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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…

‘LTTE will not permit any change to the CFA’

Mar 7, 2006
Lasantha Wickrematunge

LTTE Chief Negotiator and Political Strategist Anton Balasingham explains the circumstances in which the talks were held and the issues discussed.

‘We do not see war as an option’

Feb 21, 2006
Alex Perry
The head of the LTTE’s Political Wing, Mr. Suppiah Paramu Tamilchelvan, is interviewed days before crucial talks in Geneva this week.

Too few Tamil speakers in the state

Feb 17, 2006
PK Balachandran
Out of the 36,031 employees in the Police , 231 are Tamils and 246 are Muslims.

Outrage as Sri Lanka dismisses TRO ‘claims’

Feb 12, 2006
'It appears that a campaign of terror has been unleashed on TRO personnel in the NorthEast.''

Tigers pledge not to attack troops

Jan 31, 2006
Raju Gopalakrishnan
‘What is crucial is to create a congenial environment so that both parties can sit together and negotiate’ - Balasingham

Civilians train in case of war

Jan 31, 2006
‘All along the Tamil-dominated [Jaffna] coastline, joining the Tigers has become a common cry’

‘The verandah is covered in blood’

Jan 19, 2006
The Navy men picked up the five year old boy by his collar ...

Fear and loathing in Jaffna

Jan 19, 2006
Chris Kamalendran
Business is crashing and people are leaving Jaffna amid escalating violence.

Oppression, resistance and war

Jan 19, 2006
Tasha Manoranjan
Jaffna MP Pathmini Sithamparanathan, describes the stifling conditions of military rule and the deteriorating security situation.

Delhi responds to Tamil Nadu strings

Jan 14, 2006
Mathiny Logasingham
Ironically, it was President Rajapakse’s visit to India that has revealed the nationalist sentiments in Tamil Nadu - and the extent of the constraints on central government.
‘LTTE will not permit any change to the CFA’
‘We do not see war as an option’
Too few Tamil speakers in the state
Outrage as Sri Lanka dismisses TRO ‘claims’
Tigers pledge not to attack troops
Civilians train in case of war
‘The verandah is covered in blood’
Fear and loathing in Jaffna
Oppression, resistance and war
Delhi responds to Tamil Nadu strings
‘LTTE will not permit any change to the CFA’
‘We do not see war as an option’
Too few Tamil speakers in the state
Outrage as Sri Lanka dismisses TRO ‘claims’
Tigers pledge not to attack troops
Civilians train in case of war
‘The verandah is covered in blood’
Fear and loathing in Jaffna
Oppression, resistance and war
Delhi responds to Tamil Nadu strings