09/29/2011
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Times of India
COLOMBO: A group Sri Lankans, most of them Tamils, who failed in their bid to get asylum in the UK, have been deported back to the country, despite concerns raised by rights groups over their fate.
08/02/2011
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The Hindu
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday announced a monthly old-age dole of Rs. 1000 to 5,544 Lankan Tamils living in refugee camps in the state.
06/04/2011
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Tehelka
Sri Lankan refugees in India are ready to do anything to escape their camps. Sai Manish finds out why
03/07/2011
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CTV
Tamil migrants who arrived on B.C. shores last summer from Sri Lanka may have a better chance of staying in Canada after the federal government lost a refugee hearing.
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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01/10/2011
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The Globe and Mail
New policy could affect refugee claimants from Ocean Lady and MV Sun Sea
11/23/2010
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Vancouver Sun
VANCOUVER — Canada's acceptance of refugee claims from Sri Lanka plummeted in September, the month following the arrival of a boatload of 492 Tamil migrants, new immigration data show.
10/30/2010
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Lanka Business Online
BANGKOK, October 30, 2010 (AFP) - Thai authorities have arrested 61 Tamil migrants from Sri Lanka, police said Saturday, in the second such crackdown in recent weeks.
10/18/2010
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The Australian
SRI Lanka's security supremo has called on Canberra to get tough with asylum-seekers amid claims most return home within a year.
10/13/2010
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The Toronto Star
The aspiring refugees are being dishonest when they tell Canadian officials they fear for their personal safety in Sri Lanka, says Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris. And a recent internal study by the Canadian High Commission in Colombo seems to give the minister’s claim some credence.