Navigating the new world 

Tamil Affairs Feb 02
When Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney acknowledged that the global order is in a state of “rupture” last month, he gave voice to what many across the world have already felt for some time. The old certainties of the West are collapsing and longstanding alliances are being recalibrated. The world is changing. Where does that leave Eelam Tamils and the ongoing struggle for liberation? 
'The Eelam Dialogues: Voices of Resistance' - Sixth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale
Tamil Affairs Feb 01

Arivu concert

British Tamils rally against PTA outside Sri Lanka High Commission
Tamil Affairs Jan 31
British Tamils staged a demonstration outside the Sri Lankan High Commission in London this month, condemning ongoing repression in Sri Lanka and demanding the immediate repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).
Sri Lankan military returns Pandatharippu land to Manipay Pradeshiya Sabha
Tamil Affairs Jan 30
Sri Lankan military personnel who had been stationed on land in Pandatharippu belonging to the Manipay Pradeshiya Sabha have fully vacated the premises, with the land formally handed back to civilian authorities last week.
Sri Lanka blocks UNHCR from Rohingya refugees held by military for over a year
Tamil Affairs Jan 29
The Sri Lankan government has continued to deny access to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to more than 100 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, who have been held under military custody for over a year at an occupying air force base in Mullaitivu.
Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill - The facade of ‘System Change’
Tamil Affairs Jan 29
The National People’s Power (NPP) Government that was elected to effect ‘system change’ is recycling drafts of former governments that the NPP themselves, when in opposition, said they would scrap if they were to be elected. 
India–EU mega trade deal threatens to sideline Sri Lanka
Tamil Affairs Jan 29
While New Delhi and Brussels have framed the agreement as a historic partnership covering nearly a quarter of global GDP, the implications for Sri Lanka are far more troubling, with risks of Colombo being further marginalised within an already fragile economic landscape.
Batticaloa honours T Kumar, pioneer of Eelam struggle and human rights advocate
Tamil Affairs Jan 29
A memorial tribute for the late Thambithurai Muthukumarasamy, also known as T Kumar, a pioneering figure of the Eelam liberation struggle and a long-standing international human rights activist, was held in Batticaloa last week.
'Mother of all deals’ - India and EU forge landmark trade and security pact
International Affairs Jan 29
India and the European Union have announced a sweeping free trade agreement that both sides have hailed as the “mother of all deals”, concluding nearly two decades of intermittent negotiations.
Kokkadichcholai massacre commemorated held, perpetrators walk free 39 years on
Tamil Affairs Jan 29
The 39th anniversary of the Kokkadichcholai massacre, one of the most brutal mass killings to scar the Eastern Province, was commemorated yesterday, 28 January 2026, in Batticaloa, as families and representatives once again demanded justice for the victims.
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