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May 7, 2009

Church workers aid people caught up in Sri Lanka conflict

Churches in Sri Lanka are helping desperate families looking for loved ones missing in the civil war that is raging in the country. Government troops cornering Tamil militants have forced around 200,000 people into refugee camps.
April 27, 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.
April 27, 2009

Holding onto hope for Sri Lanka

The grim situation in Sri Lanka shows the hazards of extreme ethnic nationalism, says Savi Hensman. In today’s world, many people – whether they regard themselves as atheists, agnostics or religious believers – in reality put their ‘nation’ first, often symbolised by a flag.
April 11, 2009

London march and lobby for opponents of Sri Lanka bloodshed

One of the two Tamil demonstrators on hunger strike opposite the House of Commons in London has agreed to suspend his fast, reports the BBC. But the protests against the killing in Sri Lanka continue.
April 7, 2009

Parliament protesters say they will stay until the government acts

Some 28 hours after their protest began, Tamils are still in Parliament Square in London. They say they will not leave until the UK government pledges to help stop the slaughter in Sri Lanka.
April 7, 2009

Westminster Bridge closed by Tamil protest against Sri Lanka's war

Three thousand Tamil protesters this morning temporarily forced the closure of London's Westminster Bridge, demanding that the UK government should act to end the war in Sri Lanka.
April 5, 2009

Sri Lankan authorities arrest churches' justice and peace worker

The executive secretary for justice and peace of the National Christian Council of Sri Lanka has been arrested by a terrorism investigation unit of the government in Colombo.
February 2, 2009

Protests in London for Sri Lanka peace and Tibet freedom

Protests took place in Britain's capital over the weekend, calling for an end to the government-backed slaughter in Sri Lanka and for the freedom of Tibet from Chinese domination.
January 9, 2007

Growing Tamil refugee crisis disrupts Sri Lanka celebrations

Almost all the churches in Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka shunned Christmas celebrations due to a refugee crisis in their war-stricken region ‚Ä' writes Anto Akkara of ENI.
December 9, 2006

Christian leaders deplore repressive Sri Lanka anti-terror law

Churches in Sri Lanka have denounced the revival of a draconian anti-terrorism law by the government aimed at hobbling support for ethnic Tamil rebels with whom government forces are in almost a fully-fledged war despite there being an official cease-fire - reports Ecumenical News International.