Hundreds of Tamils demonstrated Sri Lanka war in Britain, Danmark, Australia, calling for help in securing a ceasefire.
Hundreds of Tamils demonstrated in front of British parliament on Wednesday, the third day of protests calling for help in securing a ceasefire between Sri Lankan forces and Tamil Tiger separatists.
The demonstration in Parliament Square was peaceful and numbers appeared to be dwindling by Wednesday morning, the Scotland Yard police spokesman said.
The demonstration began on Monday, when 5,000 people gathered Westminster Bridge and the road leading to it alongside parliament's clock tower, popularly known as Big Ben.
The day before scuffles had broken out when officers moved protesters off a major bridge into the square.
Meanwhile tt least 150 Tamils and Danish supporters gathered at the Danish foreign ministry yesterday to protest the ongoing war in Sri Lanka, where the Sri Lankan government is continuing an offensive against the rebel Tamil Tigers group.
On the other hand, about 300 Tamil supporters have marched through Melbourne , calling for an end to the conflict in north-eastern Sri Lanka.
The protesters claim Sri Lankan Government forces are committing genocide in Tamil regions.
Today's march had a heavy police presence after a similar protest on the weekend ended in violence.
Protester Shanka Dhaya says western governments must help to end the conflict.
"We are protesting for the UN or Australia or nations like [them] to jump in and provide food and medical facilities for the injured, and to help Tamils to have their own independent land for living."
According to the UN at least 2,800 people have died during the troubles since 20 January this year.
The British Tamils Forum said the protest had been organised by Tamil students who fear thousands of civilians could be killed if the Sri Lankan military continues its offensive against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in a no-fire zone in a northeastern coastal area.
The United Nations says tens of thousands of people are being held as human shields by the LTTE, and has urged the Sri Lankan military to protect them during a final offensive.
Palitha Kohona, permanent secretary at the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told BBC radio on Tuesday the government could not stop the offensive until LTTE agreed to lay down arms.
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