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Did Mullivaikkal End History?
The full text of a speech delivered by Father Jeewantha Peiris on May 16, 2026, at the SEDEC Caritas Hall, at an event organised by the Movement for Equal Rights. _____ I think it is very important that in this evening’s discussion we ask the question of whether Mullivaikkal marks the end of history, because what we are still reading is history written by someone. Most of the time, we…

Displace or die: choices in a 'democratic state'

Sep 12, 2008
Peter Ratnadurai
Sri Lanka wants Tamils to abandon their homes

Defining moments in Eelam War IV

Sep 12, 2008
Iqbal Athas
Both the Sri Lankan forces and the Tamil Tigers are now poised for fiercer offensives

Peace a distant prospect

Sep 11, 2008
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu
Can Sri Lanka destroy the Tigers?

Sri Lanka officials complicit in Tamil Genocide?

Aug 26, 2008
Bruce Fein
In a commentary published in the Washington Post newspaper, Bruce Fein urged the U.S. Justice Department to lead a genocide investigation of Sri Lanka's Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse, Lt.Gen. Fonseka, and Basil Rajapakse.

Genocide, independence and international law

Aug 26, 2008
J. T. Janani
What are the lessons for the Tamils from Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Kosovo?

Russia Positions Itself As Global Economic Player

Aug 17, 2008
Ali Ettefagh
Following the events in Georgia, Dr. Ali Ettefagh examines the question, What's the next likely target of Russia's reassertion of power?

Russia: Georgia unleashed this war

Aug 15, 2008
Vladimir Vinokurov
Vladimir Vinokurov highlights the essential background details to the Georgian-Russo Conflict, that the US media omitted.

The myth about the Tamils of Sri Lanka

Aug 12, 2008
J. T. Janani
The first casualty of war, they say, is truth. Sri Lanka has been at war for almost three decades. This article examines the myths surrounding the conflict in Sri Lanka.

Tamil separatism survives on the strength of Sinhala nationalism

Aug 12, 2008
Kusal Perera
Kusal Perera examines Sinhala nationalism impact on Sri Lanka and Tamil separatism, whilst looking to the possible future of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka, sick man of SAARC

Aug 12, 2008
Ivan Pedropillai
As the SAARC summit comes to an end Ivan Pedropillai, chief editor of the Tamil Writers Guild, argues for international intervention to stop Sri Lanka's "calculated campaign of genocide".
Displace or die: choices in a 'democratic state'
Defining moments in Eelam War IV
Peace a distant prospect
Sri Lanka officials complicit in Tamil Genocide?
Genocide, independence and international law
Russia Positions Itself As Global Economic Player
Russia: Georgia unleashed this war
The myth about the Tamils of Sri Lanka
Tamil separatism survives on the strength of Sinhala nationalism
Sri Lanka, sick man of SAARC
Displace or die: choices in a 'democratic state'
Defining moments in Eelam War IV
Peace a distant prospect
Sri Lanka officials complicit in Tamil Genocide?
Genocide, independence and international law
Russia Positions Itself As Global Economic Player
Russia: Georgia unleashed this war
The myth about the Tamils of Sri Lanka
Tamil separatism survives on the strength of Sinhala nationalism
Sri Lanka, sick man of SAARC