11/20/2011
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BBC
EDITOR'S PICK: In 2009, a young boy flees Sri Lanka's civil war carrying a violin. In 2011, BBC reporter Priyath Liyanage tries to find him. Follow links for the full radio clip.
10/10/2011
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The Hindu
In just over a year, Jaffna peninsula has seen the visit of two Foreign Secretaries to the sites of a prestigious Indian housing project. In more than a year, a mere 52 of the 1,000 houses meant for the war-affected Tamils have been built. A total of 50,000 houses are to be built.
10/05/2011
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IRIN
COLOMBO, 5 October 2011 (IRIN) - The Joint Plan for Assistance (JPA) for Sri Lanka's war-torn Northern Province is facing a US$200 million shortfall, according to the UN.
08/28/2011
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The Sunday Leader
By KUSAL PERERA The largest number of detainees over the “grease devil” protests, is from Navanthurai, Jaffna. Over one hundred men were reported arrested on August 23, 2011. The time of the arrests was around 01.30 a.m, which is dead of the night, when devils, if any, usually roam. The rounding up operation of fast-sleeping men in their homes was by the military.
08/27/2011
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BBC
Skulls, skeletons and bones belonging to eight human beings have been found in an island off Jaffna, officials say.
08/02/2011
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Newsclick
Ahilan Kadirgamar, spokesperson of the Sri Lanka Democracy Forum, suggests that the Tamil National Alliance's victory combined with international pressure after the Channel 4 Documentary and the UN Special Panel Report have brought upon added impetus for the Sri Lankan government to proceed with steps towards a "political solution" in that country. The peoples' mandate in the Northern Province in the local body elections held there in July this year, were clearly a rebuff to the Rajapaksa regime's efforts to limit the discourse to "development".
08/02/2011
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Conclusion Among residents of Jaffna District in Sri Lanka, prevalence of symptoms of war-related mental health conditions was substantial and significantly associated with displacement status and underlying trauma exposure. courtesy: Journal of the American Medical Association
07/24/2011
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BBC
Sri Lanka's biggest Tamil party wins local elections in the former war zone in the north and east, in a rare electoral setback for the government.
07/23/2011
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Colombo Page
Sri Lanka : War-battered Tamils in Sri Lanka vote for rights, not for development