03/10/2011
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AFP, Agence France-Presse
An asylum seeker from Sri Lanka has been ordered deported over his links to an extremist Tamil separatist group, Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board announced Wednesday.
03/08/2011
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Washington Post
Canada orders a Tamil migrant to be deported because of his past with the Tamil Tigers rebels
11/11/2010
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BBC
The Australian high court has backed a claim by two migrants for the right of appeal in a case that may change Australia's refugee policy.
09/20/2010
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Associated Press
SYDNEY — An Australian court sentenced a Sri Lanka-born refugee to more than five years in prison Monday for helping to smuggle nearly 200 asylum seekers to Australia in a leaky boat.
09/09/2010
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IRIN
JAFFNA, 9 September 2010 (IRIN) - Fifteen months after the end of fighting between Sri Lankan government forces and the Tamil Tigers, women in the north are taking up a new and challenging role as breadwinners - with more and more becoming day labourers to support their families.
08/11/2010
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The Globe and Mail
Man who wants to be a refugee waits - and dislikes relying on welfare
07/26/2010
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Toronto Star
VANCOUVER—A cargo ship allegedly carrying more than 200 Tamil refugees is being monitored by U.S. and Canadian officials as it makes its way to the British Columbia coastline after being turned away by Thai and Australian authorities.
07/12/2010
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The Australian
AS an ex-banker of Tamil heritage, Brami Jegan has hardly been plucked from central casting for a life in Australian politics.