Examining the conflict in Sri Lanka through editorial cartoons

Political /Editorial Cartoons about the conflict in Sri Lanka

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The year is 1983. Yelling through the megaphone is the president of Sri Lanka Junius Richard Jayewardene. In the top left corner is a shoreline of the Indian subcontinent. There is a man tied up; on his chest is the word ‘Tamils’

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Pictured holding the leash and wagging his finger is Sri Lankan President Junius Richard Jayewardene, who was in office from 1978 to 1989. The dogs have the words ‘armed forces.’ The man who is sweating, holding onto coconuts and seated on the bent tree has the word ‘Tamils’ over his head and he is over a shoal of sharks – the word Sinhalese is written over the fin of a shark.

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Consequence of conflict in Sri Lanka

This is a BBC Ch4 report about the state of the refugee camps housing Tamils who had to flee the fighting between the Sri Lankan Army and LTTE (Tamil Tigers).

Link: http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1184614595?bctid=22197914001

Word Cloud: Causes of Conflict for Sri Lanka

Look at these words. Does each word trigger your memory about Sri Lanka?
Link words with your own comments or phrases in a mind map, or jot them down in point form.

Timeline: Sri Lanka Conflict

Check out this time line of the conflict in Sri Lanka. A good summary of events leading up to the violence and also the consequences that follow. Time line runs from 1948 to 2009.

or go to http://www.dipity.com/ and then search "Sri Lanka Conflict" - look for the time line created by TheAgenda.