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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…

Paramilitary EPDP rejects alliance with Rajapaksa’s SLPP

Mar 10, 2025
The Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP), a paramilitary group that was once closely linked to the Rajapaksas has reportedly refused to contest under the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) lotus symbol, leaving the party scrambling to find alternative partners in the Tamil homeland. 

Court orders security measures after discovery of human skeletal remains

Mar 10, 2025
The Jaffna court has appointed a five-member committee to oversee security at Ariyalai cemetery following the discovery of human skeletal remains

Tamil MP assassinated by Sri Lankan military remembered

Mar 10, 2025

Events were held in Jaffna and Mullaitivu last week to commemorate Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP Kiddinan Sivanesan on the 17th anniversary of his assassination by Sri Lankan armed forces on March 6, 2008.

Sri Lanka’s intelligence agencies in crisis amidst ‘political interference’, says Sinhala nationalist MP

Mar 10, 2025

Sinhala nationalist lawmaher and leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU), Udaya Gammanpila, has accused the Dissanayake-led government of weakening Sri Lanka’s intelligence sector, warning that such reckless interference poses a “severe national security risk”.

Sri Lanka announces probe into Ranil Wickremesinghe – but ignores war crimes against Tamils

Mar 9, 2025

Sri Lanka will launch a fresh inquiry into allegations against former president Ranil Wickremesinghe, said a government minister, including his alleged role in the Batalanda torture camp, the Central Bank bond scam, and the Easter Sunday attacks. 

The move comes just days after Wickremesinghe’s disastrous interview on Al Jazeera, where he was pressed on his record of impunity, his shielding of war criminals, and his failure to address enforced disappearances. 

No more evasion

Mar 9, 2025
This week has made one thing abundantly clear: Sri Lanka will never voluntarily deliver justice. Whether in Geneva or on an international news broadcast, its leaders lie, deflect, and evade.

Tamil families of the disappeared brave intimidation to mark International Women’s Day 

Mar 8, 2025
Tamil families of the forcibly disappeared in Mullaitivu marked International Women’s Day this week with a protest through Mullivaikkal, the site of the 2009 genocide, as uniformed Sri Lankan police officers watched on.

Ranil Wickremesinghe blames ‘pro-LTTE’ panel as he flounders over Al Jazeera interview

Mar 7, 2025
Former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe has attempted to shift blame onto “pro-LTTE” figures after his disastrous interview on Al Jazeera English’s Head to Head, in which he floundered over questions on war crimes, enforced disappearances, and his defence of war criminals such as Shavendra Silva.

‘Childish’ and ‘utterly insulting’ - Wickremesinghe defends war criminals in car crash Al Jazeera interview

Mar 6, 2025
The interview, aired earlier today, saw Wickremesinghe visibly uncomfortable as he was pressed on allegations of war crimes, government corruption, and his administration’s failure to credibly investigate the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.  He threatened to walk out several times.

TNPF calls for Sri Lanka to be referred to the ICC in letter to Core Group

Mar 6, 2025
The Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) has reiterated its demand for Sri Lankan to be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC), in a letter addressed to the Heads of Missions in Geneva of the UNHRC Core Group on Sri Lanka. Written earlier this week, the TNPF criticised previous UN HRC resolutions as ineffective, stating that they have failed to deliver justice for Tamil victims.
Paramilitary EPDP rejects alliance with Rajapaksa’s SLPP
Court orders security measures after discovery of human skeletal remains
Tamil MP assassinated by Sri Lankan military remembered
Sri Lanka’s intelligence agencies in crisis amidst ‘political interference’, says Sinhala nationalist MP
Sri Lanka announces probe into Ranil Wickremesinghe – but ignores war crimes against Tamils
No more evasion
Tamil families of the disappeared brave intimidation to mark International Women’s Day 
Ranil Wickremesinghe blames ‘pro-LTTE’ panel as he flounders over Al Jazeera interview
‘Childish’ and ‘utterly insulting’ - Wickremesinghe defends war criminals in car crash Al Jazeera interview
TNPF calls for Sri Lanka to be referred to the ICC in letter to Core Group
Paramilitary EPDP rejects alliance with Rajapaksa’s SLPP
Court orders security measures after discovery of human skeletal remains
Tamil MP assassinated by Sri Lankan military remembered
Sri Lanka’s intelligence agencies in crisis amidst ‘political interference’, says Sinhala nationalist MP
Sri Lanka announces probe into Ranil Wickremesinghe – but ignores war crimes against Tamils
No more evasion
Tamil families of the disappeared brave intimidation to mark International Women’s Day 
Ranil Wickremesinghe blames ‘pro-LTTE’ panel as he flounders over Al Jazeera interview
‘Childish’ and ‘utterly insulting’ - Wickremesinghe defends war criminals in car crash Al Jazeera interview
TNPF calls for Sri Lanka to be referred to the ICC in letter to Core Group