MIA Super Bowl: A Child of War and Displacement – International Business Times

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NCET expects Norway to approach Eezham Tamils with fresh attitudes, personalities (Tamilnet)

Peace comes from absence of fear, violence and social confrontations. Reconciliation comes from justice and parity between the parties. Development of a people comes from their right to conceive it and own it. How could Norway expect Eezham Tamils in Norway to contribute to peace, reconciliation and development within the Sri Lankan frame, amidst militarisation, colonisation, subordination,...

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Tamil actress, stepbrother arrested for sex racket

A Tamil actress who allegedly resorted to prostitution to tide over a financial crisis was arrested along with her stepbrother on Saturday night. The police suspect that it was her stepfather who work... Related Stories Baby Falak's biological mother traced; 2 others detained Father, stepmother of tortured Mumbai girl flee, grandparents may get custody Her dying words revealed husband set her on ......

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‘Noose, hear my story’

| by Murugan The writer, One of the death Convicts in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination casetranslated by L.Annadoure – (Junior Vikaden dt.5.10.2011)
( February 06, Chennai, Sri Lanka Guardian) When I was in Ilangai I had not heard much about the structure of police force and their activities and the court proceedings, for these were less conspicuous there. But having been entwined and indicted in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case, the perennial tortures which I was subjected to while being...

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‘Tamils are a distinct people entitled to certain rights like Self-Determination in International law’

M.A. Sumanthiran MP Interviewed by Namini Wijedasa Hello Friends, Talks between the Sri Lankan Government’s main constituent the Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) and the Tamil National Alliance(TNA)has currently reached an impasse. The Govt which engaged in bi-lateral talks with the TNA has now suspended it unilaterally and instead convened a Parliamentary Select Committee.It now wants [...]...

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Popular Tamil movie actress arrested for prostitution

Pune, Feb 5: A popular Tamil actress was arrested , for alleged involvement in a prostitution case from a five-star hotel in Viman Nagar, Pune, Maharashtra, last evening, said the police."We laid a trap and sent a decoy customer. Caroline...

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Westminister exhibition on Tamil genocide brings MPs to voice for international investigations (Tamilnet)

MPs, peers from the House of Lords and a cross-party group of politicians endorsed the call for an independent, international investigation into allegations of war crimes in Sri Lanka, at an exhibition organized by the BTF and APPGT held Tuesday at Portcullis House, a parliamentary building in Westminster. The exhibition highlighted the protracted nature of the genocide of the Eezham Tamils...

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The former JVP MP K.D.Lal Kantha says that the Tamil National Alliance is using the issue of power devolution for their political objectives.

The former JVP MP K.D.Lal Kantha says that the Tamil National Alliance is using the devolution issue achieve their political objectives....

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Mr. Minister, my name is Sunanda Deshapriya. I am not a terrorist.

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An Open Letter to Minister Keheliya Rambukwella

Mr. Minister, I don’t know whether you have seen the film called ‘my name is Khan. In it, the main character played by popular actor Shah Rukh Khan Repeats the lines ‘My name is Khan. I am not a terrorist’ at different points in the film, in order to affirm his innocence. I too am about to tell you a similar story.  ‘My name is Sunanda...

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Sri Lanka: Pirapaharan postal stamp released in Norway

Eezham Tamil activists in Norway on Saturday released stamps featuring LTTE leader V. Pirapaharan, the map of Tamil Eelam and some of the LTTE declared national symbols of the de-facto state of Tamil Eelam, including the Tamil Eelam national flag. The stamps were released in front of the Norwegian Parliament by Jeyasri Balasubramaniam, a candidate elected to represent the Eezham Tamils in two ......

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