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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)

  • 2 Apr 2010
    Loyalty in Sri Lanka's state of suspicion

    In Sri Lanka in recent decades, the term "traitor" has been flung about with wild abandon, says Savi Hensman, raising questions about what loyalty people might owe to a nation and what this might mean in practice.

  • 25 Nov 2009
    Sri Lanka told promise to free displaced must be followed by action

    Human rights groups have welcomed the government of Sri Lanka’s promise to lift by 1 December any restrictions on movement of at least 130,000 people displaced by the war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam.

  • 27 Apr 2009
    Pressure continues for an end to Sri Lanka killing after LTTE ceasefire

    Sri Lankan troops will not use heavy weapons or air strikes iagainst Tamil rebels in the north-east, the government in Colombo has said. But it has dismissed an LTTE ceasefire and civilian casualties continue to rise alarmingly.

  • 4 Oct 2007
    Muslims and Hindus join mourners for slain Sri Lankan Catholic priest

    The funeral of a Sri Lankan Roman Catholic priest tragically killed by a mine blast as he was on his way to distribute supplies to displaced people, has attracted more than 5,000 mourners including Hindus and Muslims.

  • 22 Jun 2007
    Sri Lanka faces continuing nightmare of violence

    Civilians are bearing the brunt of violence as fighting rages in Sri Lanka between the military and the Tamil Tigers (LTTE), church and civilian humanitarian agencies report. Long-term solutions are vitally needed.

  • 23 Dec 2006
    Churches support Sri Lanka anti-war movement appeal

    The church-backed National Anti-War Front (NAWF) in Sri Lanka has appealed to the government and Tamil rebels to observe an immediate cease-fire during the Christmas season - writes Anto Akkara for Ecumenical News International.