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The following is a list of notable killings, including terrorists attributed to armed groups under the control of the
Sri Lankan government –
Army ,
Navy ,
Air Force ,
Police and
paramilitary groups (
Home Guards/Civil Defence Force ,
Eelam People's Democratic Party ,
Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal etc.).
Killings in chronological order
Notes
References
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"Pilgrims hold up film shooting" .
The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) . 9 September 2001.
^
"Price of a dream" .
The Nation (Sri Lanka) . 1 April 2007.
^
a
b
"Report No. 1" (PDF) .
University Teachers for Human Rights . January 1989.
^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 31: Indira Gandhi – a casualty of terror".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story . Archived from the original on 19 June 2002. {{
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^
"Mannar human rights activist Fr Mary Bastian remembered" .
TamilNet . 6 January 2004.
^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 32: Limbo between war and peace".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story . Archived from the original on 1 October 2002. {{
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^ Pathirana, Saroj (19 February 2008).
"Devolution only solution – CBK" .
BBC Sinhala .
^
"Vijaya Kumaratunga assassination was a UNP conspiracy" .
Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) . 21 March 2004.
Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
^ Seneviratne, Tassie (12 February 2012).
"Vijaya assassination: Politics kills police professionalism" .
The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) .
^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 59: Queries over Premadasa's slaying".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story . Archived from the original on 21 October 2002. {{
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^
"Six men came in a black Pajero driven by Punchi Nilame" .
The Island (Sri Lanka) . 16 May 2001.
^ Sivasamy, Prem (November 2002).
"Armed EPDP is a Threat to Peace" . Tamil Canadian. Archived from
the original on 11 March 2007.
^
"What the Batalanda Commission found" .
The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) . 12 April 1998.
^
a
b Rajasingham, K. T. (12 November 2008).
"Rohana Wijeweera's killing – still a mystery" .
Asian Tribune .
^
"ASA 37/001/2008 Sri Lanka: Silencing dissent" .
Amnesty International . 7 February 2008.
^
Wijesinha, Rajiva (20 February 2011).
"Richard de Zoysa after 21 years" .
Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) .
Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^
"Popular Journalist Abducted & Killed" (PDF) .
Tamil Times . IX (4): 6–7. 15 March 1990.
ISSN
0266-4488 .
^
"IPS International Achievement Award" .
Inter Press Service .
^
"BBC drama on Richard de Zoysa" .
BBC Sinhala . 24 November 2008.
^
Sri Kantha, Sachi .
"The LTTE's Mega Landmine Hit" . Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
^
a
b
c Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 52: President blamed for assassinations".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story . Archived from the original on 22 February 2003. {{
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^ Thangavelu, V. (September 2000).
"Who killed Lalith Athulathmudali? The great lie!" . Tamil Canadian.
^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 58: Premadasa indicted".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story . Archived from the original on 12 October 2002. {{
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^ Weerakkody, Kalinga (2 July 2000).
"Police now seek three-wheeler driver in 'Satana' editor killing" .
The Island (Sri Lanka) .
^
"Uproar in Parliament after editor's slaying" .
TamilNet . 8 September 1999.
^
"Rohana Kumara" .
Committee to Protect Journalists .
^
"Catch killers, if your hands are clean" .
Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) . 12 September 1999.
^
"Show's nuclear bombshell" .
The Sunday Leader . 30 December 2001. Archived from
the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (16 March 2008).
"Assassinating Tamil Parliamentarians: The unceasing waves" .
The Nation (Sri Lanka) . Archived from
the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^
"Thinamurasu chief editor killed" .
TamilNet . 2 November 1999.
^
"Atputharajah Nadarajah" .
Committee to Protect Journalists .
^
"Vasthian Anthony Mariyadas" .
Committee to Protect Journalists .
^ Abeywardena, Kesara (21 August 2002).
"Baddegane Sanjeewa was top security officer cum famous criminal during PA regime – Rajitha" .
Asian Tribune /
The Island (Sri Lanka) . Archived from
the original on 23 May 2012.
^
"Sri Lanka - 2003 Annual report" .
Reporters Without Borders . 2 May 2003. Archived from
the original on 6 August 2012.
^
"Open letter to the Sri Lankan Prime Minister" .
Reporters Without Borders . 18 October 2002. Archived from
the original on 6 August 2012.
^
"Mylvaganam Nimalrajan" .
The Guardian . 23 October 2000.
^
"Jaffna journalist killed for his reporting" .
