British Tamils, calling for the English Cricket Board to boycott Sri Lanka, yesterday protested outside the 4th One Day International game between England and Sri Lanka at Lords cricket ground.
Young #Boycottlka campaigners handed out leaflets , throughout the day, that advocated the need for a boycott of Sri Lanka to ensure justice and of the oppression of the Tamil people in the North-East of Sri Lanka.
Despite facing bouts of animosity from certain groups of passing Sri Lankan cricket fans, the campaigners spent the day speaking to English cricket fans outlining their calls for a boycott of Sri Lanka.
The #Boycottlka campaigners faced spates of anti-Tamil intimidation and violence from certain sections of the Sri Lankan cricket fan base, which failed to receive condmenation from the Sri Lankan cricket board. See coverage form last year's #Boycottlka protests below.
Sri Lankan cricket fans attack Tamil #BoycottLKA activists in London (17 June 2013)
Protesters 'got the medicine they deserved' - SL cricket spokesperson (23 June 2013)
Young #Boycottlka campaigners handed out leaflets , throughout the day, that advocated the need for a boycott of Sri Lanka to ensure justice and of the oppression of the Tamil people in the North-East of Sri Lanka.
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Despite facing bouts of animosity from certain groups of passing Sri Lankan cricket fans, the campaigners spent the day speaking to English cricket fans outlining their calls for a boycott of Sri Lanka.
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The #Boycottlka campaigners faced spates of anti-Tamil intimidation and violence from certain sections of the Sri Lankan cricket fan base, which failed to receive condmenation from the Sri Lankan cricket board. See coverage form last year's #Boycottlka protests below.
Sri Lankan cricket fans attack Tamil #BoycottLKA activists in London (17 June 2013)
Protesters 'got the medicine they deserved' - SL cricket spokesperson (23 June 2013)