Bodu Bala Sena And The Friday Forum
Bodu Bala Sena And The Friday Forum By C. Wijeyawickrema -March 11, 2013 Colombo crowd’s Friday Forum is worried about “Muslim hunting” in Sri Lanka. As usual this mostly retired-elite group is in a...
View ArticleThe hidden ruthless sword of ‘Nanasara Sena’ pops out: Don’t get frightened...
The hidden ruthless sword of ‘Nanasara Sena’ pops out: Don’t get frightened of ‘Nanasara’, Gota says (Lanka-e-News-11.March.2013, 9.30PM) As Lanka e news and several others had all along reported that...
View ArticleThe 1983 `Black-July’ Pogrom And Police Inaction
The 1983 `Black-July’ Pogrom And Police Inaction by Sebastian Rasalingam ( March 8, 2013, Toronto, Sri Lanka Guardian) A number of commentators, including Mr. Dayan Jayatilleke (ex-Sri Lankan...
View ArticleAcademics criticize R2P, emphasize inapplicability to Eezham Tamils
Academics criticize R2P, emphasize inapplicability to Eezham Tamils [TamilNet, Sunday, 10 March 2013, 20:12 GMT] Even as certain groups of the establishments are suggesting the Responsibility to...
View ArticleMatale, human burial grave investigation. Not decided about assistance from...
Matale, human burial grave investigation. Not decided about assistance from UN. Anurakumara Tissanayake MP notify JVP parliament member Anurakumara Tissanayake said, regarding the assistance from...
View ArticleToned down US resolution on Lanka setback for Tamil leaders, NGOs
Toned down US resolution on Lanka setback for Tamil leaders, NGOs THE PIONEER MONDAY, 11 MARCH 2013 Politicians in Tamil Nadu and the LTTE-funded NGOs campaigning against the Sri Lankan Government of...
View ArticleNew arrest wave hits East: Long retired Tigers also detained
New arrest wave hits East: Long retired Tigers also detained MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013 The exercise of sending ex-militants to rehabilitation again was begun by the Defense Ministry in Batticaloa at the...
View ArticleFasting Loyola students arrested by police, protests to continue
Fasting Loyola students arrested by police, protests to continue [TamilNet, Monday, 11 March 2013, 06:18 GMT] In a sudden operation conducted around midnight, the Tamil Nadu police swooped on the...
View ArticleInfographics: The Killings In Sri Lanka With Several Recent Wars
Infographics: The Killings In Sri Lanka With Several Recent Wars Here is the Sri Lanka Campaign‘s infographic which demonstrates the intensity of several recent wars to show the extraordinary...
View ArticleSri Lanka’s dark horse candidate in papal race
Sri Lanka’s dark horse candidate in papal race Sri Lanka’s Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith heads the Catholic Church in a predominantly Buddhist nation, but a stint in the Vatican has made him a long-shot...
View ArticleUNHRC In Geneva And After
UNHRC In Geneva And After By Kumar David -March 11, 2013 Prof Kumar David Sri Lanka has become the centrepiece of action in Geneva this March at the 22-nd UN Human Rights Commission sessions now in...
View ArticleBritain must stand up for human rights in Sri Lanka
Britain must stand up for human rights in Sri Lanka Our government should back UN calls for justice by urging the Commonwealth to move its summit elsewhere The Queen shakes hands with Sri Lankan...
View ArticleBritain must stand up for human rights in Sri Lanka
Britain must stand up for human rights in Sri Lanka Our government should back UN calls for justice by urging the Commonwealth to move its summit elsewhere The Queen shakes hands with Sri Lankan...
View ArticleSri Lanka’s dark horse candidate in papal race
Sri Lanka’s dark horse candidate in papal race Sri Lanka’s Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith heads the Catholic Church in a predominantly Buddhist nation, but a stint in the Vatican has made him a long-shot...
View ArticleStudents’ protests gain momentum across Tamil Nadu
Students’ protests gain momentum across Tamil Nadu Students of Ambedkar Law University staging a protest against the Sri Lankan Government in Chennai on Monday. Photo: K.V. Srinivasan...
View ArticleWelikade prison tensed up again : prisoners climb to roofs-murderous STF and...
Welikade prison tensed up again : prisoners climb to roofs-murderous STF and forces with iron rods summoned (Lanka-e-News-12.March.2013, 2.30PM) A tense situation prevails at the Welikade prison once...
View ArticleTamil Nadu motherland in flames.
Tamil Nadu motherland in flames. Insisting India to interfere in the Eelam Tamils crisis, and to hold war crime trials against Sri Lanka government for the brutal murders executed, a...
View ArticleEvents: What Can Be Done To Address Sri Lanka’s Suicide Epidemic?
Events: What Can Be Done To Address Sri Lanka’s Suicide Epidemic? March 12, 2013 Following a decade of decline, Sri Lanka’s suicide rate – once amongst the highest in the world – is reported to be on...
View ArticleRoy Ratnavel: Escaping Sri Lanka’s civil war, and finding a new home
Roy Ratnavel: Escaping Sri Lanka’s civil war, and finding a new home Roy Ratnavel, -13/03/11 In an occasional series, new Canadians explain how coming to this country has changed their lives. Send...
View ArticleWikiLeaks: Muslim Congress Strategy To Defeat Rajapaksa – Tamil Future In The...
WikiLeaks: Muslim Congress Strategy To Defeat Rajapaksa – Tamil Future In The Hands Of The Diaspora By Colombo Telegraph - March 12, 2013 “Segudawood discussed a strategy he believed might pull votes...
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