The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has facilitated the return of 152 Tamil refugees to Sri Lanka despite continued protests and calls to be resettled in another country.
Tamil families in Keppapulavu held a protest infront of the Mullaitivu Defense Headquarters, demanding the release of their land from Sri Lankan military occupation yesterday.
"We want our land, the army should leave our land,” the protesters chanted.
On December 26th, 2004, over 35,000 people perished during the catastrophic tsunami that hit the coasts of the North-East and South of the island of Sri Lanka.
This week, Tamils across the North East commemorated the deaths of over 35,000 people during the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami that devastated North-East and South of the island of Sri Lanka.
The Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) commemorated the 17th anniversary of the assassination of Tamil MP Joseph Pararajasingham at their headquarters today.
Today marks the 17th anniversary of the assassination of Tamil politician Joseph Pararajasingham, who was shot dead by armed government-aligned paramilitary men in 2005.
Around 1000 Tamils gathered in Palermo, Italy, last weekend to celebrate Oli Vizha - 'festival of light' - a cultural and community showcase which returned to the city after two years of hiatus caused by the global pandemic.
King’s College London’s annual ‘Kings of Gaana’ event, the world’s largest inter-university Gaana competition, took place for the 10th year in a row on December 11. This year it was held in the Eventim Apollo theatre, and hosted by British Tamil event personalities Kutti Hari and Braha.
Tamil National Alliance MP, MA Sumanthiran has claimed that Sri Lanka's President has agreed to release land held by Sri Lankan security forces in the Northern province and to release Tamil political prisoners following a meeting on 21 December.
Tamil Guardian journalist, Kanapathipillai Kumanan, has been summoned to the Mullaitivu office of the Assistant Superintendent of Police for an undisclosed investigation.
Speaking on this issue, Kumanan noted that in June, there were issues of a military land grab in Mullaitivu, which triggered a local council member to write to the Prime Minister’s office.