TamilNet . 20 October 2000.
^
"Sri Lankan government ally suspected in murder of BBC's Jaffna correspondent" .
World Socialist Web Site . 28 October 2000.
^
"Attacks on the Press 2000: Sri Lanka" .
Committee to Protect Journalists .
^
"Ten years of impunity for Jaffna-based journalist's murderers" .
Reporters Without Borders . 18 October 2010.
^
"Nimalarajan murder case struck off from roll call" .
The Sunday Leader . 22 August 2004.
^
a
b
c
d Liyanaarachchi, Champika (30 April 2003).
"Protecting informants: The Government's bounden duty" .
The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) . Archived from
the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (13 October 2001).
"Predators as prey" .
Frontline . 18 (21).
^
"Claymore kills LTTE's eastern political leader" .
TamilNet . 15 June 2001.
^
Athas, Iqbal (6 January 2002).
"Situation Report: How a 'top State secret' became public" .
The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) .
^
"SLA penetratiom group strikes again in east" .
TamilNet . 18 September 2001.
^
"PTA arrests expose covert operation – paper" .
TamilNet . 8 January 2002.
^
"World Report 2005: Sri Lanka" .
Human Rights Watch .
^
"Aiyathurai Nadesan" .
Committee to Protect Journalists .
^
"Batticaloa journalist shot dead" .
TamilNet . 31 May 2004.
^
"IFJ Condemns "Brutal Slaying" of Leading Tamil Journalist in Sri Lanka" .
International Federation of Journalists . 4 July 2004. Archived from
the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^
"Tragic attempt to make Nadesan a Tiger-scribe" .
The Sunday Leader . 6 June 2004.
^
"Fears for Sri Lanka journalists" .
BBC News . 13 July 2004.
^
"Sri Lanka" .
Human Rights Watch .
^
Jansz, Frederica (6 June 2004).
"UPFA's new found silence over MoU violations" .
The Sunday Leader .
^
a
b Sambandan, V. S. (11 February 2005).
"Tamil National Force claims responsibility for Kousalyan's murder" .
The Hindu . Archived from
the original on 17 January 2016.
^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (May 2008).
"Did Karuna Personally kill "Taraki" Sivaram?" . Tamil Week .
^
"Journalist Sivaram abducted" .
TamilNet . 28 April 2005.
^ Sambandan, V. S. (21 May 2005).
"The end of a dissenter" .
Frontline . 22 (11). Archived from
the original on 17 October 2006.
^
"Journalist Sivaram murdered" .
TamilNet . 29 April 2005.
^
"UNESCO Director-General Condemns Murder of Sri Lankan Journalist Dharmeratnam Sivaram "Taraki" " .
UNESCO . 3 May 2005. Archived from
the original on 28 October 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2018 .
^
"Tamilnet editor's murder still unpunished after one year" .
International Federation of Journalists . 28 April 2006. Archived from
the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^
"Murdered editor champion of Tamil cause" .
BBC News . 29 April 2005.
^ Bandara, Chandana Keerthi (29 April 2005).
"Siva is no more!" .
BBC Sinhala .
^ Azeez, Abdul H. (1 May 2011).
"6th Death Anniversary Of D. Sivaram" .
The Sunday Leader .
^
"Editor of TamilNet murdered in Colombo" .
Reporters Without Borders . 29 April 2005.
^ Abeynayake, Rajpal (1 May 2005).
"Sivaram, much more than a scribe" .
Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) .
^
"RSF 'revolted' at Sivaram's murder" .
TamilNet . 29 April 2005.
^
"Tamilnet editor's murder still unpunished after one year" .
Reporters Without Borders . 28 April 2006.
^
"Sivaram murder case postponed" .
BBC Sinhala . 5 January 2012.
^
"CASE No. SRI/49 – JOSEPH PARARAJASINGHAM" .
Inter-Parliamentary Union . 18 October 2006.
^
"Supplement to Special Report No. 23 – Before Time Obscures the Moul'dring Heap I" .
University Teachers for Human Rights . 13 December 2006.
^
"Special Report No. 25 – From Welikade to Mutur and Pottuvil: A Generation of Moral Denudation and the Rise of Heroes with Feet of Clay" .
University Teachers for Human Rights . 31 May 2007.
^
"SRI LANKA: One Catholic priest and a man disappear" .
Asian Human Rights Commission . 30 August 2006.
^
"ASA 37/023/2006 Sri Lanka: Fear for safety/Possible "disappearance" " .
