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Sri Lankan Government must make dramatic political changes - Co-chairs

[ Vavuniya News Media, 05/30/2006 10:59 AM GMT, by admin ]
The Government of Sri Lanka must show that it will address the legitamate grievances of the Tamils and the Tamil Tigers must re-enter the negotiating process, renounce terrorism and violence, said Co-Chairs of the Tokyo Donor Conference. Colombo must immediately prevent groups based in its territory from carrying out violence and acts of terrorism. It must protect the rights and security of Tamils, ensure violators are prosecuted and must show that it is ready to make the dramatic political changes to bring about a new system of governance. The international community will support such steps; failure to take such steps will diminish international support, said the strong worded statement.
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Canada's Toronto and Ottawa protests draw the largest crowd

[ Vavuniya News Media, 05/30/2006 10:53 AM GMT, by admin ]
Toronto Tamils protest agains EU ban
On the Tamil Diaspora's day of solidarity around the world, more than 25,000 Canadian Tamils in Mel Lastman Square in Toronto Monday inspite of a transit strike in the city to protest against the human rights abuses committed by the Government of Sri Lanka against their relatives in the North and East. The rally in Toronto was the largest of in worldwide demonstrations that were held simultaneously from New Zealand to Canada. The larger venue overflowed and the people stayed on adjoining streets.
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3000 Tamils rally in Bern, Switzerland, braving rain

[ Vavuniya News Media, 05/30/2006 10:33 AM GMT, by admin ]
Swiss people potest against the EU ban
The European Union (EU) move to ban Liberation Tigers, despite the continued killings of Tamil activists and civilians, is unjust, said Julia Jean Marie, a French professor, addressing the Tamil rally held in front of the Swiss Parliament in Bern. "Tamil struggle has overcome many hurdles. The NorthEast has matured into a state, and with its able leadership will succeed in overcoming all obstacles standing in their way to achieve their goal of right to self-rule," said Professor Julia Jean Marie, in fluent Tamil, in Bern where more than 3000 Tamils gathered from 13:45 p.m till 15:35 p.m., Monday.
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EU bans LTTE, but Norway said it will not align itself with any other list than that published by the UN.

[ Vavuniya News Media, 05/30/2006 10:29 AM GMT, by admin ]
The European Union (EU) ministers Monday evening listed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in EU's list of "terrorist organizations" while Tamil diaspora was holding worldwide protests including in several European capitols against the ban. The decision, widely expected to have an adverse affect on the already tenuous peace process, has been officially approved, agency reports from Brussels said.
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Germany draws record crowd to protest against EU ban

[ Vavuniya News Media, 05/30/2006 09:39 AM GMT, by admin ]
Around five thousand German Tamils rallied at the grounds opposite the Railway Station in Düsseldorf Monday at 11:45 a.m., and marched via the offices of Canadian Embassy, British Embassy and the European Union, and reached the Düsseldorf parliament around 12:50. Appeals were handed over to the embassy officials and to the officials at the Parliament.
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South African Tamils join protest against EU ban

[ Vavuniya News Media, 05/30/2006 09:36 AM GMT, by admin ]
Hundreds of Tamils braved the cold winter evening in Durban South Africa to joined in solidarity with fellow Tamils across the world Monday to voice their objection to the impending ban of Liberation Tigers by the European Union. The protest demonstration was held at the Magazine Barracks Temple, Durban was organized by the Tamil Co-ordinating committee of South Africa.
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Dutch Tamils protest in Hague

[ Vavuniya News Media, 05/30/2006 09:32 AM GMT, by admin ]
More than 600 Tamils from across Netherlands gathered in front of the Twedekamer, the Netherlands parliament, in the Hague, the political capital of the Netherlands from 11:45 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. Monday. The leader of the Tamil - Dutch soiidarity group, Savarimuttu Mahendran, talking to media said the Netherlands, once a colonial ruler of Tamil kingdom in the island of Sri Lanka, having a historic knowledge of Tamils sovereign rights, and ruled the Tamil kingdom separately as a nation, should come forward to help the Tamils re-establish their rights.
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LTTE to reconsider CFA if EU bans the movement

[ Vavuniya News Media, 05/28/2006 03:13 PM GMT, by admin ]
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Liberation Tigers will be forced to reconsider the relevence of the Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) to the peace process, and LTTE's committment and adherence to the CFA, if the European Union carries out its threat of proscribing the LTTE, Head of LTTE's Political Wing, S.P.Thamilchelvan told News Media after meeting Norwegian Special Peace Envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer in Kilinochchi, Saturday.
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Karunanidhi receives Rajapakse’s special envoy Thondaman

[ Vavuniya News Media, 05/27/2006 10:59 PM GMT, by admin ]
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Muthuvel Karunanidhi received Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse’s Special Envoy Arumugam Thondaman in Chennai on Thursday. Thondaman, who has known Karunanidhi for many years, had a one-to-one meeting with him. "Their meeting was positive. They had a cordial discussion on the current situation in Sri Lanka," Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India Romesh Jayasinghe told. Jayasinghe and Nakandala met Karunanidhi alongwith Thodaman after the one-to-one meeting.
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Diaspora Tamils to hold protests worldwide

[ Vavuniya News Media, 05/27/2006 06:14 PM GMT, by admin ]
Sri Lanka Tamil diaspora organisations in Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and in Scandinavian countries, are to hold rallies voicing protest Monday, 29th May, against the expected proscription of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by the European Union next week, organizers of the protests said. Protesters will conduct peaceful demonstrations in front of the Parliaments in their respective countries, said leaflets calling expatriate Sri Lanka Tamils to join the protests.
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Sri Lanka gambles on EU ban taming Tigers

[ Vavuniya News Media, 05/25/2006 02:33 PM GMT, by admin ]
Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapakse this week hailed the expected proscription of the Liberation Tigers by the European Union next week, saying it would compel the LTTE to the negotiating table and Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera called on Middle Eastern countries to also proscribe the LTTE. But the LTTE warns that further proscriptions will precipitate the objective conditions for renewed war.
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