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Saturday, April 26, 2014
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26 April 2014
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April 2009 - Relentless bombing of No Fire Zone, Sri Lanka rejects LTTE
ceasefire announcement, British Tamil enters 20th day of fastOver
200 civilians were injured and several died after the Sri Lankan air
force indiscriminately bombed the No Fire Zone 39 times, reported TamilNet.
Sources in the No Fire Zone also reported an increasing number of military personnel around the borders of the No Fire Zone, spreading fears of an imminent aerial and ground assault into the No Fire Zone.
In a statement that acknowledged international concerns, the LTTE political division announced a unilateral ceasefire.
See full statement here.
The Sri Lankan government responded immediately, rejecting the idea of a ceasefire as a ‘joke’ reported The Guardian.
Meanwhile a British Tamil activist, entered the 20th day of his hunger strike in Parliament Square, calling for an end to the genocide of Tamils. Protests in Parliament Square continued day after day, calling for international intervention to stop a genocide.
25 April 2009 - Sri Lankan government denies vital aid to the No Fire ZoneA 1.5 Mega Tonne World Food Programme (WFP) shipment that was scheduled to arrive at the coastal region of the No fire Zone, Mullivaikal, was diverted to Jaffna at by the Sri Lankan government, reported Tamilnet.
The diversion came as earlier reports from the No Fire Zone suggested that 165000 Tamil civilians were about to face a humanitarian disaster.
25 April 2009 - Jayalalitha concludes independent Eelam is only solution
Sources in the No Fire Zone also reported an increasing number of military personnel around the borders of the No Fire Zone, spreading fears of an imminent aerial and ground assault into the No Fire Zone.
In a statement that acknowledged international concerns, the LTTE political division announced a unilateral ceasefire.
See full statement here.
The Sri Lankan government responded immediately, rejecting the idea of a ceasefire as a ‘joke’ reported The Guardian.
Meanwhile a British Tamil activist, entered the 20th day of his hunger strike in Parliament Square, calling for an end to the genocide of Tamils. Protests in Parliament Square continued day after day, calling for international intervention to stop a genocide.
25 April 2009 - Sri Lankan government denies vital aid to the No Fire ZoneA 1.5 Mega Tonne World Food Programme (WFP) shipment that was scheduled to arrive at the coastal region of the No fire Zone, Mullivaikal, was diverted to Jaffna at by the Sri Lankan government, reported Tamilnet.
The diversion came as earlier reports from the No Fire Zone suggested that 165000 Tamil civilians were about to face a humanitarian disaster.
25 April 2009 - Jayalalitha concludes independent Eelam is only solution
