08/06/2010
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AsiaNews
On 17 July, masked men wielding weapons destroyed the homes of residents in Panama and Ragamvila, two coastal villages in northeastern Sri Lanka. Police and troops who now occupy the area have prevented residents from coming back. Locals accuse the government of taking their land to promote tourist development.
06/24/2010
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AsiaNews
The civil war has widowed tens of thousands of women in Jaffna, their husbands, civilian victims of the conflict. The women have to cope with an unhelpful government and social prejudice in Tamil society. Private groups provide aid so that they can regain their dignity. Our correspondent continues her reports on the aftermath of the war.
06/20/2010
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AsiaNews
Report from Jaffna, the scene of a long and bloody civil war lost by the locals against the central power. The stories of the people. The many instances of violence, still current ongoing. The desire to start over.
06/14/2010
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AsiaNews, TransCurrents
As Tamil signs disappear in northern Sri Lanka, those in Sinhalese go up. Soldiers are rebuilding Buddhist temples whilst allowing Christian churches and Hindu temples to lay in ruin even though most locals belong to these two religions. Meanwhile, monuments celebrating the Sinhalese victory are starting to dot the region, but for Tamil victims there is but oblivion.
06/01/2010
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AsiaNews
SRI LANKA
Vanni, northern Sri Lanka, where war has never ended
by Melani Manel Perera
The area is still actually in the hands of the military, which allowed the return of the population but force them to live in absolute poverty. The military blocks any attempts to improve their lives, but does not stop abuse and violence.