Politics | April 08, 2009 | Comment on this video (3)

Tamils @ Westminster - short

da100thmonkey
What would it take for you to leave your homeland forever?

100,000 Tamils living in London
300,000 Tamils in the U.K
80 million Tamils world wide

Why is their story so supressed - when will the media break its silence over mass
Srilanken genocide?

This is a short only - complete interviews will be online shortly.

music: Gaea Knight, Paris,
Additional footage: K&J photography
Jason n Parkinson
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  • JanforGore
  • PostFactMedia
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    • "... One protester, a student in London, said that the civil disobedience protest was an act of desperation on the part of the British Tamil community, whose legal protest campaign against daily acts of mass killing of civilians by the Sri Lankan government has been completely ignored by British media and society. He said that:

      “A couple of months ago there was a protest march in London attended by over 125,000 people, which was completely ignored by the media” ..."

    • 3 years ago
  • da100thmonkey
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      da100thmonkey  
    • PostFactMedia:

      not completely ignored...
      This is a growing voice, and anyone who missed their chance to join the chorus can attend this weekend's London rally and be part of ongoing vigils.
      Also find out about the Mercy Mission launched recently in London - google london Tamil.
      To quote another Tamil student,
      " There's plenty you can do... to show the world we all care about this situation"

      Thanks for your reply.

    • 3 years ago
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