User 'anonymous' did: report at Sat Aug 22 05:16:23 +0000 2009.<br/> User 'anonymous' did: report at Sat Aug 22 11:47:20 +0000 2009.<br/> true true <p><strong>Related articles from the Newswire:</strong> <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/1205">SOCPA, the tamils, and the grass</a>&nbsp; | <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/1108">Genocide in Sri Lanka</a> | <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/1095">Tamils protest against chemical attacks</a> | <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/1094">Tamil protest amid more police violence</a> | <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/1215">Mercy Mission to Sri Lanka</a></p> 2009-04-20T21:31:38+00:00 1229 featured IMC-London false <p>As Parliament was sitting again after having been absent from Westminster for Easter holidays, Tamil people and their supporters in London <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/1225">stepped up their protests</a> on Monday 20th against the <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/1108">military onslaught</a> in the Tamil areas of northern Sri Lanka. Thousands of people blocked Parliament Square for the whole day, whilst large numbers of police and riot TSG forces in standby-by kept a close eye.</p> <p>By 20:30 in the evening thousands of people were still blocking the road outside Parliament. See <strong><a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/1228 ">updates</a></strong> and photos [<strong><a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/1223">1</a></strong> | <strong><a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/1234" title="fil's pics">2</a></strong>] Further potests are taking place on Wednesday 22nd. See <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/1239">photos and report</a>.</p> <p><strong>Update Monday 27th March: </strong>Sri Lankan Embassy in London <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/1270">surrounded by Tamils</a>.<br /><br /><strong>Photo reports</strong> <strong>Saturday 11th Demo:</strong> <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/1169">1</a> | <a href="http://london.indymedia.org.uk/articles/1133">2</a></p> Tamil Blockade at Parliament 2009-08-22T11:47:20+00:00