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February 28, 2009 - Statement from Michael Ignatieff, Leader of the Official Opposition, on the situation in Sri Lanka

February 28, 2009 - The desperate plight of Sri Lanka's Tamils

February 28, 2009 - UN Security Council fight for Sri Lanka, Timesonline

February 28, 2009 - Newborn babies bereft of milk, humanitarian situation worsens in Vanni, TamilNet

February 28, 2009 - India Can Help End Civilian Killings, IPS

February 28, 2009 - 'Great danger' for civilians in Sri Lanka conflict: UN, AFP

February 28, 2009 - UN Fears for Civilians Trapped in Sri Lankan Fighting, VoA

February 28, 2009 - International appeal for safety of Civilians

February 27, 2009 - Man Sets Himself on Fire Outside British Parliament, Fox News

February 27, 2009 - UN urges Sri Lanka to delay final assault until civilians rescued

February 27, 2009 - At UN, Council Belatedly Gets Sri Lanka Briefing, "No Politics," Holmes Was Told

February 27, 2009 - Desperate and unacceptable situation for trapped population in Sri Lanka, MSF

February 27, 2009 - Indo-Americans seek Indian intervention in Lanka, Times Now

February 27, 2009 - Sri Lanka special report: Failure to investigate, CPJ

February 27, 2009 - Sri Lanka 'repressing' media: rights group, AFP

February 27, 2009 - Nations have failed to hear the voice of the dying Tamils, Telegraph

February 27, 2009 - Don Valley West MP, Rob Oliphant Welcomes Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff’s Statement

February 26, 2009 - Britain legally obliged to prevent Genocide in Sri Lanka: Prof. Boyle, TamilNet

February 26, 2009 - Rwandan community joins Tamils in condemning violence, Inside Toronto

February 26, 2009 - Carnage Of Tamils Under UN Watch, TamilMirror

February 26, 2009 - Tamil newspaper editor arrested in Colombo, RSF

February 26, 2009 - Prominent Tamil Editor abducted in Colombo, later claimed 'arrested', TamilNet

February 26, 2009 - Official: Sri Lanka war zone conditions worsen

February 25, 2009 - Taking Sri Lanka protest from Winchester to D.C.

February 25, 2009 - Acts of genocide possible - British Foreign Secretary

February 25, 2009 - Thousands Rally to Urge Obama to Stop "Genocide" in Sri Lanka

February 25, 2009 - CPI (M) urges New Delhi not to give arms to Sri Lanka

February 25, 2009 - Sri Lankan refugees face open-ended detention in camps

February 25, 2009 - Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka

February 25, 2009 - Heavy fighting in PTK, civilians trapped in SLA barrage

February 24, 2009 - US Senate Panel Discusses Sri Lanka

February 24, 2009 - US Subcommittee to hear genocide charges against Sri Lanka

February 24, 2009 - Lanka says won't bow to intl pressure, ZeeNews

February 24, 2009 - Children vulnerable to SLA shelling in new 'safe zone'

February 24, 2009 - Tamil Tigers' call for ceasefire falls on deaf ears in Colombo, The Age

February 24, 2009 - Tamils hold protest against Sri Lankan, Indian governments

February 24, 2009 - US primary concerns is the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka - U.S. Department of State

February 24, 2009 - NDPs Layton Conveys Call For Immediate Ceasefire In Sri Lanka

February 23, 2009 - UN's Ban urges suspension of Sri Lanka fighting, Alertnet

February 23, 2009 - Human tragedy continues in northern Sri Lanka, WSWS

February 23, 2009 - Children trapped in Sri Lanka’s conflict, UNICEF

February 23, 2009 - Hungry for 'justice', TN lawyers go without food, DNAIndia

February 23, 2009 - Sri Lankans who escaped war zone now fenced in

February 23, 2009 - EU urges humanitarian truce in Sri Lanka, EUbusiness

February 23, 2009 - SRI LANKA: Land deliveries still suspended, IRIN news

February 23, 2009 - UN's Ban urges suspension of Sri Lanka fighting, Reuters

February 23, 2009 - In Sri Lanka, Tamil Tiger cease-fire gets cool reception, Christian Science Monitor

February 23, 2009 - U.S. Tamils' open Letter to Former President Clinton, PRweb

February 23, 2009 - Parliamentarians - Sri-Lanka Halt Genocide of Tamils - UN Should Follow Action

February 23, 2009 - Tamil Tigers appeal to UN, Globe Mail

February 23, 2009 - Sri Lanka rejects Tigers' ceasefire calls, ABC News

February 22, 2009 - Man sets himself afire as DMK holds human chain, Times of India

