Members of the drum and bass band Dub Mafia joined the Act Now Boycott (of Sri Lankan products) campaign at the weekend in Bristol to show solidarity with the Tamil civilians suffering in detention camps in Sri Lanka and to raise awareness of the 'Blood Garment' industry. The Band have pledged t... [More]

Dear Friend The great victory achieved in persuading the EU in 'temporarily' withdrawing the GSP+ tax-concession must now be followed up by building Act Now's Boycott campaign. The fact that a body such as the EU have taken action because of Sri Lanka's failure to protect human rights on the Is... [More]

Robert Evans, former Member of European Parliament from Britain and Labour politician, urged the diaspora Tamils in UK to participate in the referendum this weekend, saying that the message should go to Mr. Rajapaksa and the Colombo government should know what the diaspora thinks. Meanwhile, Conser... [More]

ACT NOW JOINS HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS ACROSS THE GLOBE IN LAUNCHING AN INTERNATIONAL BOYCOTT CAMPAIGN AGAINST SRI LANKAN PRODUCTS AND TOURISM UK based Human rights Group Act Now joined forces at the weekend with other organisations around the globe to launch an international  boycott  again... [More]

Eezham Tamils in Canada will vote on the question of independent and sovereign Tamil Eelam at 31 polling centres using 52 voting machines across the country this Saturday between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., said Coalition for Tamil Elections Canada, an independent body organizing the referendum. It is... [More]

31,148 eligible Eezham Tamil diaspora voters over 18 in France participated this weekend in the referendum to say yes or no to independent and sovereign Tamil Eelam and 30,936 of them have said yes. The postal votes permitted to interior areas of France are yet to be counted and the number is expect... [More]

07 December 2009 - Hindu and Tamil organisations from across the UK are to hold a candle-lit vigil in front of the House of Parliament to highlight the humanitarian crisis facing the Tamil community in Sri Lanka . The vigil will take place between 18.30 to 19.30 on Wednesday 9 December, 2009 on Pa... [More]

Stores Boycott The nationwide expansion of the boycott campaign is beginning to get noticed. Besides the Tamil media a number of local papers covered our groups in action. The main aim must be consistency i.e. regular turnouts which will increase awareness amongst the media and general public. ... [More]

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Over a 150 people marched through the streets of Sydney on Sunday calling upon the federal government to abolish its harsh stance on refugees and grant asylum to hundreds of Tamil refugees currently being detained in Indonesia at Australia’s request. Citing persecution faced by Tamils at the hands o... [More]

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Several dozen protesters carried placards in front of the Gap and Banana Republic stores on Wisconsin Avenue, Maryland, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, urging ethical U.S. shoppers to boycott garments produced in Sri Lanka, while another group of Tamil activists assembled in front of Victoria... [More]

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Thousands of British Tamils carrying red roses, gloriosa lilies (Karthikaipoo: Tamil Eelam national flower) and lamps, are filing into the main venue, at the Excel Centre in East London, where large cut-outs of Tamil Eelam were displayed on either side of the stage. The annual commemoration began... [More]

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