mannar, claiming that many protestors, including women and children, have ended up in hospital.

They said in a statement that one of the darkest days of this government has come to pass on the night of September 26, 2025, with the brutal attack on peaceful protestors by hundreds of police officers in Mannar.

"For years the people of Mannar have been fighting an inspiring battle against sand mining and the wind power project that threatens to destroy their fragile ecosystem. The wind turbines have affected the globally renowned migratory paths of thousands of birds and sandmining is destroying the coastal eco...