Tamil Tigers
From Tintin to AK-47s: A Teenage Tamil Tiger On Revolution And Terror
Listen to our new Podcast with Niromi Di Soyza, who joined the Tamil Tigers at 15.
Our New Podcast Interrogates Australia’s Obsession With Violence
Fear, Romance, Fascination: Across Violent Times we’ll speak to underworld kings, child soldiers, and criminals to explore why humans do brutal things.
'Dheepan' Is a Searing Thriller About a Guerrilla Fighter Turned Refugee
We caught up with Jacques Audiard, the French auteur behind the Palme d'Or–winning Dheepan, which follows a former Tamil Tiger and his family's struggles to get by.
Exclusive: Secret Documents Reveal How Britain Funded Possible War Crimes in Sri Lanka
Un-redacted documents released to VICE show the scale of Britain's clandestine support for the Sri Lanka at the hight of a bloody crackdown.
UN Calls for Special Sri Lankan Court to Prosecute Crimes Committed in Its Civil War
A report released by the UN's human rights office determined that rebels and government forces both committed atrocities, painting a damning picture of gross human rights violations and impunity.
Sri Lanka Massacred Tens of Thousands of Tamils While the World Looked Away
Sri Lankan soldiers recorded these terrible crimes on their mobile phones and camcorders—and over the past four years, more and more of this footage has emerged.
Sirisena Unseats Rajapaksa in Stunning Sri Lankan Presidential Election Result
The decisive result boots from office the country’s president since 2005, who had confidently called a snap election in October with two years left to go in his term.
Political Violence Returns to Sri Lanka Ahead of Presidential Election
As the vote has grown too competitive for analysts to call, acts of politically motivated violence have increased, ranging from intimidation to outright assault.
Sri Lanka’s President Doesn't Want the UN Investigating War Crimes in His Country
The investigation is expected to focus in large part on alleged war crimes committed in the waning weeks of Sri Lanka’s civil war.
The Englishman Who Thrived in Bolivia's Cocaine Prison
Thomas McFadden's messy life story is going to be a Hollywood movie.
Tour Buses to Sri Lanka's Battlefields
Driven by morbid curiosity, the island’s majority population is returning to the battlefields of its recently concluded civil war by the busload. And the regime—which stands accused of war crimes—is doing everything it can to whitewash history.
I Was Tortured in Sri Lanka for Harboring Tamils
They used iron girders and PVC piping filled with sand and dirt. It hurts like hell, but it doesn't leave marks. That was the first time I've ever been beaten in my entire life.