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India Steps Up for Battered Sri Lankan Tamils, Finally

Lawyers of Supreme Court and Members of the Delhi Tamil Advocates Association hold Mass Protest March in New Delhi condemning the inaction of International Community in bringing war criminals of the Sri Lankan Regime to Justice.

(SACRAMENTO / DELHI) - Advocates for Sri Lankan Tamils are moved by a mass protest against the war crimes of Sri Lanka that was held today in Delhi.

Visvanathan Sivam, whose name is familiar to those engaged in this struggle, called the news from Lawyers of Supreme Court and Members of the Delhi Tamil Advocates Association "most welcome". Sivam is not alone.

MossadGate: `NSA Prism` Mossad Spying Cousins Out of the Closet

The NSA leaving data harvesting, data mining and data milling activity to the Mossad is leaving a Fox guarding a Henhouse.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - In San Francisco the "secret room" is Room 641A at 611 Folsom Street, the site of a large SBC phone building, ... spy operation is the fact that only people with security clearance from the National Security Agency can enter this room.

The US National Security Agency has an Israeli Mossad cousin or two “wishing” to come out of the Telecom closet. The Israeli Mossad spin-off companies are all over the planet: Verint, Comverse, Unit 8200 (preceding names Mossad synonyms)... Brasil Telecom, Orange S.A., formerly France Télécom S.A., Egypt Telecom, AT&T, Microsoft, Apple are all ‘infiltrated/compromised’.

Press TV: Death Threats on Sri Lanka Government Radio

The problems began on 25 October, when Fernando was interviewed by The Island newspaper in Colombo. She discussed the condition of sex workers in Sri Lanka.

(SACRAMENTO) - A well-known and highly regarded Sri Lankan human rights activist received death threats live on state radio last week.

Ms. Nimalka Fernando knows journalists and activists who speak out against the government are murdered and disappear with mind-numbing consistency in Sri Lanka, but the discussion of her murder live on state radio was shocking even for this seasoned veteran activist.

Everything But Real News (VIDEO)

Critical review of Real News video shows pattern of inaccuracies that deviate little from established media misinformation.

(LONDON) - In this video I expose the obvious contradictions intrinsic to Jewish progressive thoughts as explored by Paul Jay and Max Blumenthal. We are dealing here with nothing short of controlled opposition.

This is my first attempt to produce such a video..I am obviously technically limited on that front. But I promise to improve quickly.

Sri Lanka Rights Abuse Allegations Divide Commonwealth

Other leaders are still coming, despite pressure on them to join the boycott.

(COLOMBO BBC) - The heads of government of the 53 nations of the Commonwealth come together every two years for a summit. This time, several have decided to stay away, to boycott the gathering in Sri Lanka.

The prime ministers of Canada, India and Mauritius say they cannot take part. Their basic complaint: Sri Lanka's President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, should not have been allowed to host the Commonwealth and then take over for the next two years as chairperson of an organisation committed to values of democracy and human rights which he is accused of flouting.

So Have Peace Talks Collapsed?

Next stop: the International Criminal Court?

(LONDON) - In an earlier article I said that if the Palestinian Authority suddenly beamed information at me I'd view it with grave suspicion. So what was I supposed to make of the press release below, received yesterday evening and purporting to be from the PLO Negotiations Affairs Department and relayed by the embassy in London?

I could find nothing about this bombshell on the PLO or Palestine Mission UK websites.

OIC in New Push to Set Up an Office in Myanmar

"OIC wants to open an office in Myanmar," MP Khin Saw Wai told RFA's Myanmar Service amid continuing protests against the OIC visit by Buddhist groups.

(RANGOON RFA) - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is pressing predominantly-Buddhist Myanmar to allow it to set up an office in the country to channel humanitarian assistance to the Rohingya Muslim minority who have borne the brunt of sectarian violence, lawmakers said.

A previous OIC request to set up a permanent office had been rejected by the Myanmar government following protests by Buddhists concerned over any international aid to the Rohingyas, most of whom are considered illegal immigrants.

US Congressional Caucus on Ethnic and Religious Freedom in Sri Lanka Praised by USTPAC

“USTPAC believes this bi-partisan Caucus will be an effective tool to highlight the systematic oppression faced by the Tamil and Muslim peoples,” - Dr. Elias Jeyarajah, President of USTPAC

(WASHINGTON, DC) - The United States Tamil Political Action Council (USTPAC) welcomes the launch of the Congressional Caucus on Ethnic and Religious Freedom in Sri Lanka at the US Congress this week.

UTSTPAC hopes this will be a turning point for the Tamils in the occupied North-East of Sri Lanka.

Banned from CHOGM: Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers

Gabriela Knaul discusses options that exist for bringing accountability and democracy, human rights and rule of law to rogue states like Sri Lanka

(GENEVA) - The Sri Lankan government blocked the conference titled "Commonwealth Values to Protect Democracy" scheduled to be held today in Colombo. Among the speakers was Mrs. Gabriela Knaul, Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers.

She discusses options that exist for bringing accountability and democracy, human rights and rule of law to rogue states like Sri Lanka, a nation charged with egregious human rights violations and war crimes...

Sri Lanka Blocks Freedom Of Movement During CHOGM

Military personnel stopped the buses and turned the families back to their home districts at Madawachchiya and Madhu.

(COLOMBO) - Two days ahead of the Commonwealth Summit where Sri Lanka will assume the chair of an organisation that holds as its core values democracy, human rights and good governance.

Yet the military has stopped busloads of families of the disappeared from travelling to Colombo from the Northern Province.