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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 …

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Dear All Please forward this email to your friends and family members to show their disagreement and anger by sending email or phoning the school not to allow this to happen. Sri Lankan High Commission celebrates bloodshed & victory of tamilnation by the name of new year in Lampton school hall and Lampton park at lampton ave Hounslow TW3 4EP on 18/04/09 next Saturday. Please phone the Head Teacher & make polite request to withdraw permission to use their hall the phone number 0208 8572 1936 and ring Hounslow council on 0208 583 2000 between 8AM to 8PM to cancel Lampton park for their celebrations. Lampton School Lampton Avenue Hounslow …

Unprecedented carnage, SLA turns firepower on civilian zone [TamilNet, Wednesday, 15 April 2009, 05:42 GMT] Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Wednesday morning turned its artillery, mortar, 40 mm cannon, Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) and gunfire ranging from 50 caliber machine guns to LMG fire into the so-called safety zone, causing a carnage within a short period of time between 7:40 and 10:40 a.m. killing and maiming hundreds of civilians, according to the latest update by TamilNet correspondent in Vanni reporting from the area under attack. Civilians were struggling to transport the wounded to the hospital and many of the injured were lying along the roadside as gunfire and ar…

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As Tamil National reported earlier the Sri Lanka Army has not silenced the gunfire as announced to the world. The Sri Lanka Military attack on no fire zone continues as usual. In today’s attack from midnight till 5 pm, more than 200 civilians were dead and around 300 were injured. Kapilan, a fisherman from Valaignarmadam spoke to Tamil National today. In the interview with us, he narrates the real situation inside the no fire zone. கபிலன் அவர்களின் செவ்வியை கேட்க Courtesy:TamilNational.com

Sri Lanka Army (SLA) embarked upon intense attack on the 'safety zone', in the early hours of Sunday, targeting a place called Pachchaip-pulmoaddai, aiming for bifurcating and capturing the northern part of the 'safety zone', initial reports from Vanni said. Heavy shelling and gunfire by the SLA started around 3:15 a.m. in the morning, and within 45 minutes, more than 300 shells exploded inside the civilian area of the safety zone around Pachchaip-pulmoaddai. Heavy civilian casualties are feared. Because of the rains, people are even unable to hide in the bunkers which are flooded, reports said. Meanwhile, since Friday, the SLA was building up heavily on the other side of…

hi everyone how r u? i was thinking about bringing a Cyber force to fight against Srilanka. atleast 10000 gmails togeather.(if we have 50000 emails and everyone spent 10 min online and send 3 emails we will be sending 150k email) its purly for the purpose for our freedom strugle. (Face book,Google group,Youtube,Any news papers (online and others) 1) send SMS to members about 1)call news papers and complaine about Srilanka. 2) write feed back on news papers . 3)sign online petitions fax and emails. 4) if we have to call the news papers on the phone we will sms the phone numbers and details to call. 2)De…

எதிலோ அடிக்க பல்லு போன கதை தான் இது. No desecration of Nehru’s bust, it just fell off’ NEW DELHI: The Indian High Commission in London has denied that there was any desecration of the Nehru bust located just outside its visa office. There were reports earlier that LTTE sympathisers had "beheaded" the bust. "It just fell off," said M Subhashini, spokesperson for the High Commission. "The bust got separated from the pedestal. There's nothing suspicious about it at all," she told a news agency on Friday. It was alleged that Tamil protestors had vandalised the bust to show their support for the LTTE and India's "indifference" to their plight in Sri L…

Former Indian Supreme Court Judge and a well respected Jurist V R Krishna Iyer appeals to immediately declare cessation of military operation under international supervision in Sri Lanka. In his appeal, Justice Krishna Iyer said, ‘sovereignty does not authorize internal atrocity and incalculable casualty.’ The world around should intervene to see justice was done. Full Text of his Message is reproduced here: “I do not take sides in this message with the LTTE or the Srilankan Government although there have been violent excesses on both sides resulting huge loss of life, property and tremendous suffering which I hate as one who stands for human rights. I pity…

UK orders the LTTE aid ship to return to Britain Saturday, April 11, 2009, 6:29 GMT, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka. Apr 11, Colombo: The British government had ordered the Sri Lanka's battlefield-bound ship that was carrying cargo destined to the Tamil Tiger terrorist group, LTTE to turn back and return to Britain. The order has been issued to the captain of the ship, named 'Vanangaman' following a request made by the Sri Lankan Government. The ship set sail on March 31 bearing an insignia of the International Red Cross Society. The ICRC however had denied any connection to the vessel. The vessel in the guise of a mercy mission to Vanni carried 2,40…

Carnage continues in Vanni [TamilNet, Thursday, 09 April 2009, 19:26 GMT] Indiscriminate shelling and gun fire by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) continued on safe zone Pokka'nai and Valaignarmadam throughout the day on Thursday. Medical officials at Puthumaaththa'lan hospital told media that more than 300 wounded civilians were admitted and 47 of the victims died after admission at the hospital. Many civilians killed in the shelling and gunfire by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) were not brought to the hospital. Total figure of the casualties were not available. 296 civilians were admitted on Wednesday and more than 200 seriously wounded were transferred from the makeshift h…

