In a landmark resolution, the Working Group of Young Socialists in the SPD (also known as Jusos), the youth organisation of Germany's ruling Social Democratic Party (SPD), officially recognised the genocide against Eelam Tamils in Sri Lanka.
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the new Sri Lankan government to ensure a “transparent and impartial” judicial process as the trial into the disappearance of Prageeth Eknaligoda continues this week.
Nine Sri Lankan military intelligence officers have been charged in connection with Eknaligoda’s abduction, but the case has been mired...
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The US Embassy in Sri Lanka, marked the reopening of the restored Old Kandyan Kings’ Palace, funded through a $265,000 grant, even as the Sri Lankan state continued the Sinhalisation of several sites across the Tamil North-East.
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The recent outbreak of a fever in Jaffna that has claimed seven lives has reportedly been identified as Leptospirosis, commonly referred to as "rat fever," according to Sri Lanka's Ministry of Health Epidemiology Unit.
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Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is set to make his first official overseas visit to India from December 15 to 17, following an invitation from the Indian government.
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Vanni District Member of Parliament (MP) Durairasa Ravikaran reaffirmed his commitment to securing the resettlement of the displaced Tamil people from the villages of Thannimurippu and Andankulam in Mullaitivu, as residents have chalked up more than 40 years of displacement from their homes.
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Anton Jesudasan Yathursika, a young athlete from Mannar, has achieved an extraordinary feat by setting a new all-island record for the category in the javelin throw, at the recently concluded National Athletics Championships for Schools with an impressive throw of 37.39 meters.
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The controversial Indian conglomerate Adani Group has announced it will self-fund the Colombo West International Terminal (CWIT) project in Sri Lanka, withdrawing its request for a $553 million loan from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
This decision follows allegations of bribery and fraud leveled against Adani...
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Tamil families of the disappeared marked Human Rights Day with protests in Jaffna, Mannar, Vavuniya and Trincomalee as they continue to demand to know the fate of their loved ones who were forcibly disappeared by the Sri Lankan state.
Tamil families have been protesting across the North-East for years in a bid to find the...
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A plain-clothed Sri Lankan intelligence officer videoed Tamil families of the disappeared as they marked Human Rights Day in Mullaitivu yesterday.
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The United States has sanctioned two Sri Lankan officials and their immediate families over corruption, rendering them unable to enter the country in a move to mark International Human Rights Day.
Sri Lanka’s former Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga and the former CEO of Sri Lanka Airlines Kapila Chandrasena have both been...
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The Sri Lankan military has refused to dismantle an occupying base in Karkovalam, Jaffna, despite a decision by the cabinet that the camp be removed.
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Jaffna District MP Dr Ramanathan Archuna claimed that he was assaulted on December 3rd within the premises of the Opposition Leader’s office in the parliament by Sinhala parliamentarian Sujith Sanjaya Perera.
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Speaking in Sri Lanka’s parliament last week Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) parliamentarian S Shritharan called on the Sri Lankan president to enact a political solution that respects the identity and rights of Eelam Tamils.
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Sri Lankan police interrogated two Tamil men for organising commemorative events during Maaveerar remembrance week in Kokkuvil, Jaffna.
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For too long, the United Kingdom has pursued a flawed and outdated policy on Sri Lanka. It has left Britain lagging behind its international allies, some of whom imposed targeted sanctions years ago. The UK must not just catch up. If it seeks to maintain its influence on the island and the region as a whole, it must go...
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On the same day that eight Indian fishermen who were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy were flown to Chennai, the security forces announced it had detained two more Indian fishing boats and 14 Tamil Nadu fishermen, as tensions across the Palk Strait continued.
The Indian High Commission celebrated the...
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Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala admitted that more than 244 Maaveerar Naal commemoration events took place across the North-East last week, as Tamils across the homeland paid tribute to those who gave their lives fighting for an independent state.
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The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka (NOCSL) is at risk of being banned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as its Secretary General, Maxwell De Silva, continues to defy a suspension imposed for ethical violations and misconduct.
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Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with parliamentarians from the Illankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) at the Presidential Secretariat this week, reportedly to discuss "the longstanding challenges faced by the people...
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US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu has landed in Sri Lanka earlier today, with discussions slated around how Washington can “deepen ties with the current government”.
