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Remembering Pon. Sivakumaran 52 years on
Today marks 52 years since the death of Ponnuthurai Sivakumaran, the first Tamil to die in the liberation struggle.  Sivakumaran was a member of the Tamil Manavar Peravai (or Tamil Student Federation, TSF) and a leading militant in the early armed Tamil struggle. With decades of Sri Lankan state repression and deadly anti-Tamil pogroms already having taken place, Tamil militant…

Remembering the Jaffna exodus

Nov 2, 2005
Tamils
The displacement of the entire town of Jaffna has had a profound impact on Tamil self-understanding.

‘Dual use’ targets and double standards

Oct 28, 2005
Eelam Cinema

Still no closure, a decade later

Oct 26, 2005
Tamils
Almost every evening, dead bodies were brought there and soldiers were asked to bury them'

EPDP: examining an alternative

Oct 19, 2005
Jana Nayagam
Whilst registered as a political party, the EPDP's primary role is as one the military’s most effective paramilitary groups.

Acrimony brews again over Pulmoddai sands

Oct 5, 2005
Tamils
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka plans to resume mining ilmenite rich sands. The LTTE has vowed to prevent the ''plundering'' of Tamil resources.

Tamil civilisation - is it the oldest?

Oct 4, 2005
N. Parameswaran
Evidence of a civilisation which reached a high level of development, organisation and cultural advancement from as early as 11,000 years ago is emerging in Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu furore over moral policing

Oct 4, 2005
Three different instances of moral policing involving academicians, politicians and the police have stirred a hornet’s nest.

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 the Jaffna exodus
‘Dual use’ targets and double standards
Still no closure, a decade later
EPDP: examining an alternative
Acrimony brews again over Pulmoddai sands
Tamil civilisation - is it the oldest?
Tamil Nadu furore over moral policing
Witness to Thileepan’s fast
Fear dogs Mannar rape trial
‘I was screaming and pleading’
Remembering the Jaffna exodus
‘Dual use’ targets and double standards
Still no closure, a decade later
EPDP: examining an alternative
Acrimony brews again over Pulmoddai sands
Tamil civilisation - is it the oldest?
Tamil Nadu furore over moral policing
Witness to Thileepan’s fast
Fear dogs Mannar rape trial
‘I was screaming and pleading’