Britain's Channel 4 has aired an investigative documentary about murderous events in the final weeks of the 30-year civil war between the government of Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tiger rebels.
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Understanding the Tory immigration strategy
The right-wing minority government of Stephen Harper has just introduced Bill C-49.
The "Preventing Human Smugglers from Abusing Canada's Immigration System Act " that, among other things, allows the minister of public safety to declare any group of migrants coming in to Canada, a 'smuggling incident.'
Human smuggling or Tamil Tigers -- A story from the 'Ocean Lady'
After the MV Sun Sea was boarded and escorted into Canadian waters on August 12, speculation has been rampant about whether there are members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, or Tamil Tigers) on board, and whether this is an instance of human smuggling.
Columnists and news anchors have been wondering how these refugees who were "languishing in camps" managed to escape and find a boat to take them across the Pacific. This is the wrong question. The refugees who arrived on the MV Sun Sea and the Ocean Lady, which landed in Canada last October, probably escaped the Sri Lankan Civil War months beforehand.
Seven myths about the Tamil refugees
Surviving a dangerous three-month ocean journey, 492 Tamil refugees -- including around 60 women and 55 children -- arrived in B.C. after fleeing war and persecution in Sri Lanka. When the ship the MV Sun Sea first neared Esquimault on Vancouver Island, the territories of the Songhees First Nation, it was immediately boarded by the Canadian armed forces, border services, and RCMP.
Not Rex: Terrorists, traffickers and Tamil Tigers? Oh my...
Vic Toews is wrong.
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Samadhana 2012: Benefit Reading Series
Mar 22 2012 - 7:00pm
Location
ING Direct Downtown Cafe
221 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON Canada
43° 39' 14.8104" N, 79° 22' 47.6652" W
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Sri Lankans Without Borders (SLWB) is a growing not-for-profit network based in Toronto, Canada that provides young Canadians of Sri Lankan origin with opportunities to connect, build and lead initiatives that promote dialogue, reconciliation and peace in the diaspora community in Canada and for all communities in Sri Lanka.
SLWB is proud to announce the launch of its 2012-13 programs with the Samadhana 2012 Benefit Reading Series , a first-of-its kind series of literary fundraisers featuring readings and conversations with published authors, poets and spoken word artists of Sri Lankan origin from Canada and USA. Net proceeds go towards children's literacy programs in disadvantaged communities in Canada and Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lankans Withour Borders
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