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Inner City Press journalist Matthew Russell Lee who regularly attends United Nation’s press conferences in New York today revealed in a news article in his website that the “minimum number of documented civilian casualties since 20 January 2009, as of 7 March in the conflict area of Mullaitivu Region is 9,924 casualties including 2,683 deaths and 7,241 injuries. He published a leaked document of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs of the UN and said that after claiming “we don’t count bodies,” the UN has now involuntarily admitted, the documented civilian casualties. “Now it appears that unlike in other conflicts from Darfur to Gaza, the UN …

10 Things I’ve Learned from 10 Years Living in India As I approach 10 years of living in India, I’ve been reflecting on my journey and what it’s entailed. Starting off in Kolkata and ending in Mumbai, it’s been a roller coaster of extraordinary experiences, discovery and self-discovery, frustration, transformation, and ultimately success. Here are some of the important things I’ve learned along the way. 1. Living in India is Very Different to Traveling in India Ah, magical, vibrant, spiritual India. A country so full of smiling faces and possibilities. Many visitors are beguiled by India, and understandably so. Howeve…

The story behind the 60 hours that shook Jaffna By Our Political Editor Indian High Commissioner voices concern to Premier Rajapaksa Monday’s hartal paralyses Jaffna peninsula Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit Sri Lanka SJB invites disappointed UNP group to join it Ranil to remain as UNP leader http://www.sundaytimes.lk/210117/uploads/WA0017.jpg Vice Chancellor of the University of Jaffna, Prof. Sivakolunthu Srisatkunarajah with the students in front of a makeshift foundation stone. This for the construction of new “Mullaivaikal memorial” in the Jaffna University campus. …

01 January 2014 In its new year message, the Global Tamil Forum (GTF), called on all members of the international community "to back the demand for an independent, international inquiry" and "to support the initiation of a comprehensive political settlement." Adding that a 'Truth and Reconciliation Commission' was suggested with a "clear intent to hoodwink the international community," the GTF asserted that "President Rajapaksa’s regime should be given no further allowances at the 25th Session of the UNHRC in March 2014 to subvert, deliberately prolong or undermine the accountability and reconciliation processes". See full statement here http://www.tamilguardian.c…

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Stop child abductions by Karuna group (New York, November 28, 2006) The Sri Lankan security forces must immediately stop assisting abductions of boys and young men by the Karuna group and help those abducted return safely to their families, Human Rights Watch said today. A Human Rights Watch report to be published next month finds that the Sri Lankan military and police are complicit and, at times, directly cooperating with the Karuna group, an armed faction that split from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 2004. Led by V. Muralitharan, a former Tamil Tiger commander known as Karuna, the group has abducted hundreds of boys and young men in eastern Sri Lanka…

Sri Lanka: 3 SLN Dvora Gunboats Destroyed, says Tamil Rebels Sep 28, 2007, 04:13 Pulmoaddai - Three Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) Dvora gunboats were destroyed by the Sea Tigers Thursday night when more than 17 Dvora boats engaged in a heavy sea fight with Sea Tiger flotillas in the seas off Pulmoaddai. 3 Sea Tigers were killed in the fighting that broke out at 10 p.m. Thursday and lasted till 3:30 a.m. Friday till the Sri Lanka Navy boats were pushed back to the east port harbor, towing the damaged boats according to the sources in the Eastern Sri Lanka. Artillery shells also were fired from the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) coastal positions in Kokki'laay, Kokkuththoduva…

Hamas military wing claims it launched ‘big missile’ attack on Tel Aviv Sirens sounded in Tel Aviv as rockets were fired from Rafah, southern Gaza. Hamas claimed responsibility for the barrage. The Israeli army reported that eight rockets were launched towards central Israel, with several intercepted by the air defence system. Rocket sirens were also heard in cities such as Herzliya and Petah Tikva. The Qassam Brigades, Hamas' armed wing, stated that the missile barrage was in response to "Zionist massacres against civilians."

Whose Responsibility is it to protect?As the world watches and India celebrates elections and cricket, hundreds upon thousands are dying a few hundred kilometers away. It is time to awaken our conscience and the spirit of universal brotherhood. Dear Charles Anthony Please accept my solidarity with your struggle for survival, identity and freedom. Having witnessed the struggle in Punjab from close quarters, I can understand the circumstances in which you and your people are waging a fight for survival. In the media, one day, your father –Vellupillai Prabhakaran is a friend, the other day he is a foe. Some day he was protected, today he …

அமெரிக்க பெண்களின் உரிமையை பல நூற்றாண்டுகளுக்கு பின்தள்ளிய தீர்ப்பு!!! A half-century of reproduction rights upended by the Supreme Court. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Roe overturned: What you need to know about the Supreme Court abortion decision Linda C. McClain, Nicole Huberfeld, Boston University Published: June 24, 2022 10.48am EDT After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court. The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – handed down on June 24, 2022 – has far-reaching consequences. The Conversation asked Nicole Huberfeld and Linda C. McClain,…

Scribes, beware of Sarath Fonseka (Lanka-e-News, 2008 Jan 05, 10.45 PM) The Army Commander sees the media as the major hindrance to the Government's aim of defeating terrorism in 2008. When Prasanna Fonseka of Dinamia on January 02 asked him what the obstacles are that falls across accomplishing targets in 2008, the Army Commander Sarath Fonseka said, "Non-patriotic media are the biggest obstacle. Ninety nine percent of the media persons are patriots that fulfill their duties with responsibility. But unfortunately, there is a fraction of traitors and they are the biggest problem we have." The Army Commander did not clearly define who these treacherous medi…

