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Tamil Hunger Strike Tim Martin, London - pictures

Terence Bunch | 21.05.2009 22:30 | Analysis | Repression | Terror War | World

On the day US President Barack Obama signals for the enlisting of the power of fundamental values, Tamils continue to demand the British Government take action to help the Tamil people of Sri Lanka as they fall into unsupported statelessness.

A wounded nation.
A wounded nation.

Tamils in Parliament Square.
Tamils in Parliament Square.

A Tamil man and a Tamil flag.
A Tamil man and a Tamil flag.

Velupillai Prabharakan
Velupillai Prabharakan

Former aid worker Mr Tim Martin.
Former aid worker Mr Tim Martin.

Demand No. 4
Demand No. 4

Tamil man wrongfully arrested.
Tamil man wrongfully arrested.

Section 44 wrongfully issued.
Section 44 wrongfully issued.

The Tamil flag, wrongfully identified.
The Tamil flag, wrongfully identified.


On the day US President Barack Obama signals for the enlisting of the power of fundamental values, Tamils continue to demand the British Government take action to help the Tamil people of Sri Lanka as they fall into unsupported statelessness.

The Tamils have been demonstrating for almost two months and have demanded the British Government act to prevent the massacres taking place on the island. Despite this, the British Government have failed to act in any meaningful way.

As a result there has been widespread loss of life, undermining the British Government, and the International Communities humanitarian legitimacy.

The protest is joined by Mr Tim Martin, a former British aid worker who lived in the North of Sri Lanka and who is now on day 4 of his hunger strike.

London, UK. 21/05/2009.

(An interview with pictures with Mr Martin exporing the conflict in Sri Lanka, its background and his experiences in the North of Sri Lanka will follow tomorrow Fri 22nd May.)

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  1. Statelessness my arse — Fact checker
  2. ' Fact checker' works for SL government — me