Easter Attack Info

BACKGROUND

The Easter attacks was the biggest post-war massacre in Sri Lanka and took the lives of about 315 persons and injured around 600, caused massive destruction, including at three Christian churches and three major hotels. Many survivors and families of victims continue to feel the pain. About 45 of those killed were foreign nationals. Seven months after the bombings, the government changed through presidential elections followed by parliamentary elections, but truth and justice remain elusive.

Latest Developments

පහසුකම් මදි කියලා නීතිඥවරු පාස්කු නඩුවෙන් ඉවත්වෙලා – ගරු රොහාන් සිල්වා පියතුමාගේ ආවේගශීලී කතාව

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පහසුකම් මදි කියලා නීතිඥවරු පාස්කු නඩුවෙන් ඉවත්වෙලා – ගරු රොහාන් සිල්වා පියතුමාගේ ආවේගශීලී කතාව

2026.02.19 – 144th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

144th Day of the Main Easter Attack Trial – HC (TAB) 2972/21 Date: 19th February 2026| Venue: Special Trial-at-Bar, Colombo…
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2026.02.19 – 144th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

2026.02.17 – 143rd Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

143rd Day of the Main Easter Attack Trial – HC (TAB) 2972/21 Date: 17th February 2026| Venue: Special Trial-at-Bar, Colombo…
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2026.02.17 – 143rd Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

2026.02.16 – 142nd Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

142nd Day of the Main Easter Attack Trial – HC (TAB) 2972/21 Date: 16th February 2026| Venue: Special Trial-at-Bar, Colombo…
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2026.02.16 – 142nd Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

Easter Sunday trial-at-bar proceeds with no defense lawyers

The Easter Sunday trial-at-bar is speeding up; the trial moved to daily hearings this Wednesday. Defense counsel are unable to…
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Easter Sunday trial-at-bar proceeds with no defense lawyers

2026.02.13 – 141th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

141th Day of the Main Easter Attack Trial – HC (TAB) 2972/21 Date: 13th February 2026| Venue: Special Trial-at-Bar, Colombo…
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2026.02.13 – 141th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

2026.02.12 – 140th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

140th Day of the Main Easter Attack Trial – HC (TAB) 2972/21 Date: 12th February 2026| Venue: Special Trial-at-Bar, Colombo…
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2026.02.12 – 140th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

2026.02.11 – 139th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

139th Day of the Main Easter Attack Trial – HC (TAB) 2972/21 Date: 11th February 2026| Venue: Special Trial-at-Bar, Colombo…
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2026.02.11 – 139th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

2026.02.09 – 138th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

138th Day of the Main Easter Attack Trial – HC (TAB) 2972/21 Date: 09th February 2026| Venue: Special Trial-at-Bar, Colombo…
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2026.02.09 – 138th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

2026.02.02 – 137th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

137th Day of the Main Easter Attack Trial – HC (TAB) 2972/21 Date: 02nd February 2026| Venue: Special Trial-at-Bar, Colombo…
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2026.02.02 – 137th Day of the Main Easter Attack Criminal Trial against 24 Accused

Death toll from Easter Sunday Massacre

Timeline

2019
Easter Attack


Removing Shani Abeysekara from his position as the Director of Criminal Investigation Department

2020
Promotion of Brigadier Suarez Saleh to the rank of Major General
2022
Arrest Shehan Malaka
Release the former IGP & former DS

Places of Easter Attack bombings

Gallery

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