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The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) has submitted more than 60 sanctions requests targeting Sri Lankan officials, security personnel, and former Indian Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) officers for their roles in gross human rights violations committed during and after Sri Lanka’s armed conflict. These requests have been sent to...
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Anujan Srikantha, a British Tamil athlete representing England, has made history by clinching gold at the 2024 Commonwealth Powerlifting Championship held in Sun City, South Africa earlier this year.
Competing in the Men’s Classic Benchpress Championships, Srikantha not only emerged victorious in the 83kg division but also earned the prestigious...
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French Tamils gathered in Villebon-sur-Yvette to mark Maaveerar Naal last week, as millions around the world paid tribute to Tamil freedom fighters.
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Tamils in Germany commemorated Maaveerar Naal with thousands gathering in Dortmund on November 27th to pay tribute to fallen fighters.
The Maaveerar Naal event began with the lighting of the torch by Suresh Sankarapillai. The Tamil Eelam National Flag was hoisted by the Deputy Director of the Tamil Education Association of Germany...
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Marking Maaveerar Naal in Italy, the Palermo City Council governor and the Tamil Coordination Committee signed an declaration formally recognizing the genocide of Eelam Tamils as they paid tribute to those who laid down their lives for liberation.
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Maaveerar Naal - Great Heroes' Day - was commemorated in Denmark last week, as Tamils around the globe paid tribute to martyred fighters in the independence struggle.
This year's Maaveerar Naal began with the hoisting of the Tamil Eelam national flag followed by the broadcast of the leader Velupillai Prabhakaran's last speech in...
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Eelam Tamils in Belgium marked Maaveerar Naal last week, as thousands gathered in Antwerp to pay respect to those who sacrificed their lives for Tamil independence.
As a mark of respect, Tamils in Antwerp as they do, annually, held a sombre event to mark Maaveerar Naal on November 27th. At the event, the Tamil Eelam national...
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Maaveerar Naal was commemorated in New Zealand last week, as Tamils across the country joined those around the world in paying tribute to Tamil freedom fighters.
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The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed the Central Government of India to consider the application submitted by an Eelam Tamil refugee who has been in the country since 1983.
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After more than three years stranded in dire conditions on Diego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean, dozens of Eelam Tamil refugees fleeing persecution in Sri Lanka have arrived in the UK.
World News
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Ireland has announced its intention to intervene in South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), calling for a broader interpretation of the Genocide Convention.
“There has been a collective punishment of the Palestinian people through the intent and impact of military actions of Israel in Gaza, leaving 44,000 dead and millions of civilians displaced,”...
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Russia’s State Duma, the lower house of parliament, has given initial approval to a bill that could pave the way for the Taliban’s removal from the country’s list of designated terrorist organisations, as Moscow seeks to redefine its relationship with Afghanistan’s rulers, who have held power since the US withdrawal in 2021.
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A French court has found French-Cameroonian author Charles Onana guilty of denying the 1994 Rwandan genocide, convicting both the author and his publisher of “publicly contesting a crime against humanity”.
The court imposed a fine of €8,400 (£7,000) on Onana and €5,000 on Damien Serieyx, his publishing director from Éditions du...
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The UK government has indicated that it is reviewing the designation of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) as a proscribed terrorist organisation, with ministers and intelligence officials weighing the group’s recent actions and leadership statements amidst changing dynamics in Syria.
HTS is currently listed on the UK’s proscription list due to...
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Bashar al-Assad has fled to Russia after opposition forces entered the capital Damascus.
The leader of the main Syrian opposition armed group that seized Syria’s capital, Abu Mohammed al-Julani, has said the Syrian people are the “rightful owners” of the country after the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad, and declared a “new history” has been written for the...
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In a damning report, the human rights organisation Amnesty International has determined that Israel is committing genocide against the people of Palestine.
The report follow’s orders by the International Criminal Court for arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, former defence minister, Yoav Gollant, and Hamas’s military commander,...
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The international criminal court has issued arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the country’s former defence minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza.
Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant were accused of “crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from at least 8 October 2023 until at least 20...
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A report released by a UN Special Committee, composed of member states Malaysia, Senegal and Sri Lanka has deemed Isarel's warfare in Gaza consistent with genocide, with starvation being used as a weapon of war.
