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Sinhalese have a vital role to play in the search for justice – Callum Macrae
Friday, 13 March 2015

Sinhalese have a vital role to play in the search for justice – Callum Macrae

At an event in the British parliament on Tuesday 10 March, the producers of multi-award-winning, Emmy-nominated feature documentary No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka launched the Sinhala l...

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Politics & Current Affairs

Sinhala Buddhist marchers threaten Tamil leader with death

Sinhala Buddhist marchers threaten Tamil leader with death

Sinhala extremists led by Buddhist monks in a protest march in the northern Vavu...

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Media

Returning Tamil journalist shocked of 'betrayal' by fellow Sinhalese

Returning Tamil journalist shocked of 'betrayal' by fellow Sinhalese

A Tamil journalist arrested on his return from exile to Sri Lanka is shocked by ...

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Human Rights

UN urged to probe poisoning of former Tamil fighters

UN urged to probe poisoning of former Tamil fighters

Tamil lawyers in Sri Lanka have called upon the United Nations to investigate th...

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International Affairs

Top official accused of failing to protect Tamils opposed in bid to lead UN

Top official accused of failing to protect Tamils opposed in bid to lead UN

A senior UN official who led its development programme during the massacre of Ta...

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Politics & Economy

Ezhuka Tamil: A Conversation about Democracy

Ezhuka Tamil: A Conversation about Democracy

On Saturday September 24th, Ezhuka Tamil, organized by the Tamil People’s Counci...

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Human Rights

Governments change, but the torturers stay the same

Governments change, but the torturers stay the same

These are not things you can tell your wife,” said the Tamil man from Sri Lanka,...

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Poetry & Prose

Being Free from Narcissus

Being Free from Narcissus

That night,
Narcissus left his last kiss on my forehead,
like Anna Sergeyevna kiss...

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Video

News from Jaffna: Stories from a garrison town

News from Jaffna: Stories from a garrison town

Despite the dangers involved in working for the Tamil newspaper 'Uthayan' in Jaf...

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Press Releases

RSF/JDS: 'Press Council’s revival places media under permanent threat'

RSF/JDS: 'Press Council’s revival places media under permanent threat'

International media watchdogs have condemned the Sri Lanka government decision t...

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