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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…

Depression and alcoholism in waves’ aftermath

Dec 28, 2005
The tsunami also shredded the social fabric of many communities.

Inflation undermines tsunami recovery

Dec 28, 2005
Andy Mukherjee
Demand for construction workers and materials is sending costs soaring.

Stanford pathologist tries to improve care

Dec 26, 2005
Lisa M. Krieger
One Tamil émigré contributes to health in her homeland – by training medical technicians

Tender Sprouts orphanage rebuilt

Dec 22, 2005
Sanjoy Majumder
Life slowly picks up at the Mullaitivu children's home devastated by the tsunami.

Tigers build houses, wait for tsunami aid

Dec 22, 2005
Anusha Ondaatjie
It may be a challenge for some donor countries to accept some exceptions amid restrictions on whom to work with.'

Reform call conceals UNP tensions

Dec 16, 2005
Vinothini Kanapathipillai
Poll defeat raises questions over the future direction of Sri Lanka’s oldest party.

‘Our people will not be tolerant any longer’

Dec 9, 2005
Mr. Vellupillai Pirapaharan, leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) delivered his Heroes Day address on November 27, 2005. This is the full text.

The defining of torture in a new world war

Dec 9, 2005
Paul Reynolds
The ‘enhanced interrogation techniques,’ ‘renditions’ and ‘severe pain’.

Diaspora Tamils mark Heroes Day

Dec 8, 2005
Tamils from Switzerland to Canada and Norway to South Africa salute fighters who fell int he independence struggle.

Intimidation in Northeast

Nov 16, 2005
Tamils
Paramilitaries, military deserters and underworld thugs gear up
Depression and alcoholism in waves’ aftermath
Inflation undermines tsunami recovery
Stanford pathologist tries to improve care
Tender Sprouts orphanage rebuilt
Tigers build houses, wait for tsunami aid
Reform call conceals UNP tensions
‘Our people will not be tolerant any longer’
The defining of torture in a new world war
Diaspora Tamils mark Heroes Day
Intimidation in Northeast
Depression and alcoholism in waves’ aftermath
Inflation undermines tsunami recovery
Stanford pathologist tries to improve care
Tender Sprouts orphanage rebuilt
Tigers build houses, wait for tsunami aid
Reform call conceals UNP tensions
‘Our people will not be tolerant any longer’
The defining of torture in a new world war
Diaspora Tamils mark Heroes Day
Intimidation in Northeast