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DNA test ordered for senior Buddhist monk accused in child sexual abuse case
Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate Siyapath Sasindu Wickramaratne has ordered Pallegama Hemarathana Thera, the former Chief Custodian and Head Prelate of the eight sacred Buddhist sites (Atamasthana) in Anuradhapura, to provide a blood sample for DNA testing in connection with an ongoing investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of a minor girl. The court directed the monk to appear before the…

Sri Lanka’s police chief warns drug traffickers infiltrating politics

Oct 27, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Priyantha Weerasuriya, has issued a stark warning that individuals linked to organised crime and drug trafficking are infiltrating the island’s political system, with some already preparing to contest upcoming elections.

Swiss Social Democratic Party calls for international genocide investigation into Sri Lanka

Oct 27, 2025

The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP Switzerland) has unanimously passed a resolution on the situation in Sri Lanka, calling for an international genocide investigation at their party congress on the 25th of October 2025 in Sursee, Canton of Lucerne.

Sri Lankan army disrupts Heroes Day cemetery preparations in Visuvamadu

Oct 27, 2025
Sri Lankan army personnel obstructed voluntary preparatory work at the Maaveerar Thuyilum Illam in Theravil, Visuvamadu, ahead of the 2025 Maaveerar Day commemorations

Trincomalee farmers continue protest in heavy rain for 38 days

Oct 26, 2025
Farmers from Muthu Nagar in Trincomalee have passed their 38th consecutive day of their protest, braving relentless rain as they demand the return of their agricultural lands that have been seized by the Sri Lankan government for a solar power project.

'Sri Lanka must stop harassing Tamil photojournalist Kumanan' - RSF

Oct 26, 2025

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has urged the Sri Lankan government to end the ongoing harassment of Tamil photojournalist Kanapathipillai Kumanan, who has been targeted for documenting human rights violations in the Tamil homeland.

‘Even the LTTE never did this’: SLPP warns Sri Lanka descending into lawlessness

Oct 26, 2025
The General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Sagara Kariyawasam, has said that even the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) “did not enter offices to assassinate their opponents,” warning that the current state of law and order in Sri Lanka is “more terrifying than during the time of the conflict.”

No end to occupation

Oct 26, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Defence made an audacious claim last week, stating over 700 acres of land in the North and East have been “returned to the public”. It only takes a cursory glance to see the painfully clear reality in the North-East. The occupation continues.

Sri Lankan police open fire on Tamil youth in Jaffna, say relatives

Oct 26, 2025
Relatives of an 18-year-old Tamil youth have accused the Sri Lankan police of opening fire on him while he was operating a tractor in Kodikamam, Jaffna, on Friday night.

Tamils mark 38 years since Kokkuvil Hindu College massacre by Indian forces

Oct 26, 2025
The 38th anniversary of the Kokkuvil Hindu College massacre by the Indian Peace Keeping Force was commemorated in Jaffna with tributes to the 40 civilians killed in the attack

BTF warns UN resolution risks reinforcing impunity in Sri Lanka

Oct 26, 2025

The British Tamils Forum (BTF) has written to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, expressing deep concern over the recently adopted UNHRC Resolution A/HRC/60/L.1/Rev.1 on Sri Lanka and warning that it risks reinforcing impunity rather than advancing justice for the Tamil people.

Sri Lanka’s police chief warns drug traffickers infiltrating politics
Swiss Social Democratic Party calls for international genocide investigation into Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan army disrupts Heroes Day cemetery preparations in Visuvamadu
Trincomalee farmers continue protest in heavy rain for 38 days
'Sri Lanka must stop harassing Tamil photojournalist Kumanan' - RSF
‘Even the LTTE never did this’: SLPP warns Sri Lanka descending into lawlessness
No end to occupation
Sri Lankan police open fire on Tamil youth in Jaffna, say relatives
Tamils mark 38 years since Kokkuvil Hindu College massacre by Indian forces
BTF warns UN resolution risks reinforcing impunity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s police chief warns drug traffickers infiltrating politics
Swiss Social Democratic Party calls for international genocide investigation into Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan army disrupts Heroes Day cemetery preparations in Visuvamadu
Trincomalee farmers continue protest in heavy rain for 38 days
'Sri Lanka must stop harassing Tamil photojournalist Kumanan' - RSF
‘Even the LTTE never did this’: SLPP warns Sri Lanka descending into lawlessness
No end to occupation
Sri Lankan police open fire on Tamil youth in Jaffna, say relatives
Tamils mark 38 years since Kokkuvil Hindu College massacre by Indian forces
BTF warns UN resolution risks reinforcing impunity in Sri Lanka