Sri Lanka’s cricket team attacked in Pakistan – 3 March 2009
Armed men in Pakistan have targetted the Sri Lanka cricket team on their way to a test match in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore. At least six Pakistani police officers were killed in the attack and several cricketers wounded.
Civilians trapped in Sri Lanka fighting
The plight of civilians trapped between the opposing forces of the Sri Lankan army and the Tamil Tigers is causing increasing concern in the international community. There are calls for camps housing people fleeing fighting in northern Sri Lanka to to be run by civilians and not the military. Despite civilians being kept in a [...]
Tamils share concerns over Sri Lankan conflict
The conflict in northern Sri Lanka has raged on for most of the last 25 years, forcing millions of Tamils to seek refuge abroad.
Sri Lanka celebrate independence despite fighting – 4 Feb 09
More than 4000 soldiers and police took part in national day parades, despite the violence up north. Sri Lanka has been ravaged by war for almost half the time its been independent of Britain. An end to the conflict would be a huge relief but rebuilding shattered lives and restoring trust will take time and [...]
Medics evacuate destroyed Sri Lankan hospital – 05 Feb 09
The last medical facility in Sri Lanka’s war zone, where the government is fighting the Tamil fighters, has been shelled. Patients who had come to the hospital with injuries got more injured as the roof fell in. Red Cross medics decided to flee with 300 patients to a coastal area deeper inside the war zone. [...]
Sri Lanka media caught in the crossfire
With the Sri Lankan government pushing ahead with its offensive against the Tamil Tiger separatists, calls for a ceasefire are growing both from outside and inside the country. Al Jazeera’s Tony Birtley reports on the dangers facing some in the Sri Lankan media who speak out.
130,000 BRITISH TAMILS STAGE LARGEST EVER MARCH PROTESTING GENOCIDE !
More than one hundred thousand British Tamils marched through central London Saturday condemning Sri Lankas war against their people and calling for an independent Tamil Eelam. The unprecedented response on one of the coldest days this year turned out to be the largest ever gathering of the British Tamil community. It seems almost half of [...]
