International Day of Peace Celebrated On September 21

Today, the world celebrates the International Day of Peace for the 27th time. The day, which is dedicated to the celebration of global ceasefire and non-violence, is celebrated in all UN member states.The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the United...

Gotabhaya Rejects Miliband's call for a Ceasefire

Defence Sectary Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday(Apr 29), rejected visiting British Foreign Secretary David Miliband's call for a ceasefire, and told him that the government would not stop its war on terror until the LTTE was crushed and its leader Prabhakaran captured, dead or...

LTTE Announces Unilateral Ceasefire

LTTE announced unilateral ceasefire today to avoid further civilian casualties and after the calls by UN, EU, USA, India and others. Sri Lanka rejected this ceasefire though its unilateral ceasefire. " Full text...

Tamil Tiger ceasefire rejected by Sri Lanka government

Sri Lankan rebels Tamil Tiger have called a ceasefire, but the The Sri Lankan government defence minister called the ceasefire 'a joke' according to the BBC.   "Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have declared a unilateral ceasefire amid growing international concerns for...

Australian Tamils surround Prime Minister’s Sydney residence

More than 1000 Australian Tamils protested outside of primeminister's residence, against the genocidal war  in Sri Lanka against Tamil. They urged government of Australia to give pressure to Sri Lanka for an...

UN calls for ceasefire fire in Sri Lanka

UN responds to Tamil protests internationally calling for a ceasefire in Sri Lanka to avoid blood shed

UN issues new Sri Lanka warning

United Nations again warned Sri Lanka on the ongoing genocidal war as the Sri Lankan army intensified the attacks on tamils in recent days.  It is very unlikely that Sri Lanka will bother listening to them,...

India: 'Immediate ceasefire is the only way' - Jayalalithaa

Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Ms. J. Jayalalithaa has called for an immediate ceasefire of the current war on Tamils in Sri Lanka. The current Indian Congress Government has been providing extended help to...

British Tamils block Westminster Bridge, demand ceasefire

British Tamils have pleaded from the British House of Commons to demand ceasefire from Sri Lanka. As the situation is getting poorer by each passing day for Tamils in the war zones, the Tamils Diaspora is forming...

Sri Lanka: David Miliband calls for urgent humanitarian ceasefire

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband urged the need for a humanitarian ceasefire to respond the catrastropic episods of violence the Tamils civilians faced during the current war. He added that civilians...

The Tigers do not represent anyone : Lord Naseby

Lord Naseby a Conservative peer and chairman of the all-party British-Sri Lanka group has stated that LTTE does not represent the Tamils and either they should surrender or face the risk of being wiped out. Some...

Government of Canada Hears the Plight of Sri lankan Community

Toronto: A forum was organized by South Asians for Human Rights Association (SAHRA) at Markham City Hall, in Canada was attended by the dozens of Tamil community leaders and Oakridges-Markham constituents on February 20th 2009.   The forum opened up direct dialogue...

Taleban announce ceasefire in troubled zone in Pakistan

The curfew has been lifted in restive Swat valley of Pakistan after successful negotiations with outlawed outifit Tanzim Nifaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM). Earlier, Tahreek-i- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has announced the 10-days ceasefire. The Taliban militants operating in SWAT...

52 Tamil Civilians Killed in a day in Sri Lanka conflict: UN

"52 civilians killed in a day in Sri Lanka conflict: UN Last Updated: Wednesday, February 4, 2009 | 6:21 AM ET Comments21Recommend22 CBC News At least 52 civilians in northern Sri Lanka have died because...

Top US Senator calls for immediate ceasefire

"Top US Senator calls for immediate ceasefire [TamilNet, Wednesday, 04 February 2009, 06:34 GMT] In a statement issued Tuesday, U.S. Judiciary Committee Chairman and Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy said that "it is imperative that the government and the LTTE agree to an...

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