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Latest news from and about the homeland

As Burnham eyes Number 10, British Tamils face a largely untested record
Burnham at the EU Mayors' Conference in 2018. As Andy Burnham emerges as the frontrunner to succeed Keir Starmer as Labour leader and British prime minister, British Tamils are weighing a record on Tamil justice that is far thinner than the outgoing premier's, yet not quite the blank slate it might first appear. Starmer, who announced on Monday that he would resign as Labour leader and…

Sri Lanka housing crisis deepens inequality, raises land concerns in North-East

Apr 7, 2026
Rising prices, stagnant incomes and speculative demand drive exclusion, as economic shocks and shifting land ownership intensify fears across Tamil regions.

What are cluster munitions? Sri Lanka's unaccounted past

Mar 24, 2026
Iran's reported use of cluster munitions against Israel has placed these weapons back in the international spotlight. For Eelam Tamils, the conversation is not new.

Declassified documents reveal Israel’s longstanding support for Sri Lanka

Mar 19, 2026
Recently publicized documents from Israel’s Foreign Ministry from the mid-1980s reveal Israel’s extensive support for Sri Lanka during the beginning of the armed conflict, despite human rights concerns.

Sinhala Buddhist monks demand supremacy of Buddhism in new ‘Maha Sangha’ declaration

Feb 23, 2026
Some 500 Sinhala Buddhist monks gathered in Colombo on 20 February 2026 for a “Maha Sangha Convention” at the headquarters of the All Ceylon Buddhist Congress (ACBC), adopting a ten-point declaration that reasserts the primacy of Buddhism within the Sri Lankan state.

Oxford and Cambridge Unions scrap Namal Rajapaksa address

Feb 22, 2026
The Oxford Union has cancelled a planned address by Sri Lankan MP Namal Rajapaksa, following mounting pressure from British Tamils and student organisations across the country.

'End police brutality' - Protesters demand justice for Tamil teenager shot by Sri Lankan police

Feb 22, 2026

A protest was held in Jaffna to demand justice for a Tamil teenager who was shot dead by Sri Lankan police earlier this month. 

Oxford and Cambridge Unions face backlash over Namal Rajapaksa invitation

Feb 18, 2026

British Tamil students and youth organisations have expressed widespread outrage after Namal Rajapaksa was invited to address the Oxford Union and the Cambridge Union next week, with plans for protests already underway across the United Kingdom.

Sri Lankan police lie about teenager's age in an attempt to cover up killing

Feb 11, 2026
Sri Lankan police are facing fresh accusations of attempting to obscure accountability following the fatal shooting of a Tamil teenager in Jaffna, amid claims that authorities have misrepresented the boy’s age and sought to intimidate his family into silence.

Black Day for Tamils - Kilinochchi protest condemns Sri Lanka’s ‘independence’

Feb 4, 2026
A vigil and mass protest was held in Kilinochchi today as Tamils across the North-East marked Sri Lanka’s ‘Independence Day’ as a day of mourning rather than celebration.

Tamils in Vavuniya rally against Sinhala settler colonisation project

Feb 3, 2026
A large protest was held in Nedunkerni in Vavuniya against the Sri Lankan government’s proposed Kivul Oya Reservoir Project, with demonstrators warning that the scheme is being used to colonise the Tamil homeland with Sinhala settlers and push demographic change in the area.
Sri Lanka housing crisis deepens inequality, raises land concerns in North-East
What are cluster munitions? Sri Lanka's unaccounted past
Declassified documents reveal Israel’s longstanding support for Sri Lanka
Sinhala Buddhist monks demand supremacy of Buddhism in new ‘Maha Sangha’ declaration
Oxford and Cambridge Unions scrap Namal Rajapaksa address
'End police brutality' - Protesters demand justice for Tamil teenager shot by Sri Lankan police
Oxford and Cambridge Unions face backlash over Namal Rajapaksa invitation
Sri Lankan police lie about teenager's age in an attempt to cover up killing
Black Day for Tamils - Kilinochchi protest condemns Sri Lanka’s ‘independence’
Tamils in Vavuniya rally against Sinhala settler colonisation project
Sri Lanka housing crisis deepens inequality, raises land concerns in North-East
What are cluster munitions? Sri Lanka's unaccounted past
Declassified documents reveal Israel’s longstanding support for Sri Lanka
Sinhala Buddhist monks demand supremacy of Buddhism in new ‘Maha Sangha’ declaration
Oxford and Cambridge Unions scrap Namal Rajapaksa address
'End police brutality' - Protesters demand justice for Tamil teenager shot by Sri Lankan police
Oxford and Cambridge Unions face backlash over Namal Rajapaksa invitation
Sri Lankan police lie about teenager's age in an attempt to cover up killing
Black Day for Tamils - Kilinochchi protest condemns Sri Lanka’s ‘independence’
Tamils in Vavuniya rally against Sinhala settler colonisation project