Tamils
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Jury says three of four accused in Tamil human smugglers not guiltyThe MV Sun Sea left Thailand in July 2010 and arrived off the coast of British Columbia five weeks later, carrying 492 Sri Lankan Tamils who intended to claim refugee status in Canada.Jan 26, 2017
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Supreme Court defines human smuggling in pair of key judgmentsPeople who helped undocumented migrants enter Canada by steering a ship, acting as a lookout or cooking meals cannot automatically be branded as human smugglers, the Supreme Court of Canada says.CanadaNov 27, 2015
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Tamil women want information about family missing since Sri Lanka’s civil warHundreds of ethnic Tamil women demanded information on Friday about relatives who have been missing since Sri Lanka's civil war.WorldMar 21, 2014
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In Sri Lanka’s war-hit north, Tamils vote hoping provincial election leads to lasting peaceEthnic Tamil voters in Sri Lanka's war-ravaged north went to the polls Saturday to form their first functioning provincial government, hoping it is the first step toward wider regional autonomy.WorldSep 21, 2013
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