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Scots blogger facing deportation from Sri Lanka appeals visa cancellation
12.08.2022 - 16:39 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Scots Instagrammer who is facing deportation from Sri Lanka for sharing images of the country's revolution online has appealed the cancelling of her visa.
Kayleigh Fraser, from St Andrews, has lived in the south Asian country since 2021, but came to the attention of the government after she began blogging about the "aragalaya", or struggle, that broke out in March. Thousands of people in the island nation have been protesting against the government's mishandling of the economy, which has seen inflation spiral and supplies of essential goods dwindle.
The 34-year-old has been telling the world about the revolution from her perspective - but was warned she should leave the country days after a new president was sworn in. Immigration officials appeared at her house earlier this month claiming she had violated the terms of her visa - an encounter she said left her feeling "unsafe".
Following the departure of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's departure, prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as president and immediately began cracking down on dissent under a renewed state of emergency. Human Rights Watch has accused the new regime of "criminalising" peaceful protest and bringing "excessive and disproportionate criminal charges" against those who continue to oppose the government.
Kayleigh's visa was withdrawn on Wednesday without reason, giving her little time to file an appeal against the decision. Posting a picture of the letter from the country's Controller General on Facebook, she said: "Today Sri Lankan immigration cancelled my visa and have given me five days to leave the country. This is what happens here when you speak out against state violence."
In an additional statement provided to the Record, she
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