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OCCUPATION 101 http://youtu.be/dwpvI8rX72o Occupation 101 – Voices of the silenced majority என்பது பலஸ்தீனப் போராட்டம் பற்றியதொரு ஆவணப்படம். இப்படத்தின் உள்ளடக்கம் பற்றிப் பேசுவதற்கு முன்னால் அது பற்றியதொரு சிறிய அறிமுகம். சுபியான் ஒமைஸ் மற்றும் அப்துல்லாஹ் ஒமைஸின் தயாரிப்பு எழுத்து மற்றும் இயக்கத்தில் 2006ம் ஆண்டு வெளியானது. பாதிக்கப்பட்ட பலஸ்தீன மக்கள் தமது அனுபவங்களை பேச்சு அறபு மொழியில் பகிர்ந்து கொள்ளும் போது அதற்கான ஆங்கில மொழி உபதலைப்பு வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. தவிர அனைத்து நேர்காணல்களும் ஆங்கில மொழியிலானது. பலஸ்தீன் மீதான இஸ்ரேலின் ஆக்கிரமிப்பினால் மேற்குக்கரை மற்றும் காஸாவில் ஏற்பட்ட பாதிப்புக்கள், அநியாயங்களை உலகுக்கு எடுத்துச்சொல்வதே இப்படத்தின் நோ…

The “Intermestic” Tamil issue in Indo-Lanka Relations June 4th, 2010 by D.B.S. Jeyaraj The term “Intermestic” was first used by Henry Kissinger to explain international issues having domestic economic implications like for instance the middle-eastern situation abroad impacting on the price of gas in the US. The term coined by Kissinger took the “inter” from International and “mestic” from Domestic. It was however veteran Journalist Mervyn de Silva who popularised the term in Sri Lanka.Mervyn who was then editing the “Lanka Guardian” fortnightly and writing a weekly column for “Sunday Island”. Mervyn applied the term to all issues crossing the boundarie…

Tamil Canadians fear for Sri Lankan homes SARAH ELTON From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Tamil Canadians who arrived as refugees from Sri Lanka's civil war fear they will lose the homes they left behind after the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam announced last week that they will seize expatriates' property. In a Voice of Tigers radio interview that was widely published in Tamil community papers last week in Toronto, an LTTE legal official with the nom de guerre Sudar revealed the plan to take over property belonging to Tamils who left more than 10 years ago and redistribute it to the landless. "It's quite draconian," said one Toronto Tamil who believes …

'A UN mission is imperative' Mano Ganesan The prevailing human rights situation requires direct intervention of the international community to curb violations that often target the Tamil ethnic minority and in this regard, a UN human rights monitoring mission is a dire necessity says Colombo District Parliamentarian, Mano Ganesan. The leader of the Western People's Front (WPP) and Convenor, Civil Monitoring Commission (CMC), Ganesan in an interview with The Sunday Leader said that international surveillance on the island's fast deteriorating human rights situation was a necessity. He blamed the authorities for lack of investigations, failure to appr…

Dear friends, All these times the Sri Lankan Tamil expatriates whom are living all around the world have been being contributed enormously towards the Indian Tamil film industry to sustain in their difficult time and also to grow in crores worth of payments are being earned by those top actors. Even though none of the top actors, except a very few, have never given a single thought or voiced against Sri Lankan government's genocide and atrocities to the innocent Tamils who are living in Tamil Eelam. In this circumstances if we all expatriates get together and boycott the film called Sivaji acted by Rajni Kanth directed by Shanker and produced by AVM Sar…

Whither Karuna, three years on? Tamil Guardian 07 March 2007 Amid changing political and military dynamics, the former LTTE commander contends with his backers´dislliusionment. When Karuna (Vinayagamoorthi Muralitharan), then one of the Tamil Tigers’ top commanders, broke away from the LTTE, exactly three years ago, his rebel yell was ‘freeing the east from the domination of the north.’ At the time, the expectation amongst many - not just his fellow rebels - was that Karuna, as leader of a new Tamil outfit in the east, was going to play a role comparable to LTTE leader Veluppillai Pirapaharan. Karuna attempted to gain recognition as another par…