Sri Lanka civilians caught in conflict lack access to safe drinking water: UN In Sri Lanka, conflict continues in the No Fire Zone, and unconfirmed reports suggest significantly increased casualties, including hundreds of injuries Wednesday and Thursday alone. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - OCHA says more than 60,000 persons have come out of the Vanni over the past five months. Full Report with Voice Worsening humanitarian situation in conflict zone - General Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today discussed the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the north of th…

Around 400 dogged Tamil protesters are continuing their occupation of London's Parliament Square as the rally entered its third day. Police arrested seven people on Tuesday as a crowd protested against the Sri Lankan government's offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels and alleged human rights abuses. Up to 5,000 people - including women and babies - forced the closure of nearby Westminster Bridge by staging a sit-in on Monday night.The bridge was reopened to traffic at around 9am on Tuesday.The Sri Lankan government has rejected international calls for a ceasefire, claiming it is on the verge of defeating the Tamil Tigers, a rebel group which is fighting for an indep…

In an exclusive interview to Headlines Today, LTTE political head B. Nadesan has endorsed the position taken by the AIADMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu on the Sri Lankan Tamils' Issue. AIADMK leader J. Jeyalalithaa has been one of the staunchest critics of the Tamil Tiger rebels in the state and the LTTE has so far rarely made any direct comment about her. Breaking convention, Nadesan praised Jeyalalithaa's recent statements on the situation in Sri Lanka. "Leaders of ADMK alliance are very much involved in the recent upsurge in Tamil Nadu towards our people. ADMK's founder, the legendary leader M.G.R, steadfastly supported the well-being and the political quest for…

From my seat in the Telegraph's Westminster hutch, I can look out over Parliament Square to the spot where several thousand British Tamils are now into their third day of protest over the Sri Lankan government's offensive against the Tamil Tigers. For three days, varying numbers of Tamils have been out there, banging drums, blowing horns, chanting and singing. They're accompanied by scores of police who have effectively surrounded them. Now, you can say a lot of bad things about this protest. The police say it's illegal, because it wasn't authorised in advance. London travellers, me included, could complain about the traffic disruption caused on the first day …

The ship 'Vananka mun' on a mercy mission to Vanni with 500 Tons of food and medicine will be leaving the British shores today. A team of Doctors will join the mission from the last port before Mullaitheevu. MIA ( Maya Arulpragasam) has sent her blessing to the mercy mission to Vanni. In her letter she has said "if the aim of the SL Government is to protect the lives of the civilians, then this ship will reach its destination and lives will be saved." Here is her full statement: I just had a baby last month, that's why I can't be there today, but I want to give my support and thanks to the launch of the chartered humanitarian ship Mercy Mission launching March…

CHENNAI: The DMK would welcome creation of a separate 'Eelam', a homeland for Sri lankan Tamils, if it was achieved through a democratic process , party president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi said on Monday. "We will be glad if a separate Eelam (state) is created (in the Island nation) by people voting for it," he told reporters here. He said that "attempts of some opposition parties in Tamil Nadu to paint the UPA government at the Centre and the DMK government in the state as anti Sri Lankan Tamils" would not succeed. "The opposition parties are trying to create an illusion among the public that my party is against Sri Lankan Tamils," …

Act Now, Tamil Health Organisation (THO), Tamil Aid, White Pigeon, Technical Association of Tamils (TAOT) and The Tamil Support Foundation (TTSF), TSSA, Hindu Temples and Churches are preparing to send more than 500 tons of food, medicine and medical teams to help the civilians in the Vanni affected by the ongoing war in Sri Lanka. This mission aims to provide desperately needed medical supplies for thousands of sick and injured people, and raise awareness of the suffering of the civilians in the conflict zone.

 Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, in a statement on 13 March 2009 stated that bombing and shelling by the Sri Lanka Armed Forces in th…

British parliament debated on Sri Lanka on Tuesday at Westminster Hall for one and half hours. This is the fourth debate on Sri Lanka in recent times. Member for Mitcham and Morden, Siobhain McDonagh secured the time for the debate and lead the debate. The salient feature of the debate is, irrespective of party differences members across the bench were critical on Sri Lankan government for its ignorance on humanitarian crisis and the refusal to accept Tamil grievances. At the debate, parliament members expressed the frustration of Tamil Diaspora and the inability of the international community to bring a redress to them. Siobhain McDonagh asked, ‘what are we saying …

Podcast #2 SL : Part 1 of 2 Podcast #2 SL: Part 2 of 2 Podcast SL Part 1 of 2 Podcast SL Part 2 of 2 Graduated with a B.A. in English/Literature with a minor in International Studies. Moving on to graduate school to attain a PhD in English with a concentration in Postcolonial theory and literature, preferably South Asian. Independent research interests geared towards Sri Lanka. I will continue to advocate Tamil Eelam and to inform others about the genocide SL government is committing on Tamils. This is something important to me. "Thamilan illatha Nadu illai - Thamilanuku endru Oru Nadu illai." --- "There is no sta…