02/23/2011
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with-light.de
The following photo-essay depicts some of the deplorable conditions facing war refugees as seen alongside the A9 highway, which connects Kandy in the central highlands to the Jaffna peninsula in Sri Lanka's north.
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02/13/2011
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The Sunday Leader
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has once again raised concerns regarding the security situation in Jaffna. This time, however, their concerns revolve around how the people have been affected by recent measures taken by authorities in Jaffna, supposedly to help eradicate crime.
“The government, or the army, is calling people to register themselves with photos of families. This is done through the Grama Niladaris,” explained TNA MP Suresh Premachandran.
01/12/2011
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newyorker.com
PHOTOS: In the magazine this week, Jon Lee Anderson writes about Sri Lanka following its decades-long civil war, and explains the history of ethnic conflict between the Sinhalese and the Tamil people. Here the photographer Patrick Brown documents the aftermath in the northern part of the country and looks at how people are getting on with their lives.
07/06/2010
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Groundviews, Vikalpa
OPENS PHOTOS AND VIDEO.
July 6, 2010 at 6:37 pm · Categories: Colombo, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, War Crimes | by Groundviews
Photos courtesy Vikalpa, and more will be added anon. Others taken by blogger Indi Samarajiva can be seen here.
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8 July 2010: For more videos and updates, read The protest by Wimal Weerawansa against the UN in Sri Lanka: Condoned by government? on Groundviews.