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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…

Sri Lankan government refuses funding for Chemmani mass grave excavation, court told

Apr 9, 2025
Excavation efforts at a cemetery in Chemmani, Jaffna, where human skeletal remains were recently uncovered, have stalled due to a lack of Sri Lankan government funds, the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court was told on Friday.

'Women in Sri Lanka's North bear the heat'

Apr 9, 2025

NS

Temperatures are rising, impacting women led businesses in the north writes Amita Arudpragasam for the Himal Southasian, as extreme heat events linked to climate change become more frequent.

Paramilitary leader Pillayan arrested by Sri Lankan police in Batticaloa

Apr 8, 2025

Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, better known as Pillayan, a former chief minister and current head of the paramilitary Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP), was arrested by Sri Lankan police in Batticaloa on Tuesday night.

The Tamil homeland’s falling population – Sri Lanka’s 2024 census

Apr 8, 2025

Sri Lanka’s newly released preliminary census figures from 2024 illustrated how the Tamil North-East, particularly the Vanni region, remains the worst-affected part of the island in terms of population loss and stagnation.

Sri Lankan military expands presence in Tamil schools under ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ programme

Apr 8, 2025
sri lankan military uses school programs and cultural events to reinforce control and normalize presence in tamil-majority regions under the guise of civic initiatives

Sri Lanka's military strengthens occupation of Tamil homeland through humanitarian projects

Apr 8, 2025

Throughout the past few weeks the Sri Lankan military's activities in civilian spheres in the Tamil homeland continued unabated.

Son of Naranthanai massacre victim calls for rejection of EPDP

Apr 8, 2025
A. Kavikaran, a youth contesting in the local government elections and the son of a victim of the Naranthanai massacre, has called on the public to reject candidates from the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP), accusing them of involvement in the 2001 killings.

Mannar civil society calls for urgent action on public transport crisis in Madu region

Apr 8, 2025
Civil society representatives in Mannar have renewed calls for urgent action to address the dire public transport crisis affecting thousands of residents in the Madu region and surrounding border villages.

Tamil youth commemorate heritage at TYO Sports Event 2025 in the Netherlands

Apr 8, 2025
The International Tamil Youth Organization (TYO) held its annual TYO Sports Event 2025 in the Netherlands last weekend, bringing together youth from across Europe in a vibrant display of sporting talent and national pride.

Tamil Genocide denialists distort Supreme Court ruling, warns NCCT

Apr 7, 2025
The National Council of Canadian Tamils (NCCT) has issued a rebuke of reported efforts to distort the recent decision by the Supreme Court of Canada on Bill 104 – Tamil Genocide Education Week Act, warning that Tamil genocide denialists are “spreading dangerous lies and twisting the facts” in an attempt to undermine the legislation.
Sri Lankan government refuses funding for Chemmani mass grave excavation, court told
'Women in Sri Lanka's North bear the heat'
Paramilitary leader Pillayan arrested by Sri Lankan police in Batticaloa
The Tamil homeland’s falling population – Sri Lanka’s 2024 census
Sri Lankan military expands presence in Tamil schools under ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ programme
Sri Lanka's military strengthens occupation of Tamil homeland through humanitarian projects
Son of Naranthanai massacre victim calls for rejection of EPDP
Mannar civil society calls for urgent action on public transport crisis in Madu region
Tamil youth commemorate heritage at TYO Sports Event 2025 in the Netherlands
Tamil Genocide denialists distort Supreme Court ruling, warns NCCT
Sri Lankan government refuses funding for Chemmani mass grave excavation, court told
'Women in Sri Lanka's North bear the heat'
Paramilitary leader Pillayan arrested by Sri Lankan police in Batticaloa
The Tamil homeland’s falling population – Sri Lanka’s 2024 census
Sri Lankan military expands presence in Tamil schools under ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ programme
Sri Lanka's military strengthens occupation of Tamil homeland through humanitarian projects
Son of Naranthanai massacre victim calls for rejection of EPDP
Mannar civil society calls for urgent action on public transport crisis in Madu region
Tamil youth commemorate heritage at TYO Sports Event 2025 in the Netherlands
Tamil Genocide denialists distort Supreme Court ruling, warns NCCT