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| Freedom of expression denied in north to Tamils' |
| 2013-01-12 |
Freedom of expression denied in north to Tamils. Jaffna Bishop points out to Ambassador.
A situation has risen in the north, of not able to advance political activities freely. Meetings cannot be held by gathering public.
Continuous obstructions are placed for the freedom of expression to the northern Tamil people. People are scared to reveal their opinions freely.
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| Clemency denied |
| 2013-01-12 |
For Sri Lankans, Rizana was more than a mere blurry black and white picture of a girl in a hijab. Having been forced to spend eight years behind bars in an unknown land, for a crime which could when taken out of context of the Saudi Law, be called an accident, she symbolised abject poverty, tragedy and despair.
Sri Lanka was under no illusion that rigid Saudi Laws could bend. There were continual assurances given by the diplomatic sources and the state institutions that kept the hope flickering. Hoping agai
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| Another batch of rehabilitated ex-LTTE cadres to be released |
| 2013-01-12 |
The Ministry of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms has made arrangement to release another batch of former combatants of LTTE to the society.
The former cadres have completed the rehabilitation program at the Maradamadu and Poonthottam rehabilitation centers in Vavuniya.
The Ministry will release another 313 rehabilitated cadres in Vavuniya on January festival of Thai Pongal.
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| Britain's Anger As Saudi Arabia Beheads Maid |
| 2013-01-12 |
Saudi Arabia Beheads Young Sri Lankan Maid
A young Sri Lankan housemaid has been beheaded in Saudi Arabia for killing a baby who was in her care.
Kashmir: Pakistan Troops 'Behead' Indian Soldier
One of the two Indian soldiers killed in a clash along the disputed Kashmir border was beheaded by Pakistani troops who then carried away his head, India's chief military spokesman has claimed.
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| Australia coming to CHOGM, but Canada not |
| 2013-01-12 |
Despite the Canadian Government having decided earlier this week to boycott the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in Sri Lanka later this year, Australia had reiterated its stance that it would attend.
The Australian High Commission in Colombo said that the commitment made by Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Bob Carr, during his recent visit to Sri Lanka confirming Australia’s decision to attend had not changed.
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| Newspapers burned in Jaffna; Armed political thugs intimidate peaceful protest in Colombo |
| 2013-01-11 |
NfR, Networking for Rights in SriLanka, a net work of Sri Lankan journalists and Human rights defenders, expressed its strongest condemnation of blatant violations of people's right to free expression reported form Jaffna and Colombo on today, 10th January 2013.
In Jaffna Uthayan newspaper came under attack early this morning. Mr. Nageswaran Piratheepan one of its delivery agent was followed by four 'unidentified persons' riding two motor bicycles. Mr. Piratheepan was stopped, beaten with poles, his m
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| MUSLIM COUNCIL OF SRI LANKA EXPRESSES GRIEF FOR RIZANA’S DEATH, REQUESTS COPY OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS |
| 2013-01-11 |
The Muslim Council of Sri Lanka (MCSL) expressed their condolences for Saudi Arabia’s decision to execute Rizana Nafeek. The Council also expressed their shock at the failure of the infant’s parents for not pardoning Rizana, which is an option available to them under Islamic law and which is strong encouraged in the Quran.
The Council further accused the infant’s family for entrusting a minor (Rizana, at that time was 17 years of age) to take care of a four month old baby, which they descri
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| SRI LANKA RECALLS AMBASSADOR TO SAUDI OVER RIZANA EXECUTION |
| 2013-01-10 |
Sri Lanka has recalled its Ambassador in Saudi Arabia with immediate effect to express the country’s displeasure over the execution of Sri Lankan house maid Rizana Nafeek.
Rizana Nafeek, a Sri Lankan domestic worker convicted of killing a baby in her care in 2005 when she was 17 was executed yesterday.
It was earlier reported that the Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry under Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdul Aziz has issued instructions for Nafeek’s execution.
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| Lankan envoy recalled in protest againt Rizana exeution |
| 2013-01-11 |
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Sri Lanka yesterday recalled its ambassador in Saudi Arabia in protest against the execution of Rizana Nafeek, who was on death row over the killing of an infant. She was executed on Wednesday. The government deplored the execution in a statement issued by the External Affairs Ministry. A spokesman for the External Affairs Ministry said that the government had made every attempt to get clemency for the girl but according to the law of Saudi Arabia, she could only be pardoned with the approval of the victim’s family.
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| EU expresses shock over execution |
| 2013-01-11 |
The European Union expressed dismay that Saudi Arabia had beheaded a young Sri Lankan domestic helper convicted of murdering her employer's baby, despite repeated appeals for a stay of execution. She was a Muslim.
“I am deeply dismayed by the information that Sri Lankan national Ms Rizana Nafeek was executed,'' EU foreign affairs head Catherine Ashton said in a statement.
“On numerous occasions, the EU had called for the execution to be commuted and had asked the
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