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Over 1 lakh Tamil refugees in India | Source: Thehindu

More than six-and-a-half years after the civil war between the Sri Lankan government and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ended, over 1.22 lakh people from the neighbouring island continue to live as refugees in other countries, while another 50,000 people are internally-displaced, according to the latest figures from the United Nations High…
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31 Dec
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Nadigar Sangam and OfERR launches Makkalukaaga Naam Program Source: stage3

Nadigar Sangam and OfERR launches Makkalukaaga Naam Program. Nadigar Sangam and OfERR (Organization for Eelam Refugees Rehabilitation) jointly launching ‘Makkalukaaga Naam’ today at 3 pm in Red Hills, Chennai. The full address is given in the initiation card below posted by Nasser in his micro blogging page. The aim of this program is to bring…
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13 Nov
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To Address their Concerns | Source: Frontline

IN 2014, the Organisation for Eelam Refugees Rehabilitation (OfERR), a Chennai-based non-governmental organisation, brought together a cross section of the Tamil refugees in the various camps in Tamil Nadu for a collective representation of their fears, concerns, experiences, aspirations and hopes. It held 17 rounds of discussions spread over nine months. The consultation process helped…
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30 Aug
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Golden opportunity for Tamil refugees to return | Source: Thehindu

Given the prevailing political situation in Sri Lanka, the time has come for Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu to return home, said S. C. Chandrahasan, founder of the Organisation for Eelam Refugees Rehabilitation (OfERR).“It is a golden opportunity for the refugees to return home especially when there is an effort to form a…
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24 Mar
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By Boat, No Visa – Tamil

The rules have changed. If you travel to Australia by boat without a visa, you won’t be settled in Australia. Find out more at www.australia.gov.au/novisa

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12 Nov
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Refugees ready to return, but need a clear plan | Source: Thehindu

The overwhelming feeling among the Sri Lankan Tamil refugees in India is to return home, but the repatriation process should be well-structured with the backing of a Memorandum of Understanding among India, Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka, according to S.C. Chandrahasan, founder, Organisation for Eelam Refugees Rehabilitation (OfERR). Asked about Sri Lanka’s Northern Province Chief Minister…
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08 Dec
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Transfers to Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island – Australian Government’s New Arrangement.

கடல்வழி ஆட்கடத்தலை முறியடிப்பதற்கும், அவுஸ்திரேலியாவின் எல்லைகளைப் பாதுகாப்பதற்குமான இராணுவ முனைப்புடன் கூடிய ஒரு பாதுகாப்பு நடவடிக்கையே எல்லைகளுக்கான பாதுகாப்பு நடவடிக்கையாகும் (OSB). OSB, 18 செப்ரெம்பர் 2013 இல் உருவாக்கப்பட்டு அவுஸ்திரேலியாவுக்கான சட்டவிரோத கடல்வழி முயற்சிகளின் எண்ணிக்கையை வெற்றிகரமாகக் குறைத்துள்ளதுடன், கடலில் உயிர் இழப்பைத் தடுத்துள்ளது. ஆட்கடத்தும் குற்ற நடவடிக்கையை ஒழிப்பதற்கு அவுஸ்திரேலியா உறுதி கொண்ட வண்ணம் உள்ளது. அவுஸ்திரேலியாவுக்குப் படகுவழியாக விசா இல்லாமல் வர எத்தனிக்கும் எந்தவொரு நபரும், அவர் புறப்பட்டு வந்த நாட்டுக்குத் திருப்பி…

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09 Jan
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Drawing one into children’s troubled times and minds | Source: Thehindu

Drawing competitions for children generally get entries showing flowers, landscapes, pets or happy families. But a contest organised for Sri Lankan Tamil refugee children brought out pictures of guns, houses on fire and boats full of people on rough seas.The pictures by the children in refugee camps in various parts of Tamil Nadu were displayed…
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