British Tamils stage largest ever protest march

(TamilNet, Saturday, 31 January 2009) - More than one hundred thousand British Tamils marched through central London Saturday to condemn Sri Lanka’s war against their people and to express their [...]

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‘UN subtly abets Colombo’s genocide’ - MP

(TamilNet, Saturday, 31 January 2009) - The United Nations, which has not asserted its international authority and responsibility with the Colombo government in directly taking charge of the affected civilians [...]

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Colleges closed indefinitely in Tamil Nadu to diffuse student uprising

(TamilNet, Saturday, 31 January 2009) - As students of Tamil Nadu declared strike from Monday, demanding a permanent ceasefire in Sri Lanka, the government of Tamil Nadu on Saturday night [...]

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Artillery-fired cluster shells, aerial bombing on safety zone, 39 civilians killed

(TamilNet, Saturday, 31 January 2009) - For the first time within the safety zone, Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) bombers Saturday attacked Moongkilaa’ru and Chuthanthirapuram. Relentless artillery fire also continued [...]

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Sri Lanka crisis: PUCL wants UN to intervene

(Hindu, Sunday, Feb 01, 2009) - The People’s Union for Civil Liberties on Saturday called upon the United Nations to invoke the doctrine of ‘Responsibility to Protect’ and intervene in [...]

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The savaging of humanitarian law

(By Bernard Kouchner, International Herald Tribune , January 28, 2009) - ‘Modern” war disgusts us in the tragic consequences it has for civilians.
How could we not be horrified at the [...]

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Family man immolates himself, Tamil Nadu tense

(TamilNet, Saturday, 31 January 2009) - A father of five children, set himself ablaze in Madurai, Tamil Nadu Friday night, demanding justice and peace for Eezham Tamils. The man, Ravi, [...]

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SLA shelling continues on ’safety zone’, Colombo refuses international call for ceasefire

(TamilNet, Saturday, 31 January 2009) - Sri Lanka Army (SLA) continued artillery shelling Saturday on civilian targets in Chuthanthirapuram. Eight wounded civilians have been rushed to Udaiyaarkaddu hospital and a [...]

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Sri Lanka: helping families keep in touch across the front line - ICRC

(ICRC, 31 01 2009) - The conflict in northern Sri Lanka has affected some 200,000 civilians in the Vanni. The majority have fled their homes, while others are at risk [...]

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Allow Sri Lankan and foreign journalists to visit the north of the country freely - RSF

(Tamilinsight, 31 01 2009) - Reporters Without Borders in a press release from its head office in Paris has formally appealed to President Mahindra Rajapaksa to allow Sri Lankan and [...]

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