Amnesty International . 29 August 2006.
^
"ASA 37/025/2006 Sri Lanka: Further information on fear for safety/possible "disappearance" " .
Amnesty International . 12 September 2006.
^ Akkara, Anto (23 August 2006).
"Sri Lankan priest, companion disappear amid fighting" .
Catholic News Service . Archived from
the original on 29 August 2006.
^
"Sri Lanka: Letter to Pope Benedict XVI on the Situation In Sri Lanka" .
Human Rights Watch . 16 April 2007.
^ Haviland, Charles (3 November 2010).
"Sri Lanka bishop accuses forces over missing priests" .
BBC News .
^
"Tamil journalist shot dead in Trincomalee" .
TamilNet . 24 January 2006.
^
"Black January And Counter Moves By The Government" .
The Sunday Leader . 29 January 2012.
^
"Subramaniyam Sugitharajah" .
Committee to Protect Journalists .
^ Perera, Jehan (30 January 2012).
"No problem solving without first accepting problems do exist" .
The Island (Sri Lanka) .
^
"Tamil journalist gunned down in Trincomalee after covering paramilitary abuses" .
Reporters Without Borders . 24 January 2006. Archived from
the original on 4 March 2016.
^
a
b
"Gunmen 'kill two' at Jaffna paper" .
BBC News . 2 May 2006.
^
a
b Azeez, Abdul H. (12 June 2011).
"Uthayan Under Fresh Attack" .
The Sunday Leader .
^
a
b
"Uthayan 'worst hit' of Sri Lanka's media – RSF" .
TamilNet . 13 September 2006.
^
a
b
"Gunmen open fire inside Tamil newspaper, killing two employees" .
Reporters Without Borders . 5 May 2006. Archived from
the original on 3 November 2013.
^
a
b
"Two traders shot in Jaffna, one dead" .
TamilNet . 2 May 2006.
^
"LTTE Senior Commander Ramanan assassinated" .
TamilNet . 21 May 2006.
^
"Freelance journalist Sampath Lakmal assassinated" . Lanka-e-news . 2 July 2006. Archived from
the original on 6 February 2012.
^
"Sinhala journalist shot dead in Colombo" .
TamilNet . 2 July 2006.
^
"Director-General of UNESCO condemns murder of Sri Lankan journalist Sampath Lakmal de Silva" .
UNESCO . 7 July 2006. Archived from
the original on 14 March 2015.
^ Rafik Jalaldeen; Chandrika Perera (4 July 2006).
"Killing of journalist Sampath Lakmal: 25 questioned" .
Daily News (Sri Lanka) . Archived from
the original on 21 February 2013.
^
"Journalist Abducted and Murdered in Colombo" .
International Federation of Journalists . 3 July 2006. Archived from
the original on 28 July 2012.
^ Sunil, W. A. (12 July 2006).
"Sri Lankan military personnel questioned over murder of journalist" .
World Socialist Web Site .
^
"Bulletins No.42, 43 and Supplement to SpR.23 October 2006" .
University Teachers for Human Rights . 13 December 2006.
^
"Killed journalist was a paid military informant – CID" .
The Sunday Leader . 17 February 2008.
^
"ASA 37/002/2006 Pon Ganeshamoorthy: a Tamil Nationalist, murdered by Sri Lanka Intelligence Operatives, 4 August 2006" . Sri Lanka Atrocities. 29 January 2009. Archived from
the original on 11 October 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2011 .
^
"Director-General condemns murder of Sri Lankan newspaper managing director Sinnathamby Sivamaharajah" .
UNESCO . 28 August 2006. Archived from
the original on 14 March 2015.
^
"Sivamaharajah assassinated" .
TamilNet . 21 August 2006.
^
"Former Tamil MP killed in Jaffna" .
BBC News . 21 August 2006.
^
"Sinnathamby Sivamaharajah" .
Committee to Protect Journalists .
^
"Crisis: International" . Centre for Media Freedom and Responsibility. 27 September 2006.
^ Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (23 October 2005).
"LTTE fails to utilise political opportunity" . Tamil Week .
^
"GoSL should take responsibility for Raviraj's assassination – Sampanthan" .
TamilNet . 10 November 2006.
^
"Special Report No. 26 - Can the East be won through Human Culling?: Special Economic Zones - An Ideological Journey Back to 1983" .
University Teachers for Human Rights . 3 August 2007.
^
" 'Nilam' editor shot dead" .
