Sri Lanka: July 6, 2003

Archives

Another Tamil politician was murdered in eastern Sri Lanka. The dead man was a Tamil who opposed violence. Such Tamil leaders have been under increasing attack by rebel death squads, although the rebels deny it. This is the fourth assassination in the last two weeks. The government has accused the rebels of murdering at least twenty political opponents since the ceasefire took hold in February of 2002. The police search for the death squads has raised tensions in Tamil areas, especially in eastern Sri Lanka. 

 

Article Archive

Sri Lanka: Current 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

X

ad

Help Keep Us From Drying Up

We need your help! Our subscription base has slowly been dwindling.

Each month we count on your contributions. You can support us in the following ways:

  1. Make sure you spread the word about us. Two ways to do that are to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
  2. Subscribe to our daily newsletter. We’ll send the news to your email box, and you don’t have to come to the site unless you want to read columns or see photos.
  3. You can contribute to the health of StrategyPage.
Subscribe   Contribute   Close