Speak up to save Sri Lanka's people...

It seems a repeat of the most recent history: a civilian population trapped and terrified as a modern army equipped with hi-tech weaponry pummels a group of resistance fighters. Sri Lanka's government appears to believe that force can be used without restraint and the world will do nothing.

Once again, civilians are being told they are not the targets, but as the assault is pressed with increasing ferocity this becomes hard to swallow. And once again, the public takes to the streets to make desperate protest; as many as 50,000 British Tamils marched through London on Saturday to demand a ceasefire. I was among them.

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For, despite all the moves against them, Sri Lanka is not just a tragedy for the Tamil minority. Night is falling on the whole island. Over the years, Sri Lanka's golden beaches and ancient temples have become familiar to thousands of British tourists. Less familiar is the extraordinary transformation overtaking it now. Full story...

See also:

1. Sri Lanka slams and warns diplomats and foreign journalists...
2. Sri Lanka and the Tamil genocide...
3. As in Gaza, children are also the main victims in Sri Lanka...
4. Sri Lanka: it all started, 25 years ago...