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Jaffna and Palaly protests mark 36 years since Valikamam North displacement
Displaced residents of the Valikamam North region of Jaffna held protests on Monday, in front of the Jaffna District Secretariat and near Palaly Junction, marking 36 years since their forced displacement and demanding the right to return and resettle in their lands. The people of Valikamam North were displaced from their homeland on 15 June 1990 by the Sri Lankan military. Thirty-six years on…

Tamil Eelam win by 4-0 in first CONIFA football match

Jul 3, 2025
Tharanika Ahillan
Hosts Tamil Eelam dominated the first match with a decisive 4-0 victory over Tibet on the opening day of the Conifa tournament 2025.

UK government ‘deeply concerned’ over Chemmani mass grave

Jul 3, 2025
The UK government said it is “deeply concerned” over the ongoing exhumations at the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna, as calls mount for an international investigation into one of the most emblematic atrocity sites linked to Sri Lanka’s campaign of enforced disappearances.

How generative AI diminishes the fight for justice

Jul 3, 2025
Abinaya Nathan
AI generated images of the Chemmani mass graves dilute the case for justice and compromise the dignity of the victims.

Occupation Watch - 2 July, 2025

Jul 2, 2025

The Sri Lankan military maintains pervasive control over civilian life in the Tamil homeland through schools, places of worship, and community events.

Sri Lankan police accused of land seizure near Omanthai to build Buddhist vihara

Jul 2, 2025
Tensions have emerged in Omanthai, Vavuniya District, after it came to light that the Sri Lankan police are attempting to seize a plot of land adjacent to the Omanthai Police Station along the A9 highway, reportedly to construct a Buddhist vihara.

More Indian fishermen remanded for alleged illegal fishing in ‘Sri Lankan waters’

Jul 2, 2025
A group of Indian fishermen from Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, were remanded by the Mannar Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday for allegedly entering ‘Sri Lankan territorial waters’ and engaging in unauthorised fishing activities.

Explainer - Krishanthi Kumaraswamy and the Chemmani mass graves

Jul 2, 2025
Krishanthi Kumaraswamy was an 18-year-old Tamil schoolgirl from Jaffna whose brutal rape and murder in 1996, along with the killing of her mother, younger brother, and a neighbour, became one of the most notorious atrocities of Sri Lanka’s genocide of Tamils.

Child’s toy recovered from Chemmani mass grave as exhumations continue

Jul 2, 2025

Excavation teams at the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna have recovered a child’s toy alongside the skeletal remains of children this week as exhumations continue.

US Congressman Don Davis calls for international investigation into Chemmani mass graves

Jul 2, 2025
United States Congressman Don Davis has called for an “independent international investigation and accountability” into the mass graves discovered in Chemmani, Jaffna, stressing that the ongoing uncovering of Tamil bodies is a “painful reminder of the atrocities committed against Tamils in Sri Lanka.”

Stalin writes to Jaishankar as Sri Lanka's arrests of Indian fishermen continue

Jul 2, 2025
The recent arrest of eight Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy has reignited anger in India, with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin writing to Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar once more.
Tamil Eelam win by 4-0 in first CONIFA football match
UK government ‘deeply concerned’ over Chemmani mass grave
How generative AI diminishes the fight for justice
Occupation Watch - 2 July, 2025
Sri Lankan police accused of land seizure near Omanthai to build Buddhist vihara
More Indian fishermen remanded for alleged illegal fishing in ‘Sri Lankan waters’
Explainer - Krishanthi Kumaraswamy and the Chemmani mass graves
Child’s toy recovered from Chemmani mass grave as exhumations continue
US Congressman Don Davis calls for international investigation into Chemmani mass graves
Stalin writes to Jaishankar as Sri Lanka's arrests of Indian fishermen continue
Tamil Eelam win by 4-0 in first CONIFA football match
UK government ‘deeply concerned’ over Chemmani mass grave
How generative AI diminishes the fight for justice
Occupation Watch - 2 July, 2025
Sri Lankan police accused of land seizure near Omanthai to build Buddhist vihara
More Indian fishermen remanded for alleged illegal fishing in ‘Sri Lankan waters’
Explainer - Krishanthi Kumaraswamy and the Chemmani mass graves
Child’s toy recovered from Chemmani mass grave as exhumations continue
US Congressman Don Davis calls for international investigation into Chemmani mass graves
Stalin writes to Jaishankar as Sri Lanka's arrests of Indian fishermen continue