Quotes of the Day

Civilians stand behind the barbed-wire perimeter fence of the Manik Farm refugee camp located on the outskirts of northern Sri Lankan town of Vavuniya.
Monday, Jul. 13, 2009

Open quoteWe were liberated; now we are prisoners again.Close quote

  • S. THEVENTHRAN,
  • who is among thousands of people being held in refugee camps as Sri Lanka tries to contain Tamil Tiger rebels
Photo: David Gray / Pool / AP | Source: NEW YORK TIMES