Torture ruled out on dead Maldivian dissident
COLOMBO, April 22, 2007 (AFP) - An independent autopsy found no signs of torture on a Maldives dissident who died shortly after being released from custody, …
COLOMBO, April 22, 2007 (AFP) - An independent autopsy found no signs of torture on a Maldives dissident who died shortly after being released from custody, …
COLOMBO, April 20, 2007 (AFP) - Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Tamil journalist in northern Sri Lanka in the latest in a string of attacks against media …
April 19, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's top defence official summoned Britain's envoy Thursday after he expressed solidarity with an editor facing death threats, …
April 18, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities have issued a thinly veiled death threat against a newspaper editor for reporting on military excesses and human …
April 18, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka warned Wednesday it may expel foreign diplomats who meddle in the island's internal affairs and said at least one unnamed …
COLOMBO, April 18, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities have issued a death threat against a newspaper editor for reporting on military excesses and human …
COLOMBO, April 17, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels gunned down four people in Sri Lanka's north and eastern regions as violence continued during …
by Stefan Smith COLOMBO, April 15, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's peace process is in tatters with both the government and Tamil Tigers once again pushing for a …
COLOMBO, April 15, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's peace process is in tatters with both the government and Tamil Tigers once again pushing for a military solution, …
April 15, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead a member of a breakaway group in eastern Sri Lanka as the country marked the start of the …
COLOMBO, April 14, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead five people in eastern Sri Lanka on Saturday, the military said, as the country marked …
COLOMBO, April 13, 2007 (AFP) - The Tamil Tigers vowed Friday to hit back against an advance by government troops in the east of Sri Lanka, accusing the …
COLOMBO, April 13, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels on Friday rejected allegations that they were illegally using a commercial satellite to …
WASHINGTON, April 11, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka have been illegally using a satellite of US giant Intelsat to beam their radio and …
by Stefan Smith BATTICALOA, Sri Lanka, April 12, 2007 (AFP) - Tensions are running high in Sri Lanka's east as government troops fight what they insist is the …
April 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka is using tough anti-terror laws to suppress democratic dissent and journalists who expose human rights abuses, the New …
COLOMBO, April 12, 2007 (AFP) - Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels Thursday shot dead seven villagers of the majority Sinhalese community in northern Sri Lanka on …
COLOMBO, April 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan forces have captured a strategic highway in the island's restive eastern province which was under Tamil Tiger …
COLOMBO, April 10, 2007 (AFP) - Tamil Tiger rebels Tuesday backed an Amnesty International campaign to shame Sri Lanka's government during the cricket World …
April 10, 2007 (AFP) - At least 17 people died when a crowded bus and a truck transporting beer crashed head on in southern Sri Lanka Tuesday, police said. …