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Headless remains and body with raincoat uncovered at Chemmani as CID falters
Skeletal remains found without skulls, and a body wearing a raincoat, are among the latest discoveries at the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna, where the number of sets of human remains identified has risen to 478 as the third phase of court-supervised excavations continues. The findings come as Sri Lanka's Criminal Investigation Department told the Jaffna Magistrate's Court on Thursday that it…

Sri Lanka faces scrutiny as EU GSP+ monitoring mission reviews human rights commitments

May 6, 2025
A high-level European Union (EU) monitoring mission is currently in Sri Lanka to assess the country’s compliance with the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) - a vital trade concession worth over $500 million annually that grants Sri Lankan exports, particularly garments, duty-free access to European markets.

Jaffna journalists mark International Press Freedom Day with protest

May 5, 2025
On International Press Freedom Day, journalists in Jaffna protested demanding justice for slain media workers and condemned recent threats against a photojournalist

Families of the disappeared urge support for Tamil nationalist parties in local elections

May 5, 2025
Families of the forcibly disappeared in the North and East have urged Tamil voters to support Tamil nationalist parties and reject southern-backed candidates in the upcoming local elections

‘A bronze statue of the Tamil national leader’ - English translation of NPP campaign song

May 5, 2025

As part of its campaign efforts ahead of local government polls this week, Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power (NPP) party released a series of Tamil songs, full of nationalist and pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sentiment.

Sixteen years on remand: Tamil suspects in 2008 bombing case finally face trial

May 5, 2025

Two Tamil men accused of aiding a 2008 a bombing attempt on former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena—then the country’s Agriculture Minister—have spent nearly 16 years in remand custody, with their case finally heard last week.

49 years since the birth of the LTTE

May 5, 2025

On this day 49 years ago, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was founded.

Then 21-year-old Velupillai Prabhakaran rebranded his militant organisation the Tamil New Tigers, into the LTTE. 

The organisation, was one of many militant groups formed at the time, but grew to become the largest and spearheaded the Tamil struggle for an independent state.

Today, we share a selection of original photographs from Kilinochchi of the LTTE throughout the years. 

Sri Lanka's press freedom remains 'very serious' – RSF

May 5, 2025
Sri Lanka has been ranked 139th out of 180 countries in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), placing it among nations where journalism is considered “very serious” in terms of press freedom conditions.

From Visionary to Bystander: How ITAK has forgotten its historic roots

May 5, 2025
Sagi Thilipkumar
Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), the largest Tamil party in Sri Lanka and once a pioneer of Tamil nationalism in the first decades after the independence of Ceylon, has strayed far from its historic mission.

Tamil youth activist arrested over opposition to illegal Buddhist vihara in Trincomalee

May 4, 2025
A Tamil youth activist has been arrested and remanded following a false complaint by a Sinhala Buddhist monk involved in the construction of a controversial vihara in Periyakulam, Trincomalee District.

NPP releases pro-LTTE campaign songs ahead of local elections

May 4, 2025
The National People’s Power (NPP) has released a series of Tamil-language campaign songs for the upcoming local government elections, embracing rhetoric and imagery closely associated with Tamil nationalism and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Sri Lanka faces scrutiny as EU GSP+ monitoring mission reviews human rights commitments
Jaffna journalists mark International Press Freedom Day with protest
Families of the disappeared urge support for Tamil nationalist parties in local elections
‘A bronze statue of the Tamil national leader’ - English translation of NPP campaign song
Sixteen years on remand: Tamil suspects in 2008 bombing case finally face trial
49 years since the birth of the LTTE
Sri Lanka's press freedom remains 'very serious' – RSF
From Visionary to Bystander: How ITAK has forgotten its historic roots
Tamil youth activist arrested over opposition to illegal Buddhist vihara in Trincomalee
NPP releases pro-LTTE campaign songs ahead of local elections
Sri Lanka faces scrutiny as EU GSP+ monitoring mission reviews human rights commitments
Jaffna journalists mark International Press Freedom Day with protest
Families of the disappeared urge support for Tamil nationalist parties in local elections
‘A bronze statue of the Tamil national leader’ - English translation of NPP campaign song
Sixteen years on remand: Tamil suspects in 2008 bombing case finally face trial
49 years since the birth of the LTTE
Sri Lanka's press freedom remains 'very serious' – RSF
From Visionary to Bystander: How ITAK has forgotten its historic roots
Tamil youth activist arrested over opposition to illegal Buddhist vihara in Trincomalee
NPP releases pro-LTTE campaign songs ahead of local elections