[1/3] Demonstrators shout at Sri Lankan police officers during an anti-government protest by trade unions, student movements, and civil organisations, including the main opposition parties, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 2, 2022.
We need solutions and we will keep fighting for them," Ceylon Teacher's Union Secretary Joseph Stalin said.
Widespread protests in July resulted in former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the country and resigning after protesters stormed his office and residence.
read moreProtesters carrying national and black flags shouted slogans of "Ranil go home," during the march and called for new elections.
They also accused the government of using draconian anti-terrorism legislation to crack down on protest leaders and jail two of them.