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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…

Witness to Thileepan’s fast

Sep 28, 2005
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.’

Fear dogs Mannar rape trial

Sep 27, 2005
Tamils
The difficulty in bringing the Sri Lankan military personnel responsible for rights abuses to justice was highlighted last week when one victim in a high profile rape case disappeared and the other reported receiving death threats.

‘I was screaming and pleading’

Sep 26, 2005
A victim remembers a night in Sri Lankan military custody

Remembering Nagarkovil

Sep 26, 2005
Tamils
The scene of the attack was visited by the International Red Cross. Pieces of human flesh were found strewn around the area including the tree branches'

Aid fiasco in Sri Lanka

Sep 26, 2005
A sweeping investigation into the Sri Lankan government’s use of international tsunami-related aid has found widespread misappropriation of funds and bureaucratic incompetence, an interim report released this week says.

‘Safest bank’ in Sri Lanka does roaring trade

Sep 25, 2005
Amal Jayasinghe
The February 2002 truce has sparked a demand for credit with more people borrowing either to rebuild their homes, set up business or buy goods such as solar-electricity panels.

UN reforms receive mixed response

Sep 21, 2005
Richard Black

Poles apart. And a widening gap.

Sep 21, 2005
Tamils

TRO abroad: prejudice drives confusion

Sep 20, 2005
Tamils

‘There is no place for moderates’

Sep 19, 2005
Witness to Thileepan’s fast
Fear dogs Mannar rape trial
‘I was screaming and pleading’
Remembering Nagarkovil
Aid fiasco in Sri Lanka
‘Safest bank’ in Sri Lanka does roaring trade
UN reforms receive mixed response
Poles apart. And a widening gap.
TRO abroad: prejudice drives confusion
‘There is no place for moderates’
Witness to Thileepan’s fast
Fear dogs Mannar rape trial
‘I was screaming and pleading’
Remembering Nagarkovil
Aid fiasco in Sri Lanka
‘Safest bank’ in Sri Lanka does roaring trade
UN reforms receive mixed response
Poles apart. And a widening gap.
TRO abroad: prejudice drives confusion
‘There is no place for moderates’