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In Pictures - Colonel Shankar memorial sports tournament 2026 held in Switzerland
  A memorial sports tournament commemorating Colonel Shankar, the Special Commander of the Tamil Eelam Air Force (Sky Tigers) who was killed in an attack carried out by Sri Lankan deep penetration forces in Ottusuddan, Mullaitivu, on 26 September 2001, was held in Switzerland on 7 June 2026. Organised by the Sports Division of the Swiss Tamil Coordinating Committee, the event took…

British Tamils protest Sri Lanka's 78th Independence Day

Feb 4, 2026

Thousands of British Tamils gathered in London today to protest against Sri Lanka's 78th Independence Day, a day marked by the Tamil nation as a 'black day'. 

Eelam Tamils have rejected the day for decades as they continue to be denied basic rights in the North-East. 

Jaffna University students replace lion flag with black flag on 'Independence Day'

Feb 4, 2026
Tamil students at the University of Jaffna removed the Sri Lankan lion national flag and hoisted a black flag in its place at the main campus today, to highlight their continued rejection of Sri Lanka’s Independence Day.

For Tamil mothers, Sri Lanka's 'Independence Day' remains a day of mourning

Feb 4, 2026
Tamil mothers of the disappeared marked Sri Lanka’s ‘Independence Day’ as a Black Day today, stating that the day celebrated by the Sri Lankan state represents not freedom, but the beginning of decades of suffering that culminated in the enforced disappearance of their children.

Nainativu fishermen lodge complaint with Indian deputy high commission over sea trespass

Feb 4, 2026
Nainativu fishermen lodge complaint with Indian Deputy High Commission over alleged sea trespass

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.

Another military parade to mark Sri Lankan ‘independence’

Feb 4, 2026

Sri lanka independence day

Sri Lanka marked its 78th ‘Independence Day’ with yet another military parade in Colombo, featuring a significant presence of military personnel and 25-gun salute at sea. 

While the government celebrated the day with pomp and ceremony, Tamils across the North-East and the diaspora observed the occasion as a "black day," raising black flags in protest against decades of oppression and atrocities perpetrated by the Sri Lankan state.

Thaiyiddy residents defy heavy rain in protest against Buddhist temple

Feb 3, 2026
A protest was staged in Jaffna on Sunday, against a Buddhist temple that has been built illegally, with demonstrators demanding its removal from the site.

Valvettithurai council calls for reconstruction of LTTE leader Prabhakaran’s former home

Feb 3, 2026
The Valvettithurai Urban Council has resolved that, instead of constructing a new building on the land where Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran once lived, it would be more appropriate to reconstruct a structure that reflects the original house in which he resided.

Valvettithurai council thanks US lawmakers, calls for leadership on Tamil self-determination

Feb 3, 2026
The Chairman of the Valvettithurai Urban Council, M. K. Sivajilingam, has formally thanked members of the United States Congress for their recent intervention on behalf of the Eelam Tamil people and appealed for the United States to assume a leadership role in restoring the Tamil nation’s legitimate sovereignty.

Mannar women demand action as fake social media accounts target female activists

Feb 3, 2026
Female activists in Mannar have condemned defamatory campaigns carried out through fake social media accounts targeting women engaged in political and social activism in the Mannar District, with a call for immediate legal action against those responsible.
British Tamils protest Sri Lanka's 78th Independence Day
Jaffna University students replace lion flag with black flag on 'Independence Day'
For Tamil mothers, Sri Lanka's 'Independence Day' remains a day of mourning
Nainativu fishermen lodge complaint with Indian deputy high commission over sea trespass
Black Day for Tamils - Kilinochchi protest condemns Sri Lanka’s ‘independence’
Another military parade to mark Sri Lankan ‘independence’
Thaiyiddy residents defy heavy rain in protest against Buddhist temple
Valvettithurai council calls for reconstruction of LTTE leader Prabhakaran’s former home
Valvettithurai council thanks US lawmakers, calls for leadership on Tamil self-determination
Mannar women demand action as fake social media accounts target female activists
British Tamils protest Sri Lanka's 78th Independence Day
Jaffna University students replace lion flag with black flag on 'Independence Day'
For Tamil mothers, Sri Lanka's 'Independence Day' remains a day of mourning
Nainativu fishermen lodge complaint with Indian deputy high commission over sea trespass
Black Day for Tamils - Kilinochchi protest condemns Sri Lanka’s ‘independence’
Another military parade to mark Sri Lankan ‘independence’
Thaiyiddy residents defy heavy rain in protest against Buddhist temple
Valvettithurai council calls for reconstruction of LTTE leader Prabhakaran’s former home
Valvettithurai council thanks US lawmakers, calls for leadership on Tamil self-determination
Mannar women demand action as fake social media accounts target female activists