Amnesty International has called for the release of detained Tamil rapper Sangeethan Ganeshkumar and renewed demands for the repeal of Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), warning that the legislation continues to facilitate arbitrary detention and human rights abuses.

Mannar Urban Council Chairman Daniel Vasanthan has strongly condemned the arrest of Tamil rapper Sangeethsan Ganeskumar under Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), stating that the detention reflects a situation where "Tamils do not even have the freedom to sing".

Further human remains, including a cluster of six skeletons believed to contain children, were identified on Monday during ongoing excavations at the Chemmani mass grave site in Jaffna.

The 407th remembrance of King Sangilian II (Cankili II), the last ruler of the Jaffna Kingdom, was commemorated in Jaffna on Saturday.

Jaffna District National People's Power (NPP) parliamentarian Ilankumaran has come under criticism after issuing a series of statements on the arrest of Tamil rapper Sangeethsan Ganeskumar under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), with critics pointing to what they describe as contradictory positions on the case.

The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has called for investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings to continue without political interference, as fresh details emerged regarding a defamation case involving former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay.

Sri Lankan opposition parties and Buddhist clergy launched an indefinite Satyagraha campaign in Colombo on Monday, demanding the release of former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay, as controversy deepens over his detention in connection with investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.

A protest demanding the release of Tamil rapper Sangeethsan and condemning the use of Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) against Tamils was held in Kilinochchi on Saturday.

Residents, activists and elected representatives gathered in Valvettithurai on Monday to demand the release of Tamil rapper Sangeethsan Ganeskumar, despite threats, intimidation and surveillance by occupying Sri Lankan police ahead of the demonstration.