LTTE Are Genuine Freedom Fighters. Dr-Lalith Kotelawala. They have done great service to their people and you can't brand them as pure terrorists as they are genuine freedom fighters. That is the structure that needs to be discussed.The current policy of the government is a hit-back policy and that is an Israeli policy. I don't think it's right. Mahatma Gandhi said that the eye-for-an-eye, a-tooth-for-a-tooth policy makes the world blind and toothless. And it will only keep escalating.We can't ask them to disarm in order to sit down and talk while we hold onto our arms. Things must be left as they are and we must talk about devolution, federal state or autonomy. …

[size=4][size=5]An officer in the Sri Lanka Army, who fled to Canada and claimed he was ordered to plant explosives at the home of an outspoken opposition politician, is raising new questions about military abuses committed during the island nation’s long civil war.[/size][/size] [size=4][size=5]Captain Ravindra Watudura Bandanage, 38, deserted after flying to Toronto in October 2009.[/size][/size] [size=4][size=5]He has since told Canadian immigration officials he was aware of torture and other crimes carried out by government forces against minority Tamils.[/size][/size] [size=5]Testifying at his refugee hearing, he said a colonel ordered him to place bomb…

Sri Lanka May Delay First Debt Sale, Investors Say (Update2) By Sam Nagarajan Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka may delay its first overseas debt offering as global credit markets slump and a conflict between government forces and Tamil rebels escalates, fund managers said. ``All bets are off in a situation where investors are generally looking to decrease risk in their portfolios,'' said Joel Kim, who manages the equivalent of $10 billion at ING Investment Management in Hong Kong. ``They need to wait for better market conditions.'' A delay to the $500 million sale would thwart the government's efforts to seek cheaper funding for building roads and …

Step up US involvement in Sri Lanka: Congressman A prominent US Democratic Congressman has urged President George W Bush to step up the United States' involvement in finding a solution in conflict-marred Sri Lanka. Frank Pallone asked the administration to appoint a special envoy to the island nation with a view to making recommendations for steps leading to peace. "The last round of talks in Geneva ended up in a failure and there are no signs of new negotiations. There is no peaceful solution in sight and it is the civilians who are desperately suffering," Pallone said in a statement in the House of Representatives. "Since 1983, the Libera…

It has come to light that K.P. has time and again urged Prabhakaran to negotiate with the Sri Lankan Govt. India took a lot of pains and interest to interrogate K.P. in connection with the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi when he was taken into custody. At the outset, the Indian secret intelligence service, ‘RAW’ requested from the Sri Lankan Govt. to meet and question him unofficially. But, the Sri Lankan govt. turned down the request and informed India’s ‘RAW’ secret service that, until its interrogation is concluded pertaining to KP’s involvement in the terrorist activities in Sri Lanka, India cannot be granted the opportunity to question him. Thereafter…

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CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF Air Chief Marshal Donald Perera, accompanied by Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka flew to Jaffna Friday (13) in the aftermath of the confrontations between government forces and LTTE terrorists in MUHAMALE. Both military chiefs met Jaffna Security Forces Commander Major General G.A. Chandrasiri, Divisional Commanders, Brigade Commanders and Unit Commanders to review existing contingency plans and other areas that led to high casualty rates among soldiers. தகவல் தந்தது சிறீலங்கா இராணுவ இணையத்தளம்.

Is Tamil Blood Cheap in the Eyes of Indian Government? TAMIL TRIBUNE, April 2007 (ID. 2007-04-u1-a-x) (This is an update to Reference 1 that discussed the killings of Tamil Nadu fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy and Indian Government's refusal to take any effective action to stop it or even register a diplomatic protest with the Sri Lankan Government.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pakistan Maritime Security Agency shot and killed a fisherman from northern India, twenty-one year old Shantilal Mangal, off the coast of Gujarat on Monday February 13, 2006. Indian External Affairs Ministry called Pakistan's…

Exclusive: Activists say airline should not cooperate, but Qantas says it’s up to the government and courts Helen Davidson @heldavidson Email Fri 21 Sep 2018 21.00 BSTLast modified on Sat 22 Sep 2018 03.17 BST Shares 6,093 Rapper MIA: ‘The stories of how children, women and men are treated when they seek asylum in Australia are horrifying.’ Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock Rapper MIA has called for Australian airlines to stop…

In this land of the most compassionate Lord Buddha….. Sinhala Buddhists who believe this land belongs to the most compassionate Lord Buddha and constitutionally calls it the "Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka", sing with pride "In wisdom and strength renewed / Ill-will, hatred, strife all ended / In love enfolded, a mighty nation / Marching onward, all as one / Lead us, Mother, to fullest freedom." as their National Anthem. And….. in this compassionate, democratic Buddhist land enfolded with love, in wisdom and fullest freedom, media is forbiden to raise a dissenting voice. Media is forbidden to criticise the "law" of the ruling regime. The media is for…

