http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/ltte 2008-11-25T11:32:17Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/56226-sri-lanka-army-closes-in-on-tamil-tigers-07-oct-08 2008-11-25T11:32:17Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/F6GATY8y4gs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/F6GATY8y4gs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/56226-sri-lanka-army-closes-in-on-tamil-tigers-07-oct-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/68395" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Sri Lanka's army says it is closing in on the Tamil Tigers' de facto capital in the north.</p> <p>For more than two decades, the country has been entangled in a bitter civil war. <br />  <br />More than 50,000 people have been killed in the conflict between the military and the Liberation  Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or LTTE.  <br /> <br />Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley gained exclusive access to the Sri Lankan military as it approaches Kilinochchi.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/56226-sri-lanka-army-closes-in-on-tamil-tigers-07-oct-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/51962-sri-lankan-troops-close-on-the-tigers-lair 2008-10-30T09:33:56Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eyTFJIaUlr4&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eyTFJIaUlr4&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/51962-sri-lankan-troops-close-on-the-tigers-lair"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/63047" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>While fierce fighting continues between the Sri Lankan army and the Tamil Tigers, the war has reached what the Sri Lankan government calls "a decisive and impressive" phase".</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez reports from Sri Lanka where government forces had captured a key Tamil Tiger strong hold in the north of the country.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/51962-sri-lankan-troops-close-on-the-tigers-lair">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/11537-sri-lankans-losing-hope 2008-11-24T02:25:42Z Gallup <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/jumMXJ1XMhM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/jumMXJ1XMhM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/11537-sri-lankans-losing-hope"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/11652" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Sri Lankans are losing hope for peace in their war-torn country.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/11537-sri-lankans-losing-hope">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/11226-people-power-tiger-tax-part-1 2008-10-25T03:31:23Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NkLo52izh-w&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NkLo52izh-w&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/11226-people-power-tiger-tax-part-1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/11391" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>People & Power's Juliana Ruhfus investigates the alleged fundraising drive launched by the LTTE in the UK in 2005.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/11226-people-power-tiger-tax-part-1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/11225-people-power-tiger-tax-part-2 2008-10-25T03:31:25Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/7SxrJzuvFRE&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/7SxrJzuvFRE&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/11225-people-power-tiger-tax-part-2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/11390" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>People & Power's Juliana Ruhfus investigates the alleged fundraising drive launched by the LTTE in the UK in 2005.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/11225-people-power-tiger-tax-part-2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/7598-tamils-flee-sri-lanka-conflict-17-july-07 2008-10-23T07:03:59Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ieUUxd_YsRQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ieUUxd_YsRQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/7598-tamils-flee-sri-lanka-conflict-17-july-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/6884" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>A record number of Tamils are fleeing Sri Lanka for what they hope will be a better life abroad.</p> <p>Tony Birtley reports for Al Jazeera from Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/7598-tamils-flee-sri-lanka-conflict-17-july-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/7450-sri-lanka-tigers-vow-to-strike-back-13-july-07 2008-10-14T11:29:22Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eNzMOn3BCMs&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eNzMOn3BCMs&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/7450-sri-lanka-tigers-vow-to-strike-back-13-july-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/6730" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Almost 70 thousand people have been killed since the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam began their battle for independence in 1983. With job and educational prospects slim, the Tamil Tigers have become the only way out for many in the region. After 24 years of war the prospects for peace seem to be fading fast. </p> <p>Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley has had exclusive access to the region.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/7450-sri-lanka-tigers-vow-to-strike-back-13-july-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/6888-on-the-front-line-in-sri-lanka-31-may-07 2008-10-14T15:31:19Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IfqimW3xdgg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IfqimW3xdgg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/6888-on-the-front-line-in-sri-lanka-31-may-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/6168" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Tony Birtley, embedded with the Sri Lankan military, reports for Al Jazeera on the conflict between the Tamil Tigers and the government.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/6888-on-the-front-line-in-sri-lanka-31-may-07">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/6805-sri-lanka-war-claims-civilian-lives-10-jun-07 2008-10-14T21:29:25Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tQZVyFqKdmo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tQZVyFqKdmo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/6805-sri-lanka-war-claims-civilian-lives-10-jun-07"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/6085" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports from Sri Lanka where the ongoing conflict, which has claimed tens of thousands of lives, has seen increasing civilian disappearances. The government and the LTTE blame each other.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/6805-sri-lanka-war-claims-civilian-lives-10-jun-07">Watch the video</a>