Tamil Tigers

Sunila Abeyasekera, the well-known human rights activist discusses with Newsclick the situation in Sri Lanka after the defeat of the Tamil Tigers. She says achieving a lasting peace in Sri Lanka, involves backing the rights of the minorities -- human rights, linguistic rights, cultural rights -- need to be guaranteed and protected.  

blog banner pic.jpg ... The Indian Ocean island nation has come under pressure from Western governments and human right groups to account for war crimes they suspect it committed in the final phase of a 25-year war against LTTE rebels, often called the Tamil Tigers. After a U.N. General Assembly meeting on Syria, Pillay was asked what she thought about General Silva's appointment to Ban's Senior Advisory Group on Peackeeping. "It's a matter of...  

He identified three forces that are engaged in the anti-corruption battle in India: one, independent and committed people like himself; the Hazare movement; and Baba Ramdev whom he hailed as a leader with tremendous following ..... Played key role in India establishing diplomatic relationship. LTTE: Viewed Tamil Tigers striving for separate Eelam in Sri Lanka as part of problem, not solution. Wants LTTE ban to stay. Sethu: Opposed to Indo...  

High level military officials were rushed towards the political office of the Former Chief of Army who led the war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and contested the presidential election from opposition as a common candidate, General ...  

Sri Lanka had brutally crushed the Tamil Tigers Movement, massacring thousnads. "This matter should immeditaely be reported to the International Criminal Court," said Nazir Bhatti, a friend of the Baloch and president of the Pakistan Christian Congress.  

(AP) NEW YORK — A Canadian man in a New York court has admitted attempting to buy sophisticated technology for the now-defeated Tamil Tiger insurgents in Sri Lanka. Prosecutors say Ramanan Mylvaganam sought to obtain about $22,000 worth of ...  

Feb 08, New York: A Canadian Tamil man today pleaded guilty in a United States district court to charges of conspiring to provide material support to Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger terrorist group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam , a proscribed organization in the U.S.  

COLOMBO, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka released a new video on Wednesday which looks at the various crimes committed by the Tamil Tiger rebels during a brutal 30-year war. The release of the video comes as Sri Lanka prepares to face pressure at the UN Human ...  

MAPLE RIDGE, B.C.: One of the 492 Sri Lankan migrants who arrived in Canada last month aboard the MV Sun Sea allegedly travelled to foreign countries with a delegation belonging to the Tamil Tigers terrorist organisation, a hearing into his detention heard Wednesday.  

Three American diplomats will travel to Sri Lanka for talks about alleged killings of civilians by government troops in their campaign to defeat the Tamil Tigers, an official and report said Sunday. What these American Bastards know about Tamils and Sri Lanka?  

SMH found guilty of misleading story on Tamil TigersMuMbrellaThe Australian Press Council has upheld a complaint against the Sydney Morning Herald over its reporting of the final stages of the civil war between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers. According to the judgment, published by the SMH today ...Press Council adjudication on Tamil Tiger reportSydney Morning Heraldall 18 news articles »  

Catholic LeaderSri Lanka working to rebuildCatholic LeaderThe LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) have still got money. They are still advocating separatism, that is the worst thing. My mandate given to me by the president is to bring people together and I have done this right from day one. ...Sri Lanka Arbitrarily Detains Woman More Than 40 Months Without Access to Fair ...Salem-News.ComTGTE Determined to Bring Sri Lankan Leaders to Face...  

AFPSri Lanka approves 2012 budget, ups defence spendingAFPOfficials said they need to keep defence spending high to settle loans on military hardware purchased to fight the Tamil Tigers during nearly four decades of ethnic conflict that ended in 2009. Rajapakse devalued the currency by three percent during ...Sri Lanka's FDI exceeds $1bn in 2011: presidentPakistan Daily Timesall 19 news articles »  

GroundviewsNiromi 2009 versus Niromi Tigress 2011Groundviews... before Christmas 1987, at the age of 17, Niromi de Soyza found herself in an ambush as part of a small platoon of militant Tamil Tigers fighting the government forces in the bloody civil war that was to engulf Sri Lanka for decades (emphasis mine). ...  

IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICESKashmir WatchIEDs were also used extensively by Tamil Tigers against military targets in Sri Lanka. In all these cases certainly it was not Pakistan providing fertilizers to the makers of IEDs. Moreover Calcium Ammonium Nitrate is not the only element which is used ...and more »