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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

Strong-Armed by Trump, Netanyahu Embraces Gaza Deal as a Personal Win

October 5, 2025ISABEL KERSHNER

Strong-Armed by Trump, Netanyahu Embraces Gaza Deal as a Personal Win

October 5, 2025ISABEL KERSHNER

Donald Trump, the Sports Fan

October 5, 2025Evan Gorelick

Russia Targets Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure With Deadly Bombardment

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025MARC SANTORA

Fire at Peacehaven Mosque Is Being Treated as Hate Crime, UK Police Say

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025EMMA BUBOLA

Israel and Hamas Prepare for Talks on Trump’s Plan to End Gaza War

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025Aaron Boxerman

Landslides Kill Dozens in Nepal During Political Transition

October 5, 2025Binod Ghimire

Oktoberfest’s New Drip

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Typhoon Matmo Makes Landfall in Southern China

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025Mark Walker and Amy Chang Chien

Amid the Gaza War, Israel Is More Divided and Isolated Than Ever

October 5, 2025October 5, 2025Roger Cohen, David Guttenfelder and Saher Alghorra
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