Tamil Net
| 10 months ago
During the 1983 pogrom, the Eezham Tamils could flee to the North as a sanctuary. Now, the extensive land grabs and militarization of the Tamil homeland has made it unsafe for them even in their home. The International Community and especially India...
Asian Tribune
| 10 months ago
Much talk about the subsequent incident happened in July 25th (Black July) and less talk about what happened on two nights back on July 23rd. Number 13 is considered a bad number or inauspicious mostly among Europe and America. There's no thirteenth...
Sydney Morning Herald
| 10 months ago
The police took no notice of the boy and took his bloodied father away...Police say they are part of a people-smuggling racket, but that case has never been made before a court. Leena says their only crime was running from threats against their lives,...
The Age
| 10 months ago
For the past 23 months, the pair have been imprisoned, but they have not yet had a trial. Another man, whom The Age has chosen not to identify because he fears reprisals, was returned to Sri Lanka after his boat was stopped from reaching Australian...
IRIN
| 10 months ago
Enhancing practical efforts to uphold the language rights of millions of ethnic Tamil-speaking Sri Lankans could play a key role in the country's long-term peace and reconciliation, say analysts and activists. "Language parity is one of the biggest...