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India hoodwinks Tamils as three splinter groups of the LTTE accept the 13th amendment

Friday February 26, 2021
India has once again hoodwinked Tamils by calling for the implementation of the now defunct 13th amendment to Sri Lanka's constitution.  
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UN human rights chief calls for Sri Lanka to be referred to the ICC

Wednesday January 27, 2021
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for Sri Lanka to be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC).  
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Religious leaders call for the release of Tamil political prisoners

Monday December 28, 2020
Hindu, Christian and Muslim leaders took to the streets on Monday calling for the release of Tamil political prisoners languishing in Sri Lankan jails.
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Covid-19 death toll mounts in Sri Lanka

Sunday December 27, 2020
A total number of 191 people have died in Sri Lanka after having contracted the coronavirus.   On Sunday, 4 Covid-19 deaths were reported.  
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Defying state repression Heroes' Day marked across Tamil Eelam

Friday November 27, 2020
Heroes' Day was marked across occupied Tamil Eelam today, defying Sri Lankan state repression.
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Rajapaksa confirms India was complicit in Tamil genocide

Tuesday February 11, 2020
The Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has confirmed that India was complicit in the genocidal war waged against the Tamils.   ...
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Healing the wounds of Sri Lanka's civil war is a critical issue - the US

Tuesday January 28, 2020
The US and Sri Lanka have a shared interest in the critical issue of healing the wounds of the civil war, a senior American diplomat has claimed.   ...
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Furious Sri Lankan minister orders Tamil to be given secondary status in the North

Tuesday January 21, 2020
A Sri Lankan cabinet minister has ordered Tamil language to be given secondary status in the predominantly Tamil speaking Northern province.   ...
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Germany exercises universal jurisdiction; convicts a Tamil for his alleged role in Kadirgamar's assassination

Tuesday January 21, 2020
A German court has sentenced a Tamil man to six years and ten months in prison for his alleged role in the assassination of the former Sri Lankan  Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar in 2005. ...
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