A local Jesuit priest in the North-East, described how Tamils braved harassment and threats from Sri Lankan intelligence officers on Monday to mourn their loved ones who were massacred during the final stages of the armed conflict six years ago. Writing in Colombo Mirror , Father Elil Rajendram described how he feared no one who come to the memorial event on May 18th, organised as the epicentre of the blood shed, in Mullivaikkal, after locals were warned by Sri Lankan security forces not to attend the event. "Having learnt that our vehicle was parked at the premises, the police and army intelligence officers quickly made their presence felt. As we left the place at dusk there were four officers from the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) and Military Intelligence who took photos of us. Even though I am a priest, I was frightened when they did this because of Sri Lanka’s history of abductions in unmarked white vans which we all know about," Father Rajan, who is also a spokesperson for the Tamil Civil Society Forum (TCSF) wrote.

The Sri Lankan government appointed a committee this week to design a decorative flag, so that the honour of the 'national flag' may be safeguarded. In a statement published on the defence ministry's website , the Sri Lankan government said: "It has been observed that the National Flag of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is being used in contrary to the codes of regulations approved by the Cabinet of Ministers in the year 1986 and national flags not prepared in accordance with the standards proclaimed by the Sri Lanka Standards Institutions are being introduced to the market."

Photograph Tamil Guardian A man has been injured in Jaffna district on Sunday after police opened fire at crowds after locals intervened when police officers assaulted a pregnant woman who was trying to prevent her brother from being detained over a dispute between two families. Around fifteen police officers arrived in the Uduthurai region looking to arrest a young man in relation to the dispute which had taken place the day before. When the officers realised the accused man was not at home however, they tried to detain his brother, forcing him into the police vehicle. The man's pregnant sister intervened, trying to the stop the officers from taking her brother away, however the officers assaulted her. Local residents who had gathered to observe what was taking place were outraged and condemned the police's actions against a pregnant woman.

Tamil students protesting against an environment that allowed for the rape and murder of a school girl in Pungudutivu on May 13, warned that massive student uprisings were inevitable if the conditions allowing such violence were not alleviated. புங்குடுதீவு மாணவியின் படுகொலையைக் கண்டித்து கிளிநொச்சியில் பாடசாலைச் சமூகம் போராட்டம், எம்மீது தொடரும் அடக்கு முறைகள். மாணவர்கள் ஆதங்கம்............ Posted by Shritharan Sivagnanam on Friday, May 15, 2015 Speaking after the funeral of the murdered school girl last week, one student said, “The government must realise that it is Tamils that are always subject to such violence. If no appropriate action is taken, an up-rise will start again. A Tamil student’s up-rise will be inevitable.” Another student said, “If you wish for students to learn properly such violence should be eliminated. If this violence is forced upon us even further, we will express that the power of the students is bigger. We will fight back and become contributors to a massive uprising. Students must not be intimidated. They should be served justice and the government must act.”