In the far western reaches of the Pacific Ocean, the small, remote island of Yap sits amid a rich coral habitat that is home to some of the largest sea creatures in the world.
The Australian Tamil community and supporters rallied outside the Sri Lankan High Commission on the 75th anniversary of Tamil Oppression Day. Stanley Blair reports.
“The US and the European Union are implicated in Turkey’s state terrorism, through supporting the Turkish government’s implementation of a border regime on the lands of minority populations, such as the Kurds,” she said.
“These inhumane attacks have been normalised over several decades they have led to consistent and violent instability in the region. With US and EU support, the Turkish state uses the Syrian and Iraqi airspace as it wishes, invades the lands of its neighbours and commits inhumane acts and violations outside its borders.”
The Trump administration had approved the Erdoğan government’s invasion of Rojava, Shengal, Makhmur and the whole of SouthernKurdistan and now the Biden administration is doing the same.