The Island (Sri Lanka) . 23 April 2007.
^
"Tamil journalist murdered in government-controlled zone" .
Reporters Without Borders . 20 April 2007.
^
"Subash Chandraboas" .
Committee to Protect Journalists .
^
"Young reporter with Tamil newspaper murdered in Jaffna" .
Reporters Without Borders . 30 April 2007. Archived from
the original on 6 August 2012.
^
"Airlines cancel Sri Lanka flights" .
BBC News . 30 April 2007.
^
"Young journalist shot dead in Jaffna" .
TamilNet . 29 April 2007.
^
"Selvarajah Rajeewarnam" .
Committee to Protect Journalists .
^
"Media student shot dead in Jaffna" .
TamilNet . 1 August 2007.
^
"Sahadevan Nilakshan" .
Committee to Protect Journalists .
^
"More clashes in Sri Lankan north" .
BBC News . 27 September 2007.
^
"Sri Lankan church worker killed in attack while delivering aid" .
Christian Today . 1 October 2007.
^ De Silva, Sunil.
"Rev. Fr. Nicholaspillai Packiyaranjith killed in a Claymore explosion" .
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo . Archived from
the original on 1 October 2011.
^
"ASA 37/008/2011 Sri Lanka: When will they get justice? Failures of Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission" .
Amnesty International . 7 September 2011.
^
"Thamilchelvan killed in SLAF air attack" .
TamilNet . 2 November 2007.
^
"SLAF bombs VoT radio station in Vanni, 11 killed, 15 wounded" .
TamilNet . 27 November 2007.
^
"Air Force bombs VOT building" .
BBC Sinhala . 27 November 2007.
^
"Isaivizhi Chempiyan" .
Committee to Protect Journalists .
^
"LTTE's Head of Military Intelligence killed in Claymore ambush" .
TamilNet . 6 January 2008.
^
"Pro-rebel lawmaker among two killed in Lanka blast" .
The Times of India . 6 March 2008. Archived from
the original on 22 September 2012.
^
"Tamil MP is killed in Sri Lanka" .
BBC News . 6 March 2008.
^
"NESoHR Chairman Fr. Karunaratnam killed in DPU attack" .
TamilNet . 20 April 2008.
^
"3rd death anniversary of slain journalist Thevakumar observed in Moo'laay" .
TamilNet . 30 May 2010.
^
"TV journalist killed in Sri Lanka" .
BBC News . 28 May 2008.
^
"Journalist slain in Jaffna" .
TamilNet . 28 May 2008.
^
"Paranirupasingham Devakumar" .
Committee to Protect Journalists .
^
"Assure government employees in Vanni their safety – Ki'linochchi GA" .
TamilNet . 3 July 2008.
^
"Thunukkaay DS killed in DPU attack" . Sri Lanka Truth. 29 June 2008. Archived from
the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^
"Sri Lankan journalist predicted own execution" .
CNN . 16 January 2009.
^ Thottam, Jyoti (8 January 2009).
"Dying for Journalism: Lasantha Wickrematunge of Sri Lanka" .
Time . Archived from
the original on 13 January 2009.
^
"Top Sri Lankan editor shot dead" .
BBC News . 8 January 2009.
^
"And Then They Came For Me" .
The Sunday Leader . 11 January 2009. Archived from
the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2015 .
^ Luft, Oliver (8 January 2009).
"Sri Lankan newspaper editor shot dead" .
The Guardian .
^
"Sunday Leader Editor assassinated" .
TamilNet . 8 January 2009.
^
"Chronicle of a death foretold" .
The Economist . 15 January 2009.
^
"Lasantha murder: International probe urged" .
BBC Sinhala . 8 January 2012.
^ Radhakrishnan, R. K. (8 January 2012).
"Lasantha's killers still at large" .
The Hindu .
^
"Journalist Sathiyamoorthy killed inside Safe Zone" .
TamilNet . 14 February 2009.
^
"Puniyamoorthy Sathiyamoorthy" .
Committee to Protect Journalists .
^
"Shoba" .
Committee to Protect Journalists .
^ Miller, Jonathan (8 December 2010).
"Sri Lanka 'war crimes' video: woman's body identified" .
Channel 4 News .
^
"New video evidence of alleged Sri Lankan war crimes requires UN investigation" .
Amnesty International . 8 December 2010.
^
"Sri Lanka: Army Unit Linked to Executions" .
Human Rights Watch . 8 December 2010.
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