NZ Tamils Protest in Wellington
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Close to one hundred New Zealanders of Tamil descent rallied outside the British Embassy in Wellington this morning in
an attempt to raise awareness about the plight of ethnic Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Protesters came from all over New Zealand, with organisers stating that over had come from Auckland to deliver their
message to the capital.
When organisers spoke to Scoop, they stated that they also planed to visit the Indian and American Embassies before
finishing up at Parliament around 1pm.
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Banners stated ‘Stop the Genocide’, and protesters chanted ‘stop killing Tamils, stop killing children.’
“Many of those marching today have family members who have recently been killed in the conflict. The Sri Lankan
Government designates safety zones and then goes and bombs them… they are using food and medicine as weapons” stated one
protester.
Conflict in Sri Lanka has heightened recently since the breakdown of the ceasefire between the Government of Sri Lanka
and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). On the 2nd of January 2009 the Sri Lankan Military took long
time Tamil Tiger stronghold Kilinochchi.
For more information visit tamilnet.com.
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