Tamil Guardian

Tamil Guardian is an online, English language news site based in London. Published internationally for over 20 years, the media site was originally published as a print broadsheet newspaper in English from the UK and Canada. It has run op-eds from several political figures including from the Tamil National Alliance, the leader of the Labour Party Ed Miliband and the British Prime minister David Cameron.[1][2][3][4][5]

Tamil Guardian
CategoriesPolitics, culture, Sri Lanka, Tamil
Year founded1998

The Tamil Guardian has been accused of a being a news front of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by Sri Lankan Media.[6][7]

History

The Tamil Guardian was first published in London.

In 2011, the print edition of the newspaper ceased and the media outlet moved entirely online, publishing news on its website, as well as its various social media platforms.

Threats and intimidation

Throughout its history the Tamil Guardian correspondents have faced threats from Sri Lankan security forces. In January 2020, the paper's Batticaloa-based correspondent was harassed by the Sri Lankan security forces and arrested after reporting on alleged corruption against a local government official[8].

In April 2019, another correspondent was summoned for questioning by Mullaitivu police, after the Sri Lankan navy filed a complaint against him for reporting on a disappearances rally in the district[9]. [10][11]

In October 2018, a Jaffna-based correspondent was the target of harassment and intimidation by security forces, ever since he was summoned for questioning at TID headquarters in Colombo. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on the Sri Lankan authorities to end the harassment stating it was on "entirely spurious grounds"[12].

gollark: Or join the IRC.
gollark: Yes.
gollark: So vote gibson.
gollark: But that would imply that lyric bad?
gollark: It's all lyric's fault.

References
  1. Kerry McCarthy MP (4 March 2014). "David Cameron must now deliver on his pledge for international investigation into Sri Lanka's war crimes". Tamil Guardian. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  2. "Tamil Guardian website hacked". Tamilnet. 17 May 2001. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. "Tamil Guardian Interview with Mr. Anton Balasingham". www.sangam.org. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. "Sri Lanka revokes human rights experts' visas ahead of Commonwealth summit". The Telegraph. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  5. "Why I am attending CHOGM – David Cameron". David Cameron. Tamil Guardian. 7 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. "featur01". www.island.lk. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  7. Mihindukulasuriya, Regina (2019-04-26). "Online petition calls BBC report on Sri Lanka blasts 'attempt to blame Sinhalese Buddhists'". ThePrint. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  8. https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/sri-lankan-police-threaten-family-tamil-guardian-correspondent-arrest-warrant
  9. https://srilankabrief.org/2019/04/tamil-guardian-correspondent-summoned-by-sri-lankan-police/
  10. https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sri-lanka/
  11. https://rsf.org/en/news/alarming-resurgence-sri-lankan-police-attacks-tamil-journalists
  12. https://rsf.org/en/news/tamil-reporter-harassed-sri-lankas-anti-terrorism-police


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