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Karaitivu 1985: A Forgotten Anti-Tamil pogrom in the Shadow of Sri Lanka’s Genocide
File photograph: Karaitivu Beach (Gowshan Nandakumar) It was a quiet morning on 12 April 1985 when Karaitivu, a small coastal Tamil village in the Amparai district of Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province, was plunged into terror. As villagers prepared to celebrate the Tamil New Year, armed mobs - composed largely of Muslim men and backed by Sri Lankan security forces - descended upon the village and…

UN calls on Sri Lanka to end intimidation in North-East and deliver justice

Mar 3, 2025


The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has called on the Sri Lankan government to take action against the ongoing intimidation of Tamil civil society actors, journalists, and activists in the North-East, as well as deliver justice for rights violations and holding perpetrators accountable.

Sri Lankan police torture Tamil youth in Nelliyadi, Human Rights Commission launches inquiry

Feb 26, 2025
A Tamil youth from Nelliyadi, Jaffna, has filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) after being tortured in custody by the Sri Lankan police. 

Controversy in London as Sri Lankan singer who praised war criminal looks to perform

Feb 20, 2025
Activists in London have expressed their outrage, after controversial singer Yohani, who has praised Sri Lankan war criminals responsible for killing Tamils, looks to perform at a Tamil-owned venue in London on Friday.

8 years of continuous protests but still no justice for Tamil families of the disappeared

Feb 20, 2025

Tamil families of the disappeared marked eight years of continuous roadside protests in Kilinochchi today, as they continue to search for their relatives who were forcibly disappeared by the Sri Lanka's security forces. 

Budget

Sri Lanka’s 2025 Budget: Increased military spending amid economic challenges

Feb 18, 2025
Sri Lanka’s 2025 budget has allocated a staggering LKR 437 billion to defence spending—an increase of LKR 12 billion from the 2024 revised estimates, despite the island’s ongoing economic struggles. 

Discovery of skeletal remains in Chemmani reignites fears of mass graves in Jaffna

Feb 17, 2025
The discovery of human skeletal remains near Chemmani, Jaffna, has once again raised fears and painful memories among Tamil residents

What is the Tissa Vihara in Jaffna?

Feb 13, 2025
The Tissa Raja Maha Vihara in Thaiyiddy, Jaffna, has become a focal point of controversy and resistance for Tamils in the region, symbolising the Sri Lankan state’s ongoing Sinhalisation efforts.

Tamils brave police intimidation to protest against illegal Buddhist temple in Jaffna

Feb 13, 2025
Tamils in Jaffna defied Sri Lankan police intimidation as they launched a two-day protest against a Sinhala Buddhist temple that has been constructed with the help of the military and in defiance of court orders. 

Tamils mark 'Black Day' across Eelam as Sri Lanka celebrates Independence Day

Feb 4, 2025
On Sri Lanka's 77th Independence Day, Tamils across the North-East marked it as "Black Day" with protests demanding justice for the Tamil genocide and self-determination.

Sri Lankan soldiers turned mercenaries, turned prisoners of war

Jan 17, 2025
Thusiyan Nandakumar
Hundreds of Sri Lankans are fighting, and several have killed or captured on the frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine war.
UN calls on Sri Lanka to end intimidation in North-East and deliver justice
Sri Lankan police torture Tamil youth in Nelliyadi, Human Rights Commission launches inquiry
Controversy in London as Sri Lankan singer who praised war criminal looks to perform
8 years of continuous protests but still no justice for Tamil families of the disappeared
Budget
Sri Lanka’s 2025 Budget: Increased military spending amid economic challenges
Discovery of skeletal remains in Chemmani reignites fears of mass graves in Jaffna
What is the Tissa Vihara in Jaffna?
Tamils brave police intimidation to protest against illegal Buddhist temple in Jaffna
Tamils mark 'Black Day' across Eelam as Sri Lanka celebrates Independence Day
Sri Lankan soldiers turned mercenaries, turned prisoners of war
UN calls on Sri Lanka to end intimidation in North-East and deliver justice
Sri Lankan police torture Tamil youth in Nelliyadi, Human Rights Commission launches inquiry
Controversy in London as Sri Lankan singer who praised war criminal looks to perform
8 years of continuous protests but still no justice for Tamil families of the disappeared
Budget Sri Lanka’s 2025 Budget: Increased military spending amid economic challenges
Discovery of skeletal remains in Chemmani reignites fears of mass graves in Jaffna
What is the Tissa Vihara in Jaffna?
Tamils brave police intimidation to protest against illegal Buddhist temple in Jaffna
Tamils mark 'Black Day' across Eelam as Sri Lanka celebrates Independence Day
Sri Lankan soldiers turned mercenaries, turned prisoners of war