Organization / PublicationRedux Pictures for Newsweek
CategoryPeople in the News stories
Prize1st prize
Date13-06-2006
CountrySri Lanka
PlaceKilinochchi
CaptionFor decades Sri Lanka has suffered fighting between forces of the mainly Sinhalese government and Tamil Tiger rebels, who want an independent homeland in the north and east of the island. Despite a four-year-old ceasefire agreement, conflict once again broke out in late 2005 and continued to grow even though both sides at first reaffirmed their commitment to peace.
