CLEAN : Sri Lankans protest government to revoke state of emergency

The transcript discusses a regime perceived as corrupt, with citizens protesting nonviolently for months. Economic hardships have worsened, with the poor becoming poorer. The government has enacted an emergency law, which is seen as a provocation to incite violence. The public desires the government to step down and seeks a peaceful resolution.

How is the current regime described in the video?

• As a peaceful administration

• As a benevolent leadership

• As a group of robbers and murderers

• As a democratic government

What has been the nature of the protests according to the video?

• Short-lived and ineffective

• Violent and aggressive

• Peaceful and nonviolent

• Secretive and underground

What economic issue is highlighted in the video?

• Stable economic growth

• Decreasing unemployment rates

• The poor becoming poorer

• The rich becoming richer

What is the people's main demand from the government?

• To introduce new laws

• To expand the military

• To step down and return investments

• To increase taxes

What is the perceived purpose of the emergency law introduced by the government?

• To maintain peace

• To provoke violence

• To improve the economy

• To support the protests