Duo on 9 day 300km walk from Sydney reach Canberra
Seran Sribalan and Vishna Sivaraj have arrived in Canberra on the 9th day of their 300km walk from Sydney to Canberra. The duo wish to raise awareness of the plight of 300,000 Tamil civilians being forcibly detained in military controlled internment camps in the island of Sri Lanka.
The final leg of their walk will comprise of an awareness campaign today at 9AM at Garema Place, Canberra City, where speeches will be delivered by the pair.
Media release of USTPAC on the meeting with US state department officials
Tamil Diaspora Organizations Met US Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake and Other State Dept. Officials last week to Discuss Humanitarian and Political Situation in Sri Lanka. Tamil Americans united under US Tamil Political Action Council (USTPAC) issued a media release on this matter.
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Sri Lankan State Terror extends boundaries: BTF
The Sri Lankan Government has once again exposed its arrogance as a ‘democratic state’ apparently unbound by international law and order, extending their practice of illegal abductions, kidnap, disappearances and violations of human rights with impunity, this time across international borders, says British Tamil Forum in its press release yesterday. The military establishment’s disrespect and disregard to international law and order in Sri Lanka is now being permitted internationally, it seems.
Tamils affirm their quest for self-rule: AFTA
The Australasian Federation of Tamil Associations (AFTA), the umbrella body of the peak Tamil Associations in Australia and New Zealand would like to draw the attention of the International Community (IC) to the outcome of the local council elections held in northern Sri Lanka that stands a testimony to their quest for self-rule in the Tamil homeland.
Arrest of KP will not arrest the struggle of Tamils to win their rightful aspirations: Norwegian Tamil Forum
A media release by Norwegian Tamil Forum on the ‘Illegal arrest of KP and extraordinary rendition’ says that the arrest of KP and the abominable act of extra-ordinary rendition may set a very bad precedence in the South which is already fraught with Human and Fundamental Rights violations. ‘Junta rule’ and ’Marcos types ’ are to be condemned in the strongest terms, it said.
Tamil Canadians hold vigils across Canada urging cricket world to boycott Sri Lanka
Tamil in Canada held vigils across the country to urge the cricket world for boycotting Sri Lanka cricket team until the nearly 300,000 civilians in internment camps were released.
The vigils participated by hundreds of Tamils took place in Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver outside the New Zealand High Commission and consulates.
An Urgent Appeal to the International Community and Human rights Organizations
Detention of Selvarasa Pathmanathan (KP) In Sri Lanka,
We Tamil Diaspora in Switzerland profoundly shocked and dismayed by the arrest of Selvarasa Pathmanathan (KP) in Malaysia and his hand over to the Sri Lankan authorities where he faces torture and execution.
1000-mile trek by Canadian students reaches half way mark
Three Canadian college students, who started a 1000-mile trek from Chicago to Washington D.C. on the 26th of June to raise awareness of the general American population to the several thousand Tamil civilians killed by the Sri Lanka military during the first two weeks of May, and the 300,000 Tamil civilians held in Sri Lanka military supervised internment camps, have now nearly reached the half-way mark.
AFTA Welcomes Tamil National Alliance’s Political Stand
AFTA welcomes TNA’s declaration that a political solution for the Eelam Tamils should be based on their right to self-determination, acknowledging their historical homeland in the north-east of the island, a press release by AFTA said Wednesday.
Tamils for Obama sends letter to Jewish organizations, seeks link and common cause with Jews
Tamils for Obama sent a letter to major international Jewish organizations in which the Tamil American organization cited ancient and modern connections between Jews and Tamils and suggested that they make common cause against problems and enemies they both face, according to press release of Tamils for Obama.