February 22, 2009 - Rush aid to Lankan Tamils, TN CM to Centre, Rediff

February 22, 2009 - 50 Tamil civilians killed, 130 wounded within 48 hours, TamilNet

February 22, 2009 - Tamils Struggle for Peace and Justice, Socialist Worker

February 22, 2009 - Holmes whitewashes Sri Lanka’s slaughter, TamilNet

February 22, 2009 - Tamil issue: TN political parties call for US intervention, ChennaiOnline

February 22, 2009 - On Sri Lanka, UK's for UN Council Session Upon Holmes' Return, "Shocking," Robinson Calls It, InnerCityPress

February 21, 2009 - KwaZulu condemns genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka

February 21, 2009 - Vanni: the "most ignored human tragedy"

February 21, 2009 - Concerns raised over civilian deaths in Sri Lanka violence, LAtimes

February 20, 2009 - Thousands of Tamils rally at White House, AFP

February 20, 2009 - EU calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Sri Lanka , EU Business

February 20, 2009 - Civilian 'slaughter' in Sri Lanka, BBC

February 20, 2009 - Lack of antibiotics force doctors to re-amputate patients in Vanni, TamilNet

February 20, 2009 - SRI LANKA: Displacement to worsen, aid agencies warn, AlertNet

February 20, 2009 - Sri Lanka: End War on Civilians

February 19, 2009 - Hunger strike ends, but horrific events continue

February 19, 2009 - Tamils set for Geneva mass march over Sri Lanka-UN, AlertNet

February 19, 2009 - 30 families wiped out in massive attack Wednesday, shelling continues, TamilNet

February 19, 2009 - Architects of a military junta in Sri Lanka?, GroundViews

February 19, 2009 - Sri Lanka stands firm in row over British envoy, AFP

February 19, 2009 - A recent trip to Vavuniya: For the future looks dark and gloomy, GroundViews

February 19, 2009 - CMC urges Sri Lanka to join the Convention on Cluster Munitions, Norwegian People’s Aid

February 19, 2009 - Sri Lankan loyalties in flux, Toronto Star

February 19, 2009 - UN chief in S Lanka civilian plea, BBC

February 19, 2009 - Tamil killed himself 'to guide others to liberation', Guardian

February 18, 2009 - 38 civilians killed in Sri Lankan war, CBC

February 18, 2009 - 30 tonnes of food for 300,000 - Ilamparithi, TamilNet

February 18, 2009 - Sri Lankans in 'Safe Zone' Still Under Fire

February 18, 2009 - Tamil diaspora doctors prepared to enter Vanni, demand access, TamilNet

February 18, 2009 - A Harrow Tamil martyrs himself to protest against the Sri Lanka government

February 18, 2009 - Massive air attack on civilian targets, more than 100 feared killed, TamilNet

February 18, 2009 - Tamil Americans to hold rally in Washington, The Hindu

February 18, 2009 - SLA artillery fire hits new 'safety zone', 108 killed, 200 wounded, TamilNet

February 18, 2009 - An invisible war: why you should care about Sri Lanka

February 18, 2009 - Human chain across State seeks ceasefire in Sri lanka, The Hindu

February 17, 2009 - Sri Lanka: growing UN concern as civilians in “safe zone” come under fire, UN

February 17, 2009 - We are deeply sad, puzzled: LTTE Political Head, TamilNet

February 17, 2009 - Tamil MPs say Sri Lanka ignoring civilian safety

February 17, 2009 - Methodists in war-torn Sri Lanka appeal for help, Christian Today

February 17, 2009 - Tamil Protest Stops Traffic In Downtown Core, CityNews

February 17, 2009 - UN helping Lanka in genocide: Canadian Tamils, ExpressBuzz

February 16, 2009 - 260 killed, SLA shells and boxes civilians, preventing movement to safer areas, TamilNet

February 16, 2009 - Civilians Massacred in War Against Tamil People

February 16, 2009 - UN sheds responsibilities - NGO official

February 16, 2009 - ICRC carries on evacuation of sick and wounded by sea, ICRC

February 16, 2009 - Heavy fighting in Sri Lanka's northeast, AP

February 16, 2009 - Colombo uses combustible bombs setting ablaze civilian targets in Vanni

February 16, 2009 - Tamil journalist killed in bombardment amounting to "war crime", RSF

February 16, 2009 - The cost of war and the price of victory in Sri Lanka, Telegraph

February 15, 2009 - Tamils walk for Sri Lanka, News Durham Region

February 15, 2009 - 'I told them we would not cave in'

February 15, 2009 - Trapped Sri Lankans 'dying in makeshift hospital', The Observer

