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THE Sri Lankan government has accused the remnants of defeated terrorist group the Tamil Tigers of funding the passage of asylum-seekers to Australia. Sri Lanka says it is part of a campaign to convince the world that Sri Lanka is not safe for Tamils.
May 28, 2012 at 13:58 | Source: The Australian
Nadesan, and the head of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Peace Secretariat, S. Pulideevan. The LTTE's police chief, its eastern leader, S. Ramesh, and deputy intelligence chief Kapil Amman, were also found dead. On Sunday, the guerrillas ...
May 19, 2012 at 11:46 | Source: Daily Telegraph
Since 2009 more than 11,000 people have been detained for varying periods. The authorities say they were attached to the Tamil Tigers. They are, or have been held, in what are called rehabilitation camps before rejoining their families at big, official ceremonies.
May 16, 2012 at 14:05 | Source: BBC News
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), who have been fighting for a separate ethnic homeland on the island, effectively surrendered when they said that their campaign had reached its "bitter end" and they would lay down their weapons after weeks ...
May 19, 2012 at 11:46 | Source: Daily Telegraph
One source in Batticaloa claimed the place was fire-bombed. The meeting was being held in an area that is at the heart of a turf war between two former Tamil Tigers — the Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Santhirakanthan (better known as ...
May 27, 2012 at 17:27 | Source: The Hindu
NEW YORK (AP) - A Canadian man who admitted to trying to help the now-defeated Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka has been sentenced in a New York court to time served. Ramanan Mylvaganam appeared before a federal judge in Brooklyn on Monday for his sentencing.
May 14, 2012 at 22:22 | Source: msnbc.com
The suspects are accused of crimes including being members of the outlawed Tamil Tigers, the armed rebel movement that fought against the government for years to establish a Tamil homeland. "We call upon the government to take immediate steps to release ...
May 24, 2012 at 22:24 | Source: Google
A prosecutor argued Friday that as the top U.S. representative for the Tamil Tigers, he deserved the maximum 20 years for raising money for a separatist group that earned the terrorist designation by the State Department. But Dearie said that it ...
May 11, 2012 at 15:59 | Source: FOX News
Fonseka, widely condemned for his role in atrocities during the 2009 battles against the Tamil Tigers that ended the 25-year civil war, was imprisoned on graft charges more than two years ago after challenging Rajapaksa for the presidency.
May 20, 2012 at 14:15 | Source: The Guardian
The day commemorates the triumph of Lankan armed forces over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May 19, 2009. “The Tamil Diaspora has not stopped its activities against Sri Lanka. It is no secret that LTTE leaders are freely ...
May 20, 2012 at 03:16 | Source: DAWN Group