The United Nations has registered its strong objections to protests organized outside its offices in Colombo today by a Sri Lankan cabinet minister that prevented the world body’s staff and visitors from entering or leaving […]
Reports states, the United Nation Office in Colombo is temporarily closed down. The National Freedom Alliance headed by Government Minister Wimal Weerawansa conducted a protest in front of United Nation Office today to dismantle the […]
BBC The European Union has decided to withdraw Sri Lanka’s preferential trade access to EU markets after it failed to improve its human rights record. The concessions will be stopped on 15 August on a […]
Inner City Press writes about the behaviour of Sri Lanka Party on UN Staff. The UN said it was an “individual opinion,” when Sri Lanka’s Minister for Housing and Construction Wimal Weerawansa last week called […]
Joe Higgins MEP from Tamil solidarity has written a letter to both German Ambassador in Ireland and Federal Ministry of the Interior showing his disapproval for the appointment of Jagath Dias as the deputy ambassador […]
Tamil refugees, fleeing the brutal horror of the war and repression of the Rajapakse regime, have met a further denial of democratic rights and lack of assistance from the Australian government. Over the last year […]
A number of people, representing various groups from six countries, visited Sri Lanka. Charles Antonidas, one of the visitors, has produced a statement on the purpose of the visit for Tamil Solidarity. Here we publish Charles […]
2ND LEAD (UPDATE) KP-Diaspora programme operated by SL Military Intelligence: Doctor Arudkumar [TamilNet, Monday, 28 June 2010, 21:31 GMT] Sri Lankan Director of National Intelligence, Major General Kapila Hendawitharana, the longest serving intelligence officer of […]
The decision of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) to hold this year’s awards festival in Colombo has been widely condemned. The Film Employees’ Federation of South India (FEFSI) which represents the film employees’ union, […]
Government Inquiry Inadequate; UN Should Establish International Investigation May 20, 2010 A member of the LTTE apparently captured by the Sri Lankan Air Mobile Brigade. In subsequent photos (downloadable via links below), the man appears […]
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