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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…

Sri Lankan police interrogate Jaffna University officials over black flag protest

Mar 13, 2026
Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recorded statements from the Vice-Chancellor and the Registrar of the University of Jaffna as part of an ongoing investigation into a protest by students where Sri Lanka's lion flag was lowered and a black flag raised in its place.

British Tamil prodigy defeats chess masters and ranks among UK’s best

Mar 13, 2026
A nine-year-old British Tamil schoolgirl from Leicester has emerged as one of the United Kingdom’s most promising young chess talents after competing against the country’s strongest female players and defeating a FIDE master along the way.

Journalist arrested on arrival in Sri Lanka, after 16 years in exile

Mar 11, 2026
The editor of the Sri Lankan news website Lanka e News has been arrested by police shortly after returning to the island having fled almost 16 years ago.

Bodies of Iranian sailors killed in US attack off Sri Lanka to be returned

Mar 11, 2026
The bodies of dozens of Iranian sailors killed when a United States submarine attacked and sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the southern coast of Sri Lanka are set to be returned to Iran, according to Iranian authorities.

Another Tamil parent dies waiting for answers on the disappeared

Mar 11, 2026
Another Tamil parent who spent years searching for answers about his forcibly disappeared family members has died without learning their fate, highlighting the continuing anguish faced by families of the disappeared across the Tamil homeland.

Sinhala Buddhist monk leads pro-US, pro-Israel protest in Colombo

Mar 10, 2026
A Sinhala Buddhist monk led a small demonstration in Colombo expressing solidarity with the United States and Israel, praising both countries for what he described as supporting Sri Lanka in “defeating terrorism”.

‘No compromise’ - Sumanthiran demands full repeal of PTA

Mar 10, 2026
Former Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) parliamentarian M. A. Sumanthiran has reiterated that there must be no compromise in the demand for the complete repeal of Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), warning that its abolition should not be tied to the introduction of new legislation.

'Those behind Mullivaikkal atrocities cannot claim humanitarianism' - Ravikaran

Mar 10, 2026
Vanni District Member of Parliament Thurairasa Ravikaran has criticised members of the Rajapaksa family for portraying themselves as humanitarians while expressing concern over the ongoing war in the Middle East, accusing them of hypocrisy given their role in the atrocities committed against the Tamil people  in 2009.

Two devotees dead after boat accident off Jaffna coast

Mar 10, 2026
Two people were killed and 13 others injured after a boat carrying devotees from Jaffna to Palaitheevu met with an accident.

Call for new law to secure land rights for Hill Country Tamils

Mar 10, 2026
The Secretary of the Chandrasekaran People's Front, lawyer S. Anusha Chandrasekaran, has called on the Sri Lankan government to introduce dedicated legislation in Parliament to address longstanding land rights issues faced by Hill Country Tamils.
Sri Lankan police interrogate Jaffna University officials over black flag protest
British Tamil prodigy defeats chess masters and ranks among UK’s best
Journalist arrested on arrival in Sri Lanka, after 16 years in exile
Bodies of Iranian sailors killed in US attack off Sri Lanka to be returned
Another Tamil parent dies waiting for answers on the disappeared
Sinhala Buddhist monk leads pro-US, pro-Israel protest in Colombo
‘No compromise’ - Sumanthiran demands full repeal of PTA
'Those behind Mullivaikkal atrocities cannot claim humanitarianism' - Ravikaran
Two devotees dead after boat accident off Jaffna coast
Call for new law to secure land rights for Hill Country Tamils
Sri Lankan police interrogate Jaffna University officials over black flag protest
British Tamil prodigy defeats chess masters and ranks among UK’s best
Journalist arrested on arrival in Sri Lanka, after 16 years in exile
Bodies of Iranian sailors killed in US attack off Sri Lanka to be returned
Another Tamil parent dies waiting for answers on the disappeared
Sinhala Buddhist monk leads pro-US, pro-Israel protest in Colombo
‘No compromise’ - Sumanthiran demands full repeal of PTA
'Those behind Mullivaikkal atrocities cannot claim humanitarianism' - Ravikaran
Two devotees dead after boat accident off Jaffna coast
Call for new law to secure land rights for Hill Country Tamils