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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…

Sri Lanka hardens stand on GSP Plus

Oct 28, 2008
Sri Lanka defiantly refused to allow a European Union (EU) investigation into rights abuses callit an "infringement of Sri Lanka's sovereignty, self respect and dignity', and announced plans to support the garment industry financially if existing trade concessions are not renewed by EU.

Time for some introspection

Oct 28, 2008
TS Gopi Rethinaraj
The all-party meeting chaired by Tamil Nadu's (TN) Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on October 14 passed a resolution that MPs from the state would resign if the Centre failed to ensure a ceasefire in Sri Lanka (SL) in two weeks.

Where the different political parties in Tamil Nadu stand on the Tamil national question?

Oct 28, 2008
Outline of positions of parties in Tamil Nadu with respect to the Tamil National Question

The intolerable noise of shells'

Oct 28, 2008
Heavy fighting is continuing around the key LTTE-held town of Kilinochchi in northern Sri Lanka, according to the army. Last month, the government told foreign aid agencies to leave areas held by the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) because it could not guarantee the security of aid workers. The BBC News website spoke to a doctor in the town who describes the fear as people wait for the war to arrive.

Witness to Thileepan’s fast

Oct 7, 2008
Adele Balasingham
As we entered the premises of the Nallur Kandasamy temple we were confronted by a sea of people seated on the white sands under the blazing sun.

Crime Without Punishment: The Strange Case of Colonel Karuna

Sep 23, 2008
Lee Salter
The trial, imprisonment and release of a former Tamil Tiger leader raises some tricky and potentially embarrassing questions for the British government

Vavuniya attack: How it happened and why

Sep 23, 2008
Iqbal Athas
Barely two weeks after their foray into Eastern Naval Area Headquarters in Trincomalee, Air Tigers showed up again.

Global implications of Sri Lanka's civil war

Sep 23, 2008
Peter Foster
At first glance, Sri Lanka's vicious civil war might appear to have little consequence beyond the island's own teardrop-shaped shores.

Pain' of Sri Lanka aid pullout

Sep 23, 2008
Fears of a humanitarian crisis are mounting in northern Sri Lanka as troops press ahead with an offensive to capture territory from Tamil rebels. A week ago the UN and other agencies pulled out of the area, where more than 200,000 people are displaced by fighting. Here one aid worker describes how hard it was to leave.

A return to 1815 is the way forward

Sep 12, 2008
Christopher Meyer
The Congress of Vienna divided the continent into spheres of influence. Similar rules are needed for the 21st century
Sri Lanka hardens stand on GSP Plus
Time for some introspection
Where the different political parties in Tamil Nadu stand on the Tamil national question?
The intolerable noise of shells'
Witness to Thileepan’s fast
Crime Without Punishment: The Strange Case of Colonel Karuna
Vavuniya attack: How it happened and why
Global implications of Sri Lanka's civil war
Pain' of Sri Lanka aid pullout
A return to 1815 is the way forward
Sri Lanka hardens stand on GSP Plus
Time for some introspection
Where the different political parties in Tamil Nadu stand on the Tamil national question?
The intolerable noise of shells'
Witness to Thileepan’s fast
Crime Without Punishment: The Strange Case of Colonel Karuna
Vavuniya attack: How it happened and why
Global implications of Sri Lanka's civil war
Pain' of Sri Lanka aid pullout
A return to 1815 is the way forward