February 15, 2009 - Sri Lanka elections back govt offensive on rebels, AFP

February 15, 2009 - Genocide in Sri Lanka, Boston Globe

February 15, 2009 - Fears grow for civilians trapped in Sri Lanka battle, Telegraph

February 15, 2009 - Sri Lanka: The war the world forgot, The Independent

February 14, 2009 - US Congresswoman calls for ceasefire negotiations

February 14, 2009 - INDIA Catholic priests urge India to intervene in Sri Lanka, UCAN

February 14, 2009 - Robert Evans MEP: Who can protect Tamil civilians caught in the conflict?, The Independent

February 14, 2009 - Kidnappings torment Sri Lankan families, Toronto Star

February 14, 2009 - Poignant acts of self-immolation

February 14, 2009 - British envoy banned in war without witnesses

February 14, 2009 - US Senate to hold hearings on Sri Lanka

February 14, 2009 - At UN, Russia Maintains Sri Lanka Issues Not in Council, UK Disagrees But Does Not Act, No Ceasefire Call, Even by Holmes, Inner City Express

February 13, 2009 - Sri Lanka plans to hold displaced Tamils in 'concentration camps', Telegraph

February 13, 2009 - Hospital in Sri Lanka war zone overwhelmed

February 13, 2009 - Collateral Damage

February 12, 2009 - UK names former defence secretary as Sri Lanka envoy, Reuters

February 12, 2009 - International community must make unequivocal call for ceasefire in Sri Lanka

February 12, 2009 - Civilians evacuated by sea from combat zone,  Alertnet

February 12, 2009 - More Sri Lanka wounded evacuated, BBC

February 12, 2009 - Civilian refugees imprisoned in internment camps in Vauvuniyaa

February 12, 2009 - Sri Lanka plans to house war refugees for 3 years

February 12, 2009 - Red Cross struggles to rescue Tamil patients trapped in jungle war zone hospital, Times Online

February 11, 2009 - UN agency voices ‘outrage’ at civilian deaths in conflict with rebels, UN News Centre

February 11, 2009 - UN's Ban Defends Lack of Sri Lanka Ceasefire Call, Misunderstands His Powers and Duties, Council President Says, Inner City Press

February 11, 2009 - Red Cross denies stirring panic in Sri Lanka, Yahoo News

February 10, 2009 - Tamil diaspora united in anger, BBC

February 10, 2009 - Sri Lanka faces "humanitarian catastrophe"

February 10, 2009 - Shelling kills 16 at Sri Lanka hospital: ICRC

February 10, 2009 - ICRC evacuates over 240 wounded and sick from the Vanni by sea, ICRC

February 10, 2009 - Relentless shelling expels civilians from 'safety zone'

February 10, 2009 - Red Cross to evacuate wounded from Sri Lanka war

February 09, 2009 - U.N. experts decry 'climate of fear' in Sri Lanka

February 09, 2009 - Nordic foreign ministers call for international safeguards

February 09, 2009 - UN deeply concerned at suppression of criticism in Sri Lanka

February 09, 2009 - In UN Council, Japan Works on Sri Lanka Issue, "Ongoing Engagement" of UN, Says Official

February 09, 2009 - Sri Lanka risks becoming next Zimbabwe, widow warns

February 09, 2009 - 'Govt Targets Media Under Civil War Cover'

February 09, 2009 - Activists to tour Ontario to Halt Genocide in Sri Lanka

February 09, 2009 - Premier Hopes For Peaceful Resolution In Sri Lanka

February 08, 2009 - 80 killed, 200 wounded, carnage continues inside 'safe zone'

February 08, 2009 - Going hungry for the children

February 08, 2009 - Diaspora Tamil dies in self-immolation urging Obama to stop Colombo's war

February 08, 2009 - Martin calls for ceasefire in Sri Lanka

February 08, 2009 - And then they came for the media

February 08, 2009 - Russia shoots down move against Lanka

February 08, 2009 - One hell of a life

February 07, 2009 - SLAF bombs Ponnampalam hospital, 60 patients feared killed

February 07, 2009 - Situation worsens for civilians in Wanni

February 07, 2009 - Congress worker sets himself ablaze on Lankan Tamils issue

February 07, 2009 - Sri Lanka quarantines conflict zone

February 07, 2009 - Red Cross 'incites S Lanka panic'

February 06, 2009 - Fonseka, Gotabaya Genocide charges filed with US Justice Department

February 06, 2009 - Nuncio: Clergy will not abandon Sri Lanka emergency zone

February 06, 2009 - UN: 250K civilians facing food crisis in Sri Lanka

February 06, 2009 - Britain says Sri Lanka hospital attack 'unacceptable'

