This week marks the 30th anniversary of the Nagarkovil massacre, where the Sri Lankan air force bombed a school in Jaffna killing dozens of Tamil school children.
Dr Kasipillai Manoharan, the father of Ragihar Manoharan, one of five Tamil students summarily executed by Sri Lanka’s Special Task Force (STF) in Trincomalee in 2006, has died in exile at the age of 74, without ever seeing justice delivered for his son’s murder.
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Thalapathy Vijay has said LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran gave Eelam Tamils a “mother’s love”, as he voiced solidarity with Tamils in the North-East and across the diaspora.
A bust of Lt. Col. Thileepan was unveiled in Nallur, Jaffna, this evening to honour his enduring legacy as the Tamil nation marks 38 years since his fast unto death.
Sri Lankan police removed a photograph of Lt. Col. Thileepan and flags from a memorial site in Trincomalee yesterday, following four days of commemorations by local residents.
The sixth day of Lt. Col. Thileepan's hunger strike was commemorated this morning Nallur, Jaffna, with local residents gathering to remember his protest.
A new report by CIVICUS has warned that civic space in Sri Lanka remains “repressed” under the government of Anura Kumara Dissanayake, despite the president’s campaign promises to dismantle draconian laws and expand democratic rights.
Tamil Guardian hosted a sold-out screening of the film 'Little Jaffna' last week in London, which was followed by a question-and-answer session with director Lawrence Valin and several cast members.
Former Sri Lankan president and accused war criminal Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has said she will vacate her official residence in Colombo within two months, following the enactment of the Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Act, which stripped ex-heads of state of housing and other privileges.
Former Director of Naval Intelligence, Rear Admiral (Rtd) Sarath Mohotti, has been remanded until September 24 after being arrested by Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with a series of abductions and disappearances.
Tamils in Vavuniya gathered this morning to mark the 38th years since Lt. Col. Thileepan's hunger strike that was launched to call on the Indian government to deliver on its pledges to the Tamil people.
Sri Lanka is facing a sharp rise in online prostitution platforms, with dozens of websites and mobile applications openly advertising hundreds of sex services daily - many involving women as young as 18, and in some cases, underage children.
A 34-year-old Tamil man has died by suicide after being brutally assaulted by villagers in Ramboda, Nuwara Eliya, who mistook him for a thief. Video footage of the assault was later circulated on social media, prompting the victim to take his own life.
