Tamil Guardian
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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.{{cite web | url=https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/david-cameron-must-now-deliver-his-pledge-international-investigation-sri-lankas-war-crimes | author=Kerry McCarthy MP | author-link = Kerry McCarthy | title = David Cameron must now deliver on his pledge for international investigation into Sri Lanka's war crimes | publisher=Tamil Guardian | date=4 March 2014 | access-date=25 August 2018}}{{cite web | url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=6019 | title=Tamil Guardian website hacked | publisher=Tamilnet | date=17 May 2001 | access-date=9 November 2014}}{{cite web | url=http://www.sangam.org/ANALYSIS/TG06_05_02.htm | title=Tamil Guardian Interview with Mr. Anton Balasingham | publisher=www.sangam.org | access-date=9 November 2014}}{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/srilanka/10435090/Sri-Lanka-revokes-human-rights-experts-visas-ahead-of-Commonwealth-summit.html | title=Sri Lanka revokes human rights experts' visas ahead of Commonwealth summit | publisher=The Telegraph | date=8 November 2013 | access-date=9 November 2014}}{{cite web | url=http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=9102 | title=Why I am attending CHOGM – David Cameron | publisher=Tamil Guardian | work=David Cameron | date=7 November 2013 | access-date=9 November 2014}}
The Tamil Guardian has also carried out interviews with celebrities such as Academy Award and Grammy Award nominated artist M.I.A.,{{Cite web|title="As an artist I'm still dealing with being a refugee" - Interview with M.I.A. {{!}} Tamil Guardian|url=https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/artist-i%E2%80%99m-still-dealing-being-refugee-interview-mia-0|access-date=2021-04-15|website=www.tamilguardian.com}} several Tamil politicians{{Cite web|title=Tamil leaders talk politics - Interview with Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam {{!}} Tamil Guardian|url=https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/tamil-leaders-talk-politics-interview-gajendrakumar-ponnambalam|access-date=2021-04-15|website=www.tamilguardian.com}} and activists and senior US and British{{Cite web|title='Sanctions on Sri Lankan war criminals are a no brainer' - Interview with Sir Ed Davey {{!}} Tamil Guardian|url=https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/sanctions-sri-lankan-war-criminals-are-no-brainer-interview-sir-ed-davey|access-date=2021-04-15|website=www.tamilguardian.com}} officials.
Writers and editors at the Tamil Guardian have provided commentary to several news outlets around the world on Sri Lankan and Tamil political and cultural affairs.
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.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Tamil Guardian|url=https://twitter.com/tamilguardian|access-date=2021-04-15|website=Twitter|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Tamil Guardian|url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/|access-date=2021-04-15|website=www.instagram.com}}
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.{{Cite web|title=Sri Lankan police threaten family of Tamil Guardian correspondent with arrest warrant {{!}} Tamil Guardian|url=https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/sri-lankan-police-threaten-family-tamil-guardian-correspondent-arrest-warrant|access-date=2021-04-15|website=www.tamilguardian.com}}
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.https://srilankabrief.org/2019/04/tamil-guardian-correspondent-summoned-by-sri-lankan-police/
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".{{Cite web|date=2018-10-24|title=Tamil reporter harassed by Sri Lanka's anti-terrorism police {{!}} Reporters without borders|url=https://rsf.org/en/news/tamil-reporter-harassed-sri-lankas-anti-terrorism-police|access-date=2021-04-15|website=RSF|language=en}}
One Sri Lankan journalist accused the website of a being a news front of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), in an article published in 2000. No evidence of any link to the LTTE has since been provided.{{Cite web|last=Ranatunge|first=Dushy|title=Human rights groups and LTTE fronts|url=http://www.island.lk/2000/08/28/featur01.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629072009/http://www.island.lk/2000/08/28/featur01.html|archive-date=2020-06-29|access-date=2020-06-26|website=The Island}}{{Better source needed|date=October 2020}}
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External links
- {{official|http://www.tamilguardian.com/}}
Category:Sri Lankan Tamil culture
Category:Newspapers published in London
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