Al Jazeera investigates Sri Lanka's open air prison

Al Jazeera conducted its investigation on the conflict in Sri Lanka and spoke to the Tamils who are still suffering in detention camps.            " The...

SL Military shoots dead 2 detainees in Vavuniya internment camp

Sri Lanka Army shot at detainees today at the detention camp when they were making way through the barbed wire fence to meet their relatives in the otherside,  killing two of them.  The identities of the...

Afghan & Sri Lankan Refugees

The war against the Taliban, now carried out by the Pakistani Army in a big way, backed by the powerful USA has resulted in over 2,000,000 refugees. Some of them are in refugee camps. In Sri Lanka, there are...

Sri Lankan government blocks international aid to detention camps

"Sri Lankan government blocks international aid to detention campsBy Sarath Kumara 22 May 2009 Despite pleas from the UN and the International Red Cross, the Colombo government has refused to provide unrestricted...