இந்த வழக்கை இன்று ABC Radioல் கேட்கும் வரை தெரியாது Australian Aboriginal குடிமக்களை கூட அரசாங்கத்தால் நாடு கடத்தலாம் என்று.. “Alien” Law என்பது யாருக்கு இந்த நாட்டில் பொருந்தும்? அவர்களுடைய பூமியில் இருந்து கொண்டு அவர்களையே Alien என கூறலாமா? High Court rules Aboriginal people cannot be deported for criminal convictions, cannot be 'alien' to Australia By Elizabeth Byrne and Josh Robertson Posted 11hhours ago, updated 4hhours ago Brendan Thoms reunited with this father Robert after he was released from immigration detention.(ABC News: Rachel Riga) An Aboriginal man who spent 500…

[size=1]08 September 2012[/size] [size=1] [size=1]London, United Kingdom[/size] [size=1]MEMORANDUM[/size] [size=5]'Elections' in the Eelam Tamil homeland by Sri Lanka[/size] [size=5]Sri Lanka state’s occupation of the Eelam Tamil homeland is an illegitimate continuation of centuries of colonial legacy; as such, the occupying power's governance structures imposed over the Tamil homeland remain unrecognised by Eelam Tamils. [/size] [size=5]Any elections conducted by Sri Lanka state and its occupying forces, on their own terms, within the occupied territories are of no benefit to Eelam Tamils. They are designed to deceive the international community i…

The torture of Tamil political prisoners is increasingly rife in Sri Lanka with some detainees dying in custody after suffering prolonged abuse, a new investigation claims. The findings will intensify pressure on Britain to withdraw from a controversial summit to be held in Sri Lanka later this year. Tens of thousands of ethnic Tamils have been held without trial since 2009, when Sri Lanka's military finally crushed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels in a decades-long conflict for control of the island's northern Jaffna peninsula. Since then, according to a new report (pdf) by the London-based Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice, the government …

If getting up close and personal to scavenging birds of prey is the type of thing that makes you uneasy, then be glad you weren't on this Middle Eastern flight. Reddit user "lensoo" posted this photo yesterday of an airplane cabin brimming with a ridiculous amount of birds, and it's since gone crazy viral. The Reddit post was titled "My captain friend sent me this photo. Saudi prince bought ticket for his 80 hawks," though Business Insider notes that the birds are likely falcons, not hawks. The falcon is the national bird of the United Arab Emirates, and falconry is a popular pursuit of the wealthy. Falconry in the desert of Dubai. Pho…

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Sri Lanka's separatist Tamil Tiger rebels are marking the 20th anniversary of their suicide bombing campaign. They are remembering the 322 Black Tigers - members of the suicide wing - who have killed themselves in attacks since 1987. The bombers have killed hundreds of people, mostly government troops, in their fight for a separate state in the north-east of Sri Lanka. More than 60,000 people have died since the conflict began in 1972. A ceasefire signed in 2002 between the government and the Tigers has been undermined by deadly violence that escalated last year. Garlands Rebels and residents of the town have been placing garlands on po…

AFP Japan, a top aid giver to Sri Lanka, on Wednesday urged the island's government to probe war crimes allegedly committed while defeating Tamil rebels and pressed Colombo to improve human rights. Japan said it wanted "genuine reconciliation" in Sri Lanka after troops crushed Tamil Tiger rebels in May 2009 and declared an end to nearly four-decades of ethnic strife that claimed up to 100,000 lives. Tokyo's special envoy to Sri Lanka, Yasushi Akashi, said there was a "perception of insecurity" despite the end of conflict. "I emphasised the vital need to improve the human rights situation in this country," Akashi told reporters at the end of a four-day visit …

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party Re-Easter Bombing By Kumar David – Prof. Kumar David Believe me my column today is not intended to accuse anybody, not the government, not the armed forces, not Muslim religious bodies (the looney bomb-throwers excepted), not Buddhist extremist, not self-flagellating Catholics and not even the Man-in-the-Moon, for the 2019 Easter Sunday bombing. My bottom line is that I am flummoxed, confused and as bewildered as a sightless man blindfolded on the darkest night, about ‘who dunnit’, ‘why dunnit’, who cover up a…

Today marks the 8 years since the murder of five Tamil students, committed by Sri Lanka's Special Task Force, whilst they spent an afternoon on the beach in Trincomalee. The five slain students, who were all 21-years-old when killed, are: Manoharan Ragihar (22.09.1985) Yogarajah Hemachchandra (04.03.1985) Logitharajah Rohan (07.04.1985) Thangathurai Sivanantha (06.04.1985) Shanmugarajah Gajendran (16.09.1985) Photograph: TamilNet To this day, no-one has been brought to justice for the murders. Earlier this year 12 people, including an Assistant Superintendent of Police, were remanded over the killings. To date, none have been b…

Sri Lankan forces 'target church' Attacks have been on the increase since the end of the ceasefire Sri Lankan forces have been accused of targeting a church in the north-western district of Mannar. The government denies this, but eyewitnesses described how the military attacked the church. An international aid worker has confirmed it. One woman was killed and more than 40 people injured in the incident. It comes after early-morning clashes in Mannar between the Sri Lankan navy and Tamil Tiger rebels, in which more than 30 people were said to have died. Some 200 people had been sheltering at the church when a grenade was thrown in, causing d…

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Critics say Sri Lanka targeting civilians By MATTHEW ROSENBERG, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 53 minutes ago PESALAI, Sri Lanka - Nearly everyone in this seaside hamlet — the old women bent from a lifetime of toil, the fishermen weathered from days at sea, the children in tattered hand-me-downs — fled to the church Sunday as soon as they heard a police patrol was coming. "I thought they were going to come to shoot us all," said L.R. Peiris, a 58-year-old woman crying hysterically at the thought of government forces returning a day after five villagers were killed by Sri Lankan troops. Like nearly everyone else in Pesalai, all the dead were …