Isaipriya
Sign in to saveShoba, also known as Shobana Dharmaraja, (commonly known as Isaipriya or Isaippiriya; 1982–2009) was a Sri Lankan Tamil journalist and television broadcaster for the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). She died in the final days of the Sri Lankan Civil War in 2009 with video evidence that she was captured by the Sri Lankan military before being raped, tortured and murdered. A senior United Nations official deemed the footage to be authentic. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch also verified that it was her.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Neduntheevu
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Tamil
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- date of birth
- 1982-01-01
- date of death
- 2009-01-01
- manner of death
- homicide
- member of
- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
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Shoba, also known as Shobana Dharmaraja, (commonly known as Isaipriya or Isaippiriya; 1982–2009) was a Sri Lankan Tamil journalist and television broadcaster for the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). She died in the final days of the Sri Lankan Civil War in 2009 with video evidence that she was captured by the Sri Lankan military before being raped, tortured and murdered. A senior United Nations official deemed the footage to be authentic. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch also verified that it was her.
A biopic about her, Porkalathil Oru Poo, was banned in India as it would harm the nation's friendly relations with Sri Lanka.
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