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‘Where is the LTTE?’ Lawyer challenges terror charges against jailed Tamil rapper
  The lawyer representing detained Tamil rapper Sangeethsan Ganeskumar challenged allegations that his client sought to revive the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during proceedings before the Jaffna Magistrate's Court this week, arguing that the material cited by police contains no reference to the organisation or its leadership. Sangeethsan, better known by his stage name…

Tamil MPs raise land release concerns with Sri Lankan president

Jun 20, 2025

Tamil Members of Parliament raised pressing concerns over the continued occupation of civilian lands in the North-East during a meeting of Sri Lanka’s Ministerial Consultative Committee on Defence, which was chaired by Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament on Tuesday.

Occupation Watch - 19 June, 2025

Jun 19, 2025

Between May and June 2025, the Sri Lankan military intensified its presence in the Tamil homeland through environmental projects, medical camps, and even a sports tournaments in Mannar. Marketed as religious festivals, humanitarian aid, and school donations, these activities - conducted by units implicated in past war crimes - serve to entrench Sinhalese dominance and normalise military occupation in the everyday life of Tamil civilians.

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Jaffna University Teachers urge uninterrupted exhumation of Chemmani mass grave

Jun 19, 2025
Jaffna University Teachers’ Association urges uninterrupted exhumation of Chemmani mass graves and calls for justice for the disappeared

Sri Lanka’s Justice Minister dismisses concerns of more mass graves as ‘hearsay’

Jun 19, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara has controversially dismissed longstanding concerns of further mass graves across the Tamil homeland as mere “hearsay” this week.

TELO leader Adaikkalanathan warns of protests over naval land grab in Mannar

Jun 19, 2025
TELO leader and Vanni District parliamentarian Selvam Adaikkalanathan has issued a sharp warning against attempts by the Sri Lankan Navy to appropriate Tamil-owned land in Mannar, declaring that “we will never allow the lands belonging to the people to be seized under the pretext of establishing a naval camp.”

Sri Lankan military occupation leaves unpaid electricity bill

Jun 19, 2025
Nearly three decades after occupying the headquarters of the Achchuveli Multipurpose Cooperative Society in Valikamam East, the Sri Lankan military has returned the building to its rightful owners - but not without leaving behind unresolved financial burdens.

Sri Lankan military grants access to Palaly temple – but Tamils remain in limbo

Jun 19, 2025
Following decades of military occupation, the Sri Raja Rajeswary Amman Temple in Palaly East has finally been opened for public worship.

DTNA secures both Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts in Vavuniya

Jun 19, 2025
Sundaralingam Kandeepan and Parameshwaran Kartheepan of DTNA elected as Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Vavuniya by a narrow one-vote margin.

Sri Lanka's central bank overstates foreign reserve by USD $1.4bn

Jun 19, 2025
Sri Lanka's foreign reserves have been overstated by USD $1.4 billion in central bank reporting due to the inclusion of a currency swap from China that does not meet international standards.

India extends financial assistance for ferry service to Tamil Eelam

Jun 19, 2025

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The Indian government has announced the extension of its financial assistance for another year to support the passenger ferry service between Kankesanthurai in Tamil Eelam and Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu.

Tamil MPs raise land release concerns with Sri Lankan president
Occupation Watch - 19 June, 2025
Jaffna University Teachers urge uninterrupted exhumation of Chemmani mass grave
Sri Lanka’s Justice Minister dismisses concerns of more mass graves as ‘hearsay’
TELO leader Adaikkalanathan warns of protests over naval land grab in Mannar
Sri Lankan military occupation leaves unpaid electricity bill
Sri Lankan military grants access to Palaly temple – but Tamils remain in limbo
DTNA secures both Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts in Vavuniya
Sri Lanka's central bank overstates foreign reserve by USD $1.4bn
India extends financial assistance for ferry service to Tamil Eelam
Tamil MPs raise land release concerns with Sri Lankan president
Occupation Watch - 19 June, 2025
Jaffna University Teachers urge uninterrupted exhumation of Chemmani mass grave
Sri Lanka’s Justice Minister dismisses concerns of more mass graves as ‘hearsay’
TELO leader Adaikkalanathan warns of protests over naval land grab in Mannar
Sri Lankan military occupation leaves unpaid electricity bill
Sri Lankan military grants access to Palaly temple – but Tamils remain in limbo
DTNA secures both Mayor and Deputy Mayor posts in Vavuniya
Sri Lanka's central bank overstates foreign reserve by USD $1.4bn
India extends financial assistance for ferry service to Tamil Eelam