27 May 2009

Southampton protest: Stop the slaughter of Tamils

A SMALL but militant group of Southampton University students protested against the genocide of the Tamil people at the local civic centre and regional BBC building, writes Rosie Isaac, Southampton Socialist Students.

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Sri Lankan speaker addresses Youth Fight for Jobs conference on the plight of the Tamil people, photo Paul Mattsson

13 May 2009

Sri Lanka's killing zone

HUNDREDS OF Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka were killed last weekend as a result of heavy artillery shelling in the war zone - a few square kilometres of coastal strip containing around 100,000 Tamil civilians and LTTE guerrillas...

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100,000 strong demonstration calling for an end to the war in the north of Sri Lanka , photo Paul Mattsson

15 April 2009

Sri Lanka: Stop the war - fight for democratic rights

AFTER A week of escalating protests worldwide against the mounting slaughter of Tamils in Sri Lanka, the Rajapakse government announced a two-day halt to the fighting with the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, writes Elizabeth Clarke, Committee for a Workers' International.

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7 April 2009

Stop the slaughter of Tamils in Sri Lanka

The ghastly slaughter of Tamils in Sri Lanka continues daily and an official 'end' to the war will not mean an end to this nightmare, writes Elizabeth Clarke, Committee for a Workers' International.

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25 March 2009

Stop the slaughter of Tamils: London campaign meeting

THE CAMPAIGN to stop the slaughter of Tamils and for democratic and trade union rights in Sri Lanka initiated in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, came to London on Saturday 21 March, writes Manny Thain.

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Massive demonstration in London against ther military attacks on Tamils in the north of Sri Lanka, photo D. Carr

19 March 2009

Worldwide protests at killings of Tamils

THERE IS ferment among Tamil-speaking people worldwide over the slaughter taking place in the north of Sri Lanka, writes Senan.

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5 February 2009

Sri Lanka: Stop the slaughter!

IN EXTREMELY cold weather, 125,000 Sri Lankan Tamils living in England took to the streets of London on Saturday 31 January to protest against the atrocities of the Sri Lankan government in its war on the Tamils in the north of the country, writes Senan, Socialist Party, London.

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