1 “You see, gentlemen, a king whom the army and cannons obey – this is part of a constitution!” Ferdinand Lassalle once said. Lassalle, writing in 1862, was theorising at the time of the newly-bornContinue reading
Home Office chooses to ignore facts: Sri Lanka is still not safe for opposition political activists
Tamil Solidarity condemns the way the Home Office in Britain deals with Tamil asylum cases. The Freedom from Torture recently revealed that the conditions for political activists have not changed in Sri Lanka – andContinue reading
Tamil solidarity work in Malaysia
Tamil solidarity held two meetings on the 13th and 16th of January in Klang and Brickfields, Malaysia. Bharathi and Yuva report on the meeting and our future work in Malaysia. Both public meetings were valuableContinue reading
Channel 4 latest: Sri Lanka – the cover up continues
For the first time since the ‘Killing Fields’ documentary, Channel 4 has been granted access to Sri Lanka – this time, for a report by Jon Snow. Once again, it raised important issues. Starting fromContinue reading
He has left us with only his words
Rohith Vemula’s death is the unforeseeable climax of a struggle that he was spearheading against casteist, communal forces. Reported by: Meena Kandasamy The suicide of a Dalit student is not just an individual exit strategy,Continue reading
Response to Shaw review: UK must end ‘unacceptable’ use of indefinite immigration detention
Thanks – www.amnesty.org.uk The UK must end its unacceptable practice of indefinitely detaining people in immigration removal centres and radically reduce the numbers it locks up, Amnesty International UK said today in response to theContinue reading
Sri Lanka accused of allowing continuing human rights abuses
Sri Lankan authorities have been accused of allowing continuing human rights abuses, including torture and illegal detention, exactly one year after Maithripala Sirisena took power on a reforming ticket in a surprise election win. InternationalContinue reading
Urgent request for solidarity – repression of Kurdish people in Turkey
Please see below a statement on the repression of Kurdish people in Turkey. We are asking all Tamil Solidarity members and supporters to act on this: attend the protest in London on 20 December (detailsContinue reading
A busy year – and great plans for 2016
Report by Manny Thain Enthusiasm, optimism and determination. Those are the words which sum up the mood of the Tamil Solidarity campaign following our annual general meeting (AGM), held in London on 5 December. WeContinue reading
Tamils across the globe remember the Martyr day
Annually, Tamils across the globe remember the dead on the 27th of November. This Martyr day is a significant day in the minds of many Tamils. It is the day of remembrance of all thoseContinue reading