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South Asia correspondent Avani Dias and Alex Barry

Sri Lanka's protest movement toppled a president. Then came the crackdown

Sri Lankan protesters were triumphant, the power was finally in their hands and the world was watching.

On July 9, as thousands stormed the president's official residence – swimming in his pool, watching his TV and laying on his bed – Wimukthi Ranasinghe was there live streaming the mayhem to his followers on Facebook.

As he toured the president's palatial Colombo home with his phone, the 25-year-old's videos started going viral.

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