Sri Lanka, Tamils | featured news

Sri Lankan Tamil party drops separatist demand

Sri Lankan Tamil party drops separatist demand

Sri Lanka's main ethnic Tamil party on Friday dropped its demand for an independent state and said it is ready to accept regional self-rule, following the defeat of separatist Tamil Tiger rebels in a 25-year civil war.

 

Sri Lanka to release 130,000 Tamils

Sri Lanka to release 130,000 Tamils

The Sri Lankan government said Saturday it will lift restrictions on thousands of war-displaced ethnic Tamils still residing in squalid internment camps.

 

Subscribe to this RSS topic: Syndicate content