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Speaking before the UN General Assembly, UK Ambassador for the UN General Assembly, Archie Young, called for the expansion of the UN Security Council.
Currently, the Security Council is composed of 15 memebers, including 5 permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly.
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Somaliland, a self-declared republic in the Horn of Africa, held its fourth general election since its 1991 secession from Somalia on Wednesday, with global recognition of the state an issue for both leading candidates.
Despite establishing its own government, parliament, currency, and even issuing passports,...
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US President-elect Donald J Trump expected cabinet appointments will see a number of “China Hawks” in key roles such as the United Nations ambassador, National Security Adviser, and Secretary of State, signalling a shift in US foreign policy to refocus on the Indo-Pacific region.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has condemned Israel's actions in Gaza as “genocide,” at a summit of Arab and Muslim leaders organized to press for the establishment of a Palestinian state.
His comments represent one of the strongest denunciations of Israel by a Saudi official since the current Israeli offensive began.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the annual BRICS summit last month in the southwestern city of Kazan – a three-day gathering with leaders from 36 countries, as well as the UN Secretary General in attendance.
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Donald Trump has been declared the winner of the 2024 US presidential election. The Republican candidate beat Kamala Harris of the Democratic party. World leaders have begun sending in their congratulations.
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The police in Mozambique have been accused of killing at least 18 unarmed bystanders following protests against the recent presidential election result.
The official result from the general election held on the 9th October was a landslide victory for the leading party Fremlino with 70.7% of the vote. This...
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Speaking in Moroccan parliament, French President Emmanuel Macron has sparked outrage by recognising Morocco’s claim over...
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Sudanese militia have been accused of killings, sexual violence, looting and arson during eight days of attacks on villages south of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum.
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The Estonian parliament, the Riigikogu, on Wednesday officially recognised the mass deportation of the Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union in 1944 as an act of genocide.
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A former doctor goes on trial on Tuesday accused of genocide in Rwanda, three decades after the massacre of the African country's Tutsi population by the Hutu majority.
Eugene Rwamucyo, 65, is accused of aiding his country's authorities in disseminating anti-Tutsi propaganda and of participating in mass murder in an attempt to destroy evidence...
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Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal issued an arrest warrant last week for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for “crimes against humanity” stemming from mass killings during protests against her government earlier this year.
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At least four people have been killed and dozens of others wounded in an Israeli air attack on a hospital complex in central Gaza where displaced Palestinians sought shelter from Israel’s assault on the besieged territory.
Israeli forces have regularly attacked medical facilities in Gaza since the assault began more than a year ago. In recent months, it has repeatedly struck crowded shelters and tent sites, alleging armed groups were using them.
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Canada expelled six Indian diplomats on Monday, including India’s High Commissioner to Canada, accusing them of being part of a broad criminal network to intimidate and harass Canadian Sikhs.
India responded by expelling six Canadian diplomats.
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A senior Palestinian diplomat to the United Nations has sounded alarm over Israel’s ongoing siege of northern Gaza, in which hundreds of Palestinians have been killed over the last week and hundreds of thousands of civilian residents are either trapped or ordered to flee amid intense bombardment.
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A two-year-old child and three others died in an attempt to cross the English Channel last week, shortly after G7 members had agreed a crackdown on migrant smuggling networks.
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France has sent anti-riot police to the Island of Martinique, where protestors gathered despite the government barring demonstrations on the island.
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The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a Palestinian-drafted resolution that demands Israel end "its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory" within 12 months.
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Cornwall Council has pledged to pursue a greater devolution deal from the British government, aimed at "unleashing the county's potential" without the need for a mayor or the creation of a combined authority.
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The UK Government announced it has suspended 30 arms exports of its 350 export licenses to Israel over 'International Humanitarian Law concerns' in Gaza.
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France has approved a pacific mission to investigate the unrest in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia.
Veronique Roger-Lacan, the French Ambassador to the Pacific, told radio station RNZ Pacific that a high-level mission will lead work to find facts about the crisis that began in May.
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Three major human rights organizations slam Nepal's new Transitional Justice Law as a "flawed step forward," citing numerous "accountability gaps" needed to be addressed by lawmakers.
