JDS

The Sri Lankan government, instead of facing the evidence of the video clip incriminating its Armed forces and taking action to find the guilty, has started an action against the Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka (JDS) – to shoot the messenger rather – than examine the evidence. And, now the Sri Lankan government and its various fellow travellers have gone one step further and launched a venomous vilification campaign against other
people and organisations that are not party to actions of the JDS.

Because of real danger caused by the continuous stream of articles in the Sinhala press in Sri Lanka to individuals in the INSD (International Network of Sri Lankan Diaspora) we want to clarify that the JDS, on its formation, had requested the INSD to allow us to temporarily use their Berlin mailing address as a ‘care of’ address for our post – until we secured our own facilities. This they kindly allowed. There is no other relationship between the two organizations.
Executive Committee
Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka

(Lanka-e-News 23.Aug.2009 6.00PM)

Continue reading Hitherto unpublished Pictures of Air power drills of the LTTE conducted before their leaders…

Downpours Flood the Camps of Sri Lankan Refugees   Continue reading Update on Menik Camp flooding: More images and reports from the ground…

7 August 2009

Freitag, 7. August 2009

Detention of Sevarasa Pathmanathan (KP) In Sri Lanka

We Tamil Diaspora in Switzerland profoundly shocked and dismayed by the arrest of Sevarasa Pathmanathan (KP) in Malaysia and his hand over to the Sri Lankan authorities where he faces torture and execution.

In the past silence of international community during the annihilation of thousands of Tamil people in Tamil homeland encouraged Sri Lankan government to continue their military onslaught that resulted in tragic death of tens of thousands of Tamil civilians with callous disregard for human rights and humanitarian laws. Today more than 300,000 people are languishing in Sri Lankan death camps behind barbed wires. Access to these camps for humanitarian and UN agencies is highly restricted Worldwide call for an Continue reading An Urgent Appeal to the International Community and Human rights Organizations…

By Norman Palihawadena, S. K. Kaluarachi,
Lalith Chaminda and Neminda Samarajeewa. http://www.island.lk/2009/07/23/news1.html

Opposition Leader of the Galle Municipal Council and UNP Chief Ministerial candidate for the forthcoming Southern Provincial Council election, 40-year-old Deshabandu Dushyantha Seneviratne was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in front of his four children, early yesterday morning at Continue reading Murder shocks South UNPCM candidate killed in front of his children…

RWB – Reporters Without Borders

Sri Lanka – Associated Press correspondent penalised for his war coverage

Reporters Without Borders today called on the Sri Lankan government
to give a more convincing explanation about its refusal to renew the
press visa of the Associated Press correspondent in the country Ravi
Nessman. Continue reading Sri Lanka – Associated Press correspondent penalised for his war coverage…

Before Mr. A.K. Alexraja, Magistrate, Vavuniya.Sgd. Magistrate, Vavuniya.  27/04/2009 Magistrate’s Court

27/04/2009

Case no. B/827/9

ORDER 

　From the observations in the mortuary – in the hospital, from the examinations done in front of me and upon the report reasoning, lead me to conclude that the death was caused by starvation. Continue reading ORDER-Mr. A.K. Alexraja, Magistrate, Vavuniya….

Sinhalese and Tamil journalists currently living overseas formed a new organization called Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka in Berlin, Germany on the 18th. Continue reading Sri Lankan journalists overseas form new organization…

Quake and Tsunami Predicted on 22 July 2009

Hello there. I just wanted to let you know that please stay away from the beaches all around in the month of July. Continue reading Quake and Tsunami Predicted on 22 July 2009…