22 Tamils arrested in Colombo, BMICH area declared HSZ

"22 Tamils arrested in Colombo, BMICH area declared HSZ [TamilNet, Sunday, 01 February 2009, 16:50 GMT] More than twenty Tamil civilians have been arrested in cordon and search operations conducted by the police and armed forces in several parts of Colombo since Friday, in...

Sri Lanka warns interfering Westerners.

"Sri Lanka warns interfering Westerners [TamilNet, Sunday, 01 February 2009, 14:47 GMT] Sri Lanka’s hardline government warned Sunday that Western ambassadors, news agencies and INGOs of "dire consequences"...

New Zealand: Tamils Protest: Kiwis mourn Sri Lanka's conflict

" Read Watch (1) WATCH the video (1:46) Heavy fighting between government forces and Tamil separatists in Sri Lanka is having a tragic impact in New Zealand, with members of the...

Colleges closed indefinitely in Tamil Nadu to diffuse student ...

"Colleges closed indefinitely in Tamil Nadu to diffuse student uprising [TamilNet, Saturday, 31 January 2009, 18:03 GMT] As students of Tamil Nadu declared strike from Monday, demanding a permanent ceasefire in Sri Lanka, the government of Tamil Nadu on Saturday night...

TheStar.com | GTA | Thousands protest Tamil 'genocide'

"HUMAN CHAIN TheStar.com | GTA | Thousands protest Tamil 'genocide' Thousands protest Tamil...

‘Allow food, medicine, international mercy mission to Vanni’

‘Allow food, medicine, international mercy mission to Vanni’ – civil society groups[TamilNet, Friday, 30 January 2009, 12:17 GMT]A groups of Sri Lankan civil society organizations Thursday expressed alarm over the fast deepening humanitarian crisis in the Vanni and...

Last statement of Muthukumar (Burnt himself for Eela Tamils)

Last statement of Muthukumar[TamilNet, Friday, 30 January 2009, 09:04 GMT]Journalist Muthukumar distributed a 4-page statement in Tamil before he self-immolated Thursday in Tamil Nadu. TamilNet provides a...

SLA separates relatives of seriously wounded to Vavuniyaa internm

SLA separates relatives of seriously wounded to Vavuniyaa internment camp[TamilNet, Friday, 30 January 2009, 19:56 GMT]Sri Lanka Army (SLA) in Vavuniyaa, inhumanely separated 122 immediate family members accompanying the seriously wounded 226 civilians transported by the ...

Tamils held in prisonlike SLA detention centres - CJPCD

Tamils held in prisonlike SLA detention centres - CJPCD[TamilNet, Friday, 30 January 2009, 16:23 GMT]“Considering the plight of the 2000 Tamils who had fled war and are detained in Sri Lanka Army (SLA) detention centres, a justifiable fear arises as to what would happen...

Tamils held in prisonlike SLA detention centres - CJPCD

Tamils held in prisonlike SLA detention centres - CJPCD [TamilNet, Friday, 30 January 2009, 16:23 GMT] “Considering the plight of the 2000 Tamils who had fled war and are detained in Sri Lanka Army (SLA) detention centres, a justifiable fear arises as to what would happen...

Artillery barrage kills 44 civilians, 178 wounded in 'safety z...

"Artillery barrage kills 44 civilians, 178 wounded in 'safety zone' [TamilNet, Thursday, 29 January 2009, 15:25 GMT] Sri Lanka Army (SLA) stepped up indiscriminate artillery barrage towards the heart of 'safety zone' since Thursday noon killing at least 44 civilians and...

LTTE not opposed to individual right of a civilian to flee com...

"LTTE not opposed to individual right of a civilian to flee combat zone - Nadesan [TamilNet, Thursday, 29 January 2009, 11:32 GMT] Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) Political Head B. Nadesan said Thursday that the Tigers have been urging the UN, ICRC and other...

Robertson: Protection Of Civilians Must Be Priority In Sri Lan...

"Robertson: Protection Of Civilians Must Be Priority In Sri Lankan Conflict Home › Politics Read More: Grant Robertson LTTE Red Cross Tamil Tigers United Nations ...

Official: 250-300 Civilians Dead in Sri Lanka Genocide war.

"Official: 250-300 civilians dead in Sri Lanka war Bharatha Mallawarachi, The Associated Press Sri Lankan army soldiers stand guard in the newly recaptured Tamil...

200 Journalists stage protest demo in Tamil Nadu

200 Journalists stage protest demo in Tamil Nadu[TamilNet, Wednesday, 28 January 2009, 16:25 GMT]More than 200 journalists and media persons staged a protest demonstration at the Chennai Press Club premises Wednesday condemning the killing of journalists in Sri Lanka,...

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