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21 April 2025

Karaitivu 1985: A Forgotten Anti-Tamil pogrom in the Shadow of Sri Lanka’s Genocide

File photograph: Karaitivu Beach (Gowshan Nandakumar) It was a quiet morning on 12 April 1985 when Karaitivu, a small coastal Tamil village in the Amparai district of Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province, was plunged into terror. As villagers prepared to celebrate the Tamil New Year, armed mobs - composed largely of Muslim men and backed by Sri Lankan security forces - descended upon the village and…

Refugees tell of butchery and rape

May 5, 2006

Trincomalee's Tamils describe a premeditated killing spree.

Tamil community reflects on change in New Year

Apr 17, 2006

‘Things we didn’t get in Sri Lanka we are celebrating’

Canada’s Tamils still bank on Tigers despite ban

Apr 17, 2006

Nachammai Raman

‘Most Tamils think the LTTE will get them the best deal’

New Muslim battalion amid militancy furore

Apr 5, 2006

As LTTE demands ‘Jihad’ paramilitaries be disarmed, Sri Lanka recruits more Muslim troops.

‘An alarming development’

Apr 5, 2006

Helen Vatsikopoulos

The LTTE’s Chief Negotiator and Political Strategist, Anton Balasingham discusses the ‘Jihad’ paramilitaries in Trincomalee.

Solheim: ‘International community supports Tamil right to self-rule’

Apr 5, 2006

Norwegian Development Minister Erik Solheim says Norway remains committed to helping end the conflict.

Training continues amid Tiger scepticism

Mar 21, 2006

“The enemy has been given a serious opportunity to opt for peace. We are yet to see a clear choice favouring peace from the enemy. If they don’t disarm the paramilitaries, they don’t desire peace.”

Nadesan: the police must be people-friendly

Mar 21, 2006

Tamil Eelam Police Chief B. Nadesan discusses the multi-functionary expansion of his force, including the use of DNA forensics.

Obituary: Sinnathamby Rajaratnam

Mar 7, 2006

Singapore mourns the Jaffna Tamil who became first foreign minister.

Conflict still dominates life in Tamil areas

Mar 7, 2006

“We are safe because the LTTE is here. But we need more. We cannot go out and fish in case the navy take us away.”