Thileepan was just 23-years-old when he decided to take a bold stand.
On this day 38 years ago, in front of 100,000 people Rasiah Parthipan - Thileepan - began a hunger strike. He vowed he would have no food. And not a single drop of water.
As a former medical student at the University of Jaffna, he knew what his body would undergo.
He knew that the process of starvation is excruciating. But he was determined.
His demands were simple. End the detention of Tamil political prisoners, end the opening of Sri Lankan military camps and an end the colonisation of the Tamil homeland.
At such a young age, he was prepared to give his life, in a non-violent act of protest, for his peoples’ freedom.
Today, in the homeland and around the world, we remember his courage.
Read more at the @tamilguardian.
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I acquired ~700 historical documents from Saleem al-Rayes, Gaza's #1 antique dealer. The documents span the periods, 1910s-1970s. You can download the docs for free here: https://t.co/glECPzwNEd
Here is video of Saleem explaining why he loves Gaza so much, shot on Oct. 1, 2023:
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1) The 90–95% drop in volume claimed by CENTCOM earlier in the month was probably a temporary lull as Iran repositioned its remaining launchers into hardened sites. Independent satellite analysis suggests that a significant portion of the "80% destruction" claimed by the IDF actually hit high-fidelity decoys.
2) Despite fewer launchers, the lethality per strike has increased. Iran's shift to cluster warheads has allowed a single missile to impact multiple locations simultaneously, compensating for the lower volume of launches
3) Iran has successfully set up mobile, underground units able to fire at steady rates. Iran used that quiet period to move their remaining ~100-120 heavy launchers into "Super-Hardened" facilities
4) Iran is utilizing its Zolfaqar and Dezful road-mobile launchers. These units move from hardened tunnels to pre-surveyed launch spots, fire, and return underground in under 10 minutes, often before coalition drones can re-task for a strike.
5) Because these launching units are decentralized, it is very hard for US and Israeli intelligence to get info on them.
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