TamilNet
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TamilNet is an online newspaper that provides news and feature articles on current affairs in Sri Lanka, specifically related to the erstwhile Sri Lankan Civil War. The website was formed by members of the Sri Lankan Tamil community residing in the United States and publishes articles in English,[1] German and French.
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Type of site | Online newspaper |
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Founder(s) | Muthuthamby Sreetharan |
URL | www |
Launched | 1997; 27 years ago (1997) |
Current status | Active |
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It is Tamil nationalist and is described as a pro LTTE website.[2]
Tamilnet and non-governmental organizations such as Free Media Movement (FMM), Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and ARTICLE 19 confirm that the website is currently banned in Sri Lanka.[3][4]