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Scores of Tamil arrested in South, 1200 continue to be detained without being charged

Aug 12

Around Hundred Tamils were arrested in cordon and search operations around Colombo and the south of the country in the space of 5 days, as a Supreme Court filing showed that about 1200 Tamils are languishing in Welikade prison without being charged.

Iran ‘willing’ to share nuclear technology with Sri Lanka

Iran is willing to share nuclear technology for peaceful purposes with Sri Lanka, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told The Island newspaper.

Tamil Nadu opinion poll calls for independent Eelam

An independent Tamil Eelam is the solution to the Sri Lankan crisis, decided a majority of voters in a Tamil Nadu poll last week.

Aware Colombo ‘fighting terrorism’ - Robert Evans MEP

A visiting European Union delegation came down hard on the government over alleged human rights abuses, but acknowledged that it was ‘involved in the fight against terrorism’.

Landmark European ruling says Tamils risk torture if deported

In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Human Rights stays the deportion from Britain to Sri Lanka of a Tamil man, finding him to be at risk of torture by the Sri Lankan authorities.

Producing (In)Security

An independent Tamil Eelam is no threat to the community of states – in the region or beyond.

Tamil Diaspora marks 25th anniversary of Black July

Tamils across the world commemorated the 25th anniversary of Black July, the week in 1983 that saw a state sponsored pogrom kill over 3,000 of them killed in Sri Lanka.

Looming humanitarian crisis in Vanni

The past four weeks of shelling and aerial bombardment by Sri Lankan Security forces has displaced over 45,000 people.

Sri Lanka rejects LTTE truce offer

A unilateral ceasefire offer by the LTTE, to cover the period of the SAARC conference in Colombo, was rejected by the Sri Lankan government, a day after it was made.

Sri Lanka's east in shadow of war

A year after troops overpowered the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) in Sri Lanka's eastern province and took control of the area, normality has yet to return.

TYO-NZ goes green

Tamil Youth Organization New Zealand (TYO-NZ) went green on Sunday July 13, planting some trees in Auckland as part of a mentoring program for young Tamil children.

In Search of our roots

The Tamil Youth Organisation Canada and Canadian Tamil Congress co-hosted a conference at the University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus as part of Black July Commemmorations.

Kilinochchi, Mullaiththeevu, not far away, says President

After Sri Lanka Army officials tell the media their forces were making "rapid progress" in Vanni, Mahinda Rajapaksa declared Kilinochchi, Mullaiththeevu is "not too far away,".

‘Neighbours’, but so what?

On 25th Anniversary of Black July, the article examines Sri Lankan inter-ethnic relations and the potential for a repeat of Black July.

India chases the Dragon in Sri Lanka

Gripped by civil war for over two decades, Sri Lanka is fast becoming a battleground for India and China's influence.

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