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Seven myths about the Tamil refugees
Sep. 3rd, 2010 08:08 amFrom Rabble.ca; good enough to post in its entirety.
Seven myths about the Tamil refugees
By No One Is Illegal-Vancouver
August 20, 2010
Surviving a dangerous three-month ocean journey, 492 Tamil refugees -- including around 60 women and 55 children -- arrived in B.C. after fleeing war and persecution in Sri Lanka. When the ship the MV Sun Sea first neared Esquimault on Vancouver Island, the territories of the Songhees First Nation, it was immediately boarded by the Canadian armed forces, border services, and RCMP.
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Seven myths about the Tamil refugees
By No One Is Illegal-Vancouver
August 20, 2010
Surviving a dangerous three-month ocean journey, 492 Tamil refugees -- including around 60 women and 55 children -- arrived in B.C. after fleeing war and persecution in Sri Lanka. When the ship the MV Sun Sea first neared Esquimault on Vancouver Island, the territories of the Songhees First Nation, it was immediately boarded by the Canadian armed forces, border services, and RCMP.
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