February 06, 2009 - Calls for temporary truce and humanitarian corridors in Sri Lanka

February 06, 2009 - Sinhala mob stones ICRC office in Colombo

February 06, 2009 - Sri Lankan government detains all Tamils fleeing war zone

February 06, 2009 - SLA attacks 'safety zone' using short-range mortars, gunfire, claiming lives

February 06, 2009 - PROTEST: Thousands rally at Sri Lanka consulate

February 05, 2009 - Liberals call for Canadian action on Sri Lanka

February 05, 2009 - India legally obliged to prevent GoSL's genocide against Tamils- Prof. Boyle

February 05, 2009 - Hospital attacked, 7 killed, dozens wounded

February 05, 2009 - Situation in Sri Lanka - Emergency debate in the Canadian Parliament

February 05, 2009 - Sri Lanka rejects international call for ceasefire with Tamil Tigers

February 05, 2009 - Caritas calls for an end to hostilities in Sri Lanka

February 05, 2009 - Sri Lanka rejects dialogue appeal

February 05, 2009 - Canada joins call for ceasefire in Sri Lanka

February 05, 2009 - Australia offers $5m for victims of Sri Lankan fighting

February 05, 2009 - Thousands of Tamils protest at UN Geneva headquarters

February 05, 2009 - Deliberate massacre, not 'crossfire' killing Tamil civilians - MP

February 04, 2009 - Ottawa offers aid for displaced Sri Lankans

February 04, 2009 - A Statement of Solidarity with Tamil Lawyers and Law Students

February 04, 2009 - Tamils Fearful For the Future

February 04, 2009 - The anguish of Sri Lanka

February 04, 2009 - Hillary Clinton, David Miliband urge to halt attacks on PTK hospital, Safe Zone

February 04, 2009 - Tragedy in a tear-shaped country

February 04, 2009 - UN: 52 civilians killed in a day in Sri Lanka war

February 04, 2009 - Sri Lankan hospital closes after being shelled

February 04, 2009 - UN: Cluster bombs hit hospital in Sri Lanka

February 04, 2009 - Pope appeals for end to Sri Lanka fighting

February 04, 2009 - Britain and U.S. urge ceasefire in Sri Lanka

February 04, 2009 - Scarborough Tamil community calls for ceasefire

February 04, 2009 - Sri Lanka: Disregard for Civilian Safety Appalling

February 04, 2009 - Canada-wide Day of Mourning for Tamils in Sri Lanka

February 03, 2009 - Sri Lanka's foreign backers tell Tigers to surrender

February 03, 2009 - Patients flee hospital under attack in Sri Lanka

February 03, 2009 - Sri Lanka journalists 'risk death'

February 03, 2009 - Patients flee hospital under attack in Sri Lanka

February 03, 2009 - "No hospital can exist beyond No-Fire-Zone" - Gotabaya

February 03, 2009 - Top US Senators worried over Sri Lanka violence

February 03, 2009 - UN official concerned over shelling of hospital, worsening civilian plight

February 03, 2009 - Indian Tamil kills himself in protest

February 02, 2009 - SLA fires MBRL rockets on IDP camp, several feared dead

February 02, 2009 - Sri Lanka warns civilians in combat zone

February 02, 2009 - Rare images emerge of Sri Lankans trapped in war

February 02, 2009 - NDP motion in support of Canadian Tamil community's call for an end to violence in Sri Lanka

February 02, 2009 - Sri Lankan army killing civilians, claims EU MP

February 02, 2009 - Aid groups: Sri Lanka situation 'nightmarish'

February 02, 2009 - Berlin unimpressed by Sri Lankan 'threats' to ambassador

February 02, 2009 - Deadly strike on S Lanka hospital

February 02, 2009 - Sri Lankan government threatens to 'chase out' critics of war against Tamil Tigers

February 02, 2009 - Civilian casualties rise, SLA, SLAF attacks continue on safety zone

February 01, 2009 - Sri Lankan civil war protestors take over Yonge-Dundas Square

February 01, 2009 - Sri Lanka threatens to expel Swiss ambassador

February 01, 2009 - Hospital shelled in Sri Lanka conflict

February 01, 2009 - Sri Lankan army shells hit aid workers

February 01, 2009 - Sri Lankan protest is peaceful

February 01, 2009 - Sri Lankan official warns diplomats, CNN, BBC

February 01, 2009 - Sri Lanka: A war on Tamils

February 01, 2009 - British Tamils stage largest ever march protesting genocide, mandating Tamil Eelam

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