A top United Nations humanitarian official has warned that the world is failing to prevent genocide in Gaza, once again drawing a stark comparison with Sri Lanka’s 2009 genocide of Tamils.

A new book authored by two former Sri Lankan military officials accused of overseeing some of the most brutal offensives that culminated in the Mullivaikkal genocide was launched at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute (SLFI) this week.

Sri Lankan authorities have arrested a 75-year-old Tamil refugee as he returned to the island at Palaly airport, despite being recognised by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and obtaining all necessary clearance.

Tamil families of the disappeared staged a protest in front of the Vavuniya Old Bus Stand this week, renewing their longstanding call for justice as the number of elderly survivors continues to dwindle.

Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to undertake his first official visit to Germany on June 11, amid international scrutiny over his government's human rights record, lack of progress on accountability for wartime atrocities and failure to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

Fresh concerns have been raised over a proposal to declare 10,000 acres of land in the Vavuniya North Divisional Secretariat as a forest reserve, sparking fears of further displacement and land grabs by the Sri Lankan state.

Judicial proceedings relating to the mass grave discovered in Kokkuthoduvai, Mullaitivu, continued at the Mullaitivu Magistrate’s Court on 29 May 2025, with the formal submission of the final forensic report compiled by judicial medical officers.

Two Tamil farmers from Kurunthurmalai in Mullaitivu have been further remanded until 7 June, following a complaint by a Sinhala Buddhist monk alleging damage to an “archaeological” site.

Tamil landowners from Keppapulavu in the Mullaitivu district have once again spoken out against the continued military occupation of their private lands, 16 years after the end of the armed conflict.

The Sri Lankan military’s “Clean Sri Lanka” drive in Mannar has sparked concerns among locals over potential land encroachment under the guise of environmental efforts

In a joint appeal, over 240 civil society actors, including activists, trade unions, lawyers, clergy, academics, and former detainees, have signed a letter demanding the immediate and unconditional repeal of Sri Lanka’s controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

On May 18, 2025, thousands of Tamil Canadians gathered in Brampton and Scarborough to mark the 16th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal genocide and honour the memory of all Tamil lives lost since 1948 as a result of Sri Lanka’s genocidal campaign.

The Colombo High Court sentenced former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for his role in a major corruption scandal that cost the Sri Lankan government over Rs. 53 million. Alongside Aluthgamage, former Trade Minister Nalin Fernando was handed a 25-year sentence, marking one of the most significant convictions of political figures in recent years.