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Tag: Tamils (Ethnic Group)

World

As Pandemic Rages, Sri Lanka’s President Pardons a War Criminal

March 28, 2020MARIA ABI-HABIB and DHARISHA BASTIANSComments Off on As Pandemic Rages, Sri Lanka’s President Pardons a War Criminal

Rights groups accused President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of taking advantage of the global chaos to free a soldier convicted of killing civilians.

World

U.S. Bars Sri Lankan Army Chief Accused of War Crimes

February 15, 2020MARIA ABI-HABIB and DHARISHA BASTIANSComments Off on U.S. Bars Sri Lankan Army Chief Accused of War Crimes

The sanctions are the first international action against Sri Lanka stemming from its brutal civil war. Several members of the new government are also accused of wartime abuses.

World

‘I Can’t Bring Back the Dead’: Sri Lanka Leader Ends Search for War Missing

January 21, 2020MARIA ABI-HABIB and DHARISHA BASTIANSComments Off on ‘I Can’t Bring Back the Dead’: Sri Lanka Leader Ends Search for War Missing

A decade after the close of a bloody civil war, a new president says 24,000 listed as missing are in fact dead.

World

Sri Lankan Critics Fear a Crackdown Is Underway, and Some Flee

November 27, 2019November 29, 2019Maria Abi-Habib and Sameer YasirComments Off on Sri Lankan Critics Fear a Crackdown Is Underway, and Some Flee

A Swiss Embassy employee was abducted and asked about asylum applications and investigators were banned from leaving just days after Gotabaya Rajapaksa was elected.

World

‘A New Enemy but the Same Hate’: Can Sri Lanka Heal Its Divisions?

May 5, 2019May 5, 2019HANNAH BEECHComments Off on ‘A New Enemy but the Same Hate’: Can Sri Lanka Heal Its Divisions?

After the Easter bombings, Sri Lanka confronts a past burdened by civil war and communal strife.

World

For Sri Lanka’s Children, the Deepest Scars Are Not Physical

April 29, 2019KAI SCHULTZComments Off on For Sri Lanka’s Children, the Deepest Scars Are Not Physical

Some suffered terrible injuries in the bombings. But for many others, witnesses to unimaginable scenes of carnage, the wounds are psychological.

World

For Sri Lanka, a Long History of Violence

April 21, 2019April 21, 2019MUJIB MASHALComments Off on For Sri Lanka, a Long History of Violence

The small island nation is famous for its beauty, but also for a brutal three-decade civil war and sectarian tensions that still simmer.

World

Sri Lankans Accuse Him of Wartime Atrocities. California May Decide.

April 19, 2019MIKE IVES and DHARISHA BASTIANSComments Off on Sri Lankans Accuse Him of Wartime Atrocities. California May Decide.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa oversaw the final stages of a civil war that ended in 2009. He could be liable for civil damages if American judges find him guilty of murder and torture.

World

After War’s End, a Long Struggle to Patch Invisible Wounds

December 4, 2018December 4, 2018MUJIB MASHALComments Off on After War’s End, a Long Struggle to Patch Invisible Wounds

A government psychiatrist in Sri Lanka goes door to door in an area scarred by civil war, doing whatever he can to meet a staggering need for help.

Headlines

U.S. Military Kills Four More People Accused of Smuggling Drugs on Boats

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Judge Cuts Greenpeace Dakota Access Pipeline Award in Half

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Hundreds Killed in Massacre at Sudanese Hospital, W.H.O. Warns

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Police Raid in Rio de Janeiro Leaves Over 130 Dead

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Chinese Officials Heap Praise on Trump and Xi Before They Meet

October 29, 2025Lily Kuo

The Warnings Before the Hurricane

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Geert Wilders’s Party for Freedom Loses Seats in Dutch Election

October 29, 2025October 29, 2025Claire Moses and Jeanna Smialek

As Trump Weighs Sale of Advanced A.I. Chips to China, Critics Sound Alarm

October 29, 2025October 29, 2025Ana Swanson and Tripp Mickle

Four Decades After It Was Stolen, a Renaissance Treasure Returns to Rome

October 29, 2025October 29, 2025ELISABETTA POVOLEDO

In Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa Brought ‘ Unprecedented Devastation’ U.N. Official says

October 29, 2025October 29, 2025Farnaz Fassihi
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