From V.Anandasangaree to V.Prabhakaran @ Gamini Viyangoda [03-11-2007] Certain Tamil political leaders, who in the past did their politics on behalf of Tamil people while living with them have now for some time started playing a new role. Unlike in the past, when they represented their people from among themselves and in direct association with them, these leaders now have come to the midst of the Sinhalese, addressing their own Tamil brethren of the North East from the Sinhala South, resulting in permanently making their political headquarters in Colombo. There was a time that some of them, like Douglas Devananda and Karuna Amman who did their politics throug…

Tamil Women Appeal to Human Rights Commission Wednesday, 11 January 2006, 1:58 pm Press Release: TamilNet The Appeal to Human Rights Commission Two young women from Malusandi in Vadamaradchi have lodged complaints with the Sri Lankan Human Rights Commission on 02.01.2006 about attempted rapes by the Sri Lankan armed forces. The women said that on 01.01.2006 the Sri Lankan armed forces cordoned the area where their home is located and while several soldiers were standing watch outside their home some of the soldiers entered their home and attempted to rape the two women. The two women have fought off the offenders and managed to escape. Jaffna penins…

சன்சு வின் "Art of War" இனைத் தரவேற்றம் செய்துள்ளேன். இது பலருக்கும் பயனுள்ளதாக இருக்கும் என நம்புகின்றேன்.

Sri Lanka: a paradise lost? By Irfan Husain AS THE fighting in Sri Lanka’s unending civil war has intensified, there has been a steady erosion in civil rights and democratic values. President Mahinda Rajapakse’s government, bent on crushing the LTTE, the Tamil militant group, has not been above using emergency powers to silence dissent. The latest victim of this authoritarian tendency is Keith Noyahr, a highly respected journalist and associate editor of The Nation. As he was about to open the gate to his house in Colombo at 9pm last week, a white van pulled up behind his car, a couple of men bundled him in, manacled him in handcuffs, and sped away…

A red alert has been sounded over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in India, particularly Tamil Nadu, following a warning from the Interpol, days after US intelligence agency FBI listed the Tigers as the most “dangerous outfit and deadly extremist group in the world”. “This is not just because of the FBI statement. We have realised that the LTTE infiltration has increased, at least by three times, in the region. They also seem to be developing networks for communication besides discretely raising money and support for their plans,” a senior intelligence officer said. மேலதிக செய்தி http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/01/21/sec01.asp

Tamils ordered to vacate lodges in Pettah [2ND LEAD] Tamil owners of 68 lodges in Pettah (Peaddai) Police Division in Colombo have been instructed by the Police Officer in Charge of Pettah to immediately expel around 5000 Tamil tenants from Northeast and Upcountry, currently staying in 68 lodges in Pettah, to their "native places" within 24 hours before the military is deployed to forcefully transport the inmates. Chief Inspector Jayaratne, the OIC, Thursday evening summoned the owners of the lodges on short notice to convey the warning, lodge owners told media. Tension prevails in Pettah as Tamil parliamentarians were trying to get in touch with the Sri Lankan govern…

Bomb attack on Nittambuwa bus kills at least five. COLOMBO, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels set off a bomb in a bus in western Sri Lanka on Friday, killing at least five people and wounding 30, the military said, as fighting raged in the north and east of the island. Around 80 people were aboard the bus when the blast occurred in the town of Nittambuwa, 36 km (20 miles) north of Colombo, during evening rush hour. "It was a bomb inside the bus, very powerful, the bus caught fire," said military spokesman Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe. "The Tigers are targeting civilians." He said the bomb was place beneath a passenger seat. There was…

At UN, Sri Lanka Briefing Now Set for Friday, As Editor Arrested in Colombo Byline: Matthew Russell Lee of Inner City Press at the UN: Exclusive UNITED NATIONS, February 26 -- A UN Security Council briefing on Sri Lanka has now been scheduled for Friday, February 27, Inner City Press has learned. Three days after the spokesperson for the UN's top humanitarian John Holmes told Inner City Press that "there is no request for a Council briefing," and a week after the Council's president, Yukio Takaso, said "there is no strong request" anymore, a Permanent Five Council member told Inner City Press on Thursday morning that the Sri Lanka briefing is set for Friday. …