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Case dismissed - Canada’s Supreme Court rejects challenge to Tamil Genocide Education Week Act
Tamil Canadians demonstrate on the 10th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal genocide in Ottawa, 2019. The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal filed by Sri Lankan groups challenging Bill 104, also known as the Tamil Genocide Education Week Act, reaffirming Ontario’s legislation that paves the way for continued education and commemoration efforts around the Tamil genocide. The appeal,…

Nadesan: the police must be people-friendly

Mar 21, 2006
Tamil Eelam Police Chief B. Nadesan discusses the multi-functionary expansion of his force, including the use of DNA forensics.

Obituary: Sinnathamby Rajaratnam

Mar 7, 2006
Singapore mourns the Jaffna Tamil who became first foreign minister.

Conflict still dominates life in Tamil areas

Mar 7, 2006
Peter Apps
“We are safe because the LTTE is here. But we need more. We cannot go out and fish in case the navy take us away.”

‘LTTE will not permit any change to the CFA’

Mar 7, 2006
Lasantha Wickrematunge

LTTE Chief Negotiator and Political Strategist Anton Balasingham explains the circumstances in which the talks were held and the issues discussed.

‘We do not see war as an option’

Feb 21, 2006
Alex Perry
The head of the LTTE’s Political Wing, Mr. Suppiah Paramu Tamilchelvan, is interviewed days before crucial talks in Geneva this week.

Too few Tamil speakers in the state

Feb 17, 2006
PK Balachandran
Out of the 36,031 employees in the Police , 231 are Tamils and 246 are Muslims.

Outrage as Sri Lanka dismisses TRO ‘claims’

Feb 12, 2006
'It appears that a campaign of terror has been unleashed on TRO personnel in the NorthEast.''

Tigers pledge not to attack troops

Jan 31, 2006
Raju Gopalakrishnan
‘What is crucial is to create a congenial environment so that both parties can sit together and negotiate’ - Balasingham

Civilians train in case of war

Jan 31, 2006
‘All along the Tamil-dominated [Jaffna] coastline, joining the Tigers has become a common cry’

‘The verandah is covered in blood’

Jan 19, 2006
The Navy men picked up the five year old boy by his collar ...
Nadesan: the police must be people-friendly
Obituary: Sinnathamby Rajaratnam
Conflict still dominates life in Tamil areas
‘LTTE will not permit any change to the CFA’
‘We do not see war as an option’
Too few Tamil speakers in the state
Outrage as Sri Lanka dismisses TRO ‘claims’
Tigers pledge not to attack troops
Civilians train in case of war
‘The verandah is covered in blood’
Nadesan: the police must be people-friendly
Obituary: Sinnathamby Rajaratnam
Conflict still dominates life in Tamil areas
‘LTTE will not permit any change to the CFA’
‘We do not see war as an option’
Too few Tamil speakers in the state
Outrage as Sri Lanka dismisses TRO ‘claims’
Tigers pledge not to attack troops
Civilians train in case of war
‘The verandah is covered in blood’