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Sri Lanka: Disturbing Questions

Does the pressure from Tamil Nadu really help in the resolution of the knotty ethnic issue in Sri Lanka?

(NEW DELHI, India) - Some years ago, I was in Sri Lankan capital Colombo.

On learning that my home state happens to be Odisha despite my Delhi-upbringing, the general manager of the hotel where I was staying at upgraded my booking to an executive-suite and extended me further facilities.

Precious Life of Asma Should be Protected But Asma Also Should Correct UN Report 2009

Asma as Rapporteur submitted UN Report as if she was working for Indian State.

(BANGALURO, India) - Leading media of India and Pakistan has rightly shown concerns about Asma Jahangir’s life and security which is allegedly being threatened by Pakistan State actors (Military and ISI).

They are reacting out of embarrassment regarding their anti- human rights activities which are routinely highlighted by Asma including support of Asma to human rights of the people of Balochistan

Ocampo Says Speech Can Be Crime, Steps Back from Sri Lanka Mapping

Sri Lanka's General Shavendra Silva, depicted in Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's own report engaged in war crimes.

(UNITED NATIONS) - As International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo delivered his swan song Tuesday in a Security Council briefing on Darfur, Sudan's Permanent Representative Daffa-Alla Elhag Ali Osman sounded a discordant note outside at the stakeout.

In the end each man declared victory.

The Sri-Lanka-China Relationship: A Print Media Analysis

The policy of harmony and China’s deep pockets are vital signs of Sri Lanka shifting closer to China’s orbit.

(NEW DELHI, India IPCS) - China’s deepening relationship with Sri Lanka is becoming increasingly conspicuous as the emerging super power extends relations beyond its sphere of influence.

This paper brings out the Sri Lankan perceptions of the unconditional and timely help of China for Sri Lanka’s overall development.

War Crimes against Sri Lankan Soldiers Swept Under the Carpet

No one has uttered a word about the possibility of war crimes perpetrated by the Sri Lankan forces against its own soldiers.

(LONDON Sri Lanka Guardian) - Much has been spoken about and campaigned against on the war crimes perpetrated by the government forces and the LTTE.

But war crimes committed on the dead Sri Lankan soldiers by the state has never touched the conscience of the war victims, war crimes campaigners and the media yet.

IC Role in Massacre of Tamils a Shame for Entire Century: Kurdish Activist

Kurdish activist said that when “illegal and militarist states” cooperate with one another, it was necessary for people oppressed by such states to build greater solidarity with each other.

(CHENNAI, India TamilNet) - The international players knew what would happen to the Tamils in May 2009; they did nothing to prevent it.

Mirham Yigit, Head of Kurdish Institute in Germany, says that was a shame right at the beginning of the 21st century, and a shame for the entire century.

A `Warm` Jubilee Welcome

Rajapaksa arrives on SriLankan Airlines flight UL505 on the night of the 3rd of June at terminal four in Heathrow.

(LONDON) - Several songs have been composed urging British Tamils to rally together and extend President Rajapaksa a ‘warm’ welcome. One is a remix of the popular Tamil song ‘Kolaveri’.

Temple of Tamil Folk Heritage in Sri Lanka Found Destroyed, Desecrated

Jaffna University History Department surveyed and documented damage to the temples in the resettled parts of the HSZ in Valikaamam North.

(JAFFNA, Sri Lanka TamilNet) - A unique temple of Tamil Eelam folk heritage, dedicated to Kooddaththaar, was found destroyed, and its rare bronze idol sawed off and stolen.

For the last two decades the locality was under the ‘High Security Zone’ (HSZ) of the occupying Sinhala military.

Revolutionary Women Maoist Fighters Play Key Role in Indian Rebellion

Maoist female fighters in the style of the Revolution - in the Indian state of rebellion!

(SALEM) - India has long been a state of rebellion; dating back to the early years of the 20th Century, when freedom fighters launched the effort to expel British colonialist occupiers and the words 'Inquilab Zindanad thundered.

Hindus Concerned About Racist Violence Against Indians in Ukraine

Hindu Statesman Rajan Zed urges personal intervention of Ukrainian President Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych and Prime Minister Mykola Yanovych Azarov on the issue of reported racism.

(RENO, NV.) - Horrified Indian students recently faced a vicious racially motivated assault in Metalist Stadium in Kharkiv.

In the capital Kyiv; an Indian man was attacked near Libidskaya metro station in front of many people. The reports go on.