A key Tamil opposition politician in Sri Lanka says he fears for the safety of dozens of people arrested in a fresh round-up of Tamil Tiger suspects.
The government has acknowledged holding them and says most will be put through a process it calls "rehabilitation".
It says the families have been informed, but this is disputed by the biggest Tamil party in Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan army defeated separatist Tamil Tiger rebels after 26 years of bloody civil war in 2009.
After at first denying reports that it had detained a new batch of people it suspects of past links to the Tamil Tigers, the Sri Lankan government now acknowledges it is holding them. Full story...
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The government has acknowledged holding them and says most will be put through a process it calls "rehabilitation".
It says the families have been informed, but this is disputed by the biggest Tamil party in Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lankan army defeated separatist Tamil Tiger rebels after 26 years of bloody civil war in 2009.
After at first denying reports that it had detained a new batch of people it suspects of past links to the Tamil Tigers, the Sri Lankan government now acknowledges it is holding them. Full story...
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