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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 bleeds - with no peace in sight

Dec 23, 2008
Sri Lanka's dragging ethnic conflict is at a decisive phase, with the military determined to crush the Tamil Tigers and the LTTE adamantly refusing to give up.

The high price of Sri Lanka’s war

Dec 23, 2008
Ranjith Jayasundera
AS the government's war against the LTTE enters the bloodiest phase in the country's history, our research has found that the costly war of attrition is irreparably scarring an entire generation of Sri Lanka's youth.

Kilinochchi: The Kiss Of Death

Dec 23, 2008
B Raman
"Kilinochchi within kissing distance". So said the disinformation warriors of Lt.Gen.Sarath Fonseka, the Sri Lankan Army Commander, more than a week ago.

Plight of Sri Lanka's war widows

Dec 23, 2008
Saroj Pathirana
The BBC's Sinhala service investigates the plight of Sri Lanka's war widows.

East: Anything but 'liberated'

Dec 9, 2008
Frederica Jansz
The government says that the 'liberated' east is an example of democracy in action and a model for areas recaptured from the LTTE. The reality is anything but. Killings and abductions are rife, and there is total impunity for horrific abuses.

Behind the muzzled: voices from a troubled Sri Lanka

Dec 9, 2008
Peter Foster
WHILE the world focuses on the fallout from Mumbai, Sri Lankan government forces are reportedly closing in on the key rebel strongholds of Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu.

Will Obama's America stop exporting fear?

Nov 11, 2008
Basil Fernando
The results of the U.S. presidential election this week are more an overwhelming rejection of the way the United States has been run in the recent past, particularly during the Bush administration, than merely a victory for Barack Obama.

Remembering Tamilselvan

Nov 6, 2008
Lead Story
On the first anniversary of Tamilselvan’s funeral Tamil Guardian takes a look back at the editorial from last year, 7 November 2007.

Photo exhibition of Vanni IDP's in Norway

Oct 28, 2008
The Tamil Youth Organization (TYO) of Bergen, Norway, launched an exhibition titled "No Home – Just Hope" displaying photos depicting the plight of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Vanni, Sri Lanka

Italian Tamils march to raise awareness about Tamils plight in Sri Lanka

Oct 28, 2008
Two thousand plus Eelam Tamils marched in Southern Italy urging awarness of the plight of Eelam Tamils in Vanni and wider Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka bleeds - with no peace in sight
The high price of Sri Lanka’s war
Kilinochchi: The Kiss Of Death
Plight of Sri Lanka's war widows
East: Anything but 'liberated'
Behind the muzzled: voices from a troubled Sri Lanka
Will Obama's America stop exporting fear?
Remembering Tamilselvan
Photo exhibition of Vanni IDP's in Norway
Italian Tamils march to raise awareness about Tamils plight in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka bleeds - with no peace in sight
The high price of Sri Lanka’s war
Kilinochchi: The Kiss Of Death
Plight of Sri Lanka's war widows
East: Anything but 'liberated'
Behind the muzzled: voices from a troubled Sri Lanka
Will Obama's America stop exporting fear?
Remembering Tamilselvan
Photo exhibition of Vanni IDP's in Norway
Italian Tamils march to raise awareness about Tamils plight in Sri Lanka