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  1. Indira Gandhi assassination - Effect on Sri Lanka (1984)

    Genre
    Interview

    Leader of the opposition group Tamil United Liberation Front, Appapillai Amirthalingam, on the impact of the assassination of Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi on the Tamil population and the peace...

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  2. Senior policeman thrown out of meeting (1986)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on Deputy Assistant Commissioner Wyn Jones being thrown out of a public meeting in Newham where he was about to announce murder charges against five Tamils who killed three men by means of petrol...

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  3. Three Tamils killed in firebomb incident (1986)

    Genre
    Interview

    Local interviewed on a house which was firebombed, killing three Tamils. Describes hearing arguments previous to the attack and gives his thoughts on whether it was a racially motivated attack. Female...

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  4. Tamil unrest in Sri Lanka (1987)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Chandra Monerawala, the Sri Lankan High Commissioner in London, on Tamil terrorism in Sri Lanka, and on his Government’s response to attacks by the LTTE (Tamil Tigers). He denies the...

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  5. Massacre in Sri Lanka (1987)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Sinnappu Maharasingam, chairman of the Tamil Action Committee, on a reported massacre of civilians by Tamil Tigers (LTTE) in Sri Lanka. He does not believe it was Tamils responsible and says...

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  6. Sri Lankan government case against Tamil rebels (1987)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview with Sri Lankan Security Minister Mr Lalith Athulathmudali, on the government’s case against the Tamil rebels. It covers the number of rebels detained or sent back, whether anybody has come...

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  7. Douglas Hurd on immigration controls (1987)

    Genre
    Interview

    Home Secretary Douglas Hurd talking about immigration controls and a possible change of emphasis on claims for asylum following a ruling on a case of Sri Lankan Tamils. Female interviewer not identified.

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  8. Witness on Indian Army attack on Jaffna (1987)

    Genre
    Interview

    Dr Ramani Chelliah, a Tamil female doctor, describes the Indian Army attack on Jaffna, Sri Lanka when she was visiting her parents there. Female interviewer not identified.

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  9. Protesters out in force as police storm church to seize asylum seeker (1989)

    Genre
    Interview; Music; News report

    The arrest of Sri Lankan (failed asylum seeker?) Viraj Mendis has provoked a political storm. Earlier today the thirty-two year-old communist and Tamil separatist was forcibly seized and removed from the...

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  10. Viraj Medis seized from church - Vicar responds (1989)

    Genre
    Interview

    The arrest of Sri Lankan (failed asylum seeker?) Viraj Mendis has provoked a political storm. Clergymen and politicans have attacked the manner of his arrest, particularly the level of force that was...

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