Sporadic reports of abductions and forced recruitment of boys and young men by the Karuna group began soon after the split from the LTTE in March 2004, but the reports were few until March 2006. 13 ...

The fighting since April 2006 has caused large-scale internal displacement in the country’s north and east. In addition to the economic and psychosocial impact, displaced persons in some areas are ...

Trincomalee town has an important harbour and is the site of a major navy base. An explosive factor in the situation is the anti-LTTE militia led by V. Muralitharan, also known as Karuna, the former ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, January 23 (UNHCR) - An estimated 5,000 civilians have found refuge in eastern Sri Lanka's Batticaloa district after fleeing escalated fighting between government forces and the ...

(RSF/IFEX) – RSF has condemned the 31 May 2004 murder of Tamil journalist Aiyathurai Nadesan in Batticaloa (220 km east of Colombo) and voiced concern that dissension within the Tamil separatist ...

BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka, August 27 (UNHCR) - The face of Sasiskaran, a newly popular singer from Trincomalee district in eastern Sri Lanka, shines with happiness. The most extraordinary thing about this ...