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Author: jafrep

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Human Rights, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict

Security forces stop issuing travel permits to leave Jaffna

Security forces stop issue travel permit to leave jaffna for the security of SAARC conference. Normally if anybody wish to leave Jaffna they must be taken permission from the forces. The security…

jafrep jafrep on 07/12/200807/13/2008
Human Rights, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict

Buying Onions From India & China

Jaffna onion cultivators are unable to market their produce, but it is sad that Sri Lanka imports onions from India and China. In Colombo onions are selling for Rs110 per kg. But…

jafrep jafrep on 11/30/2007
Human Rights, Human Security, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict

Questionnaire And Licenses In Jaffna

President Mahinda is checking the Jaffna peoples’ pulse. Now security forces take census in Jaffna. They collect all the informations Address, ID No, educational qualifications, designation, phone No, mobile No, Bicycle, motorbike…

jafrep jafrep on 09/03/2007
Human Rights, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict

Special Military ID For Jaffna

Security forces are issuing a Special Military ID again in Jaffna. After 1996 when the troops captured Jaffna the forces issued a special ID for Jaffna people. After the CFA they stopped…

jafrep jafrep on 08/25/2007
Human Rights, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict

Permission To Travel Out Of Jaffna

All of our politicians says Sri Lanka is a one country and solve the ethnic problem within one nation but they treat Tamils like citizens from another country. One Jaffna Journalist was…

jafrep jafrep on 08/25/2007
Human Rights, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict

Stanley Rd Closure Affects Traders In Jaffna

Traders on Jaffna Stanley Road are badly affected by the closure of the road. The road is closed for public usage for security reasons and only pedestrians are allowed to use it….

jafrep jafrep on 07/30/2007
Human Rights, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict

Mobile Phones Connections Cut In Jaffna

Mobile phones are of no use now in Jaffna. The purpose of using mobile phones is to pass on any urgent message, but mobile phone connections are being cut often in Jaffna….

jafrep jafrep on 05/10/2007
Human Rights, Human Security, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Poverty

Robberies Increase In Jaffna

Gun-point robberies have increased in Jaffna. Town area houses are robbed day or night and even during curfew time. Last week some robbers went to a house during the day, introduced themselves…

jafrep jafrep on 04/07/2007
Human Rights, Human Security, IDPs and Refugees, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict

Prices Improve In Jaffna

Jaffna people are a little happy now. All the essential item prices are down a little bit and things are available at pavement shops. Still the prices are double or triple the…

jafrep jafrep on 03/05/2007
Human Rights, Human Security, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict

Students Missing In Jaffna

– More Information Added Feb 28 – Two students are missing in Vadamaradchi. P.Yaseetharan and K.Sivaruban, who are Uduppidy American Mission students, are missing since Sunday afternoon. Their parents have made a…

jafrep jafrep on 02/26/2007
Jaffna, Peace and Conflict

People Reading Newspaper At Shop In Jaffna

A person reading Uthayan newspaper publishing in Jaffna at a newspaper agent shop entrance. Newspaper printing has dropped due to publishers not having permission to send more news print paper from Colombo….

jafrep jafrep on 02/02/2007
Human Rights, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict, Poverty

Jaffna Prices At MPCS Now Higher Than When Taxed

Jaffna people are now paying a higher price for essential things than when they were taken through the land route and taxed by the LTTE. Now essential items are taken to Jaffna…

jafrep jafrep on 01/31/2007
Human Rights, Human Security, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict

42 People Surrender at Jaffna Human Rights Commission

42 people have surrended at the Human Rights Commission Jaffna office so far. They were facing death threats. HRC officials produced them before Jaffna Magistrate and the Magistrate ordered that they be…

jafrep jafrep on 01/26/2007
Human Security, IDPs and Refugees, Jaffna, Peace and Conflict

Jaffna People Back To Barter Business

Jaffna people back to age-old barter business. After the land route closed all the things distributed through the MPCS including milk powder. Last week one packet of milk powder was issued to…

jafrep jafrep on 01/17/2007
Jaffna, Peace and Conflict

Queue For Pongal Rice

People waiting in a queue in Jaffna to buy 1kg red rice and and 1kg brown sugar for Thai Pongal (festival) on 15.1.07. January is the first pongal for farmers day where…

jafrep jafrep on 01/13/2007

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