Muslims in Jaffna mark 28 years since expulsion

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Muslims in Jaffna town hung black flags to mark 28 years since they were expelled from the peninsula by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

The LTTE remained in control of Jaffna for 5 years after the expulsion, until the Sri Lankan government captured the town in 1995.

Despite Sri Lanka's control of Jaffna for over 20 years, thousands of Muslims remain displaced today. Of the 20,000 Muslim families that were originally displaced from the district, only small fractions have managed to return. Over 14,000 Muslim families were displaced from the Northern Province in total.

Quelle + kompletter Artikel: www.tamilguardian.com

 

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Black October: 30 Years Since, Where Are We?

Schwarzer Oktober: 30 Jahre seit damals, wo sind wir?

In October 1990, some 75,000 Muslims in the Northern Province (about five percent of the province’s total) were forcibly expelled from their homeland by the LTTE. In some places the rebels gave only about a 48-hour for Muslims to leave the province. Beginning in Chavakachcheri on October 15th, Muslims were evicted in their entirety (mass) throughout Mannar, Mullaitheevu, Killinochchi, Jaffna, and certain parts of Vavuniya by October 30th. Families were allowed to take only 500 rupees and some clothes; some were forced to flee without any belongings at all. Unable to get transport until they reached towns further south, many walked for upwards of three days.

Im Oktober 1990 wurden rund 75.000 Muslime in der Nordprovinz (etwa fünf Prozent der Gesamtbevölkerung der Provinz) von der LTTE gewaltsam aus ihrer Heimat vertrieben. An einigen Orten gaben die Rebellen den Muslimen nur etwa 48 Stunden Zeit, um die Provinz zu verlassen. Beginnend in Chavakachcheri am 15. Oktober wurden Muslime bis zum 30. Oktober in ihrer Gesamtheit (Masse) in Mannar, Mullaitheevu, Killinochchi, Jaffna und bestimmten Teilen von Vavuniya vertrieben. Familien durften nur 500 Rupien und Kleidung mitnehmen. Einige mussten ohne Hab und Gut fliehen. Viele konnten keinen Transport bekommen, bis sie die weiter südlich gelegenen Städte erreichten, und gingen mehr als drei Tage lang.

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Quelle + kompletter Artikel: groundviews.org

 

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Sri Lankan Northern Muslim genocide in 1990

Alif S H Ali, 4 Jan 2017

24898 vertriebene Familien:
Jaffna 2165
Mannar 16189
Kilinochchi 976
Mullaitivu 2187
Vavuniya 3381