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Pon. Sivakumaran's sacrifice remembered in Urumpirai
Pon. Sivakumaran, the first Tamil to die in the liberation struggle, was remembered today in Urumpirai, Jaffna, on the 52nd anniversary of his death.  Sivakumaran was a member of the Tamil Manavar Peravai (or Tamil Student Federation, TSF) and a leading militant in the early armed Tamil struggle. On 5th June 1974, Sivakumaran was surrounded by Sri Lankan security forces. He had…

Thirty years on, Tamils mourn children massacred in Nagarkovil school bombing

Sep 23, 2025
The 30th anniversary of the Nagarkovil Maha Vidyalayam student massacre was observed today, honoring the 21 students killed in the 1995 airstrike

50 days of defiance in Mannar - Protest against wind turbines and sand mining continues

Sep 23, 2025
Tamil protests in Mannar against the installation of wind turbines and the excavation of mineral sands entered their 50th consecutive day yesterday, with demonstrators taking part in a torchlight march.

Batticaloa mark 35 years since Puthukkudiyiruppu massacre

Sep 23, 2025
Tamils in Batticaloa gathered this week to mark the 35th anniversary of the Puthukkudiyiruppu massacre, where Sri Lankan soldiers and Muslim Home Guards killed 17 Tamil civilians, including women and children, in September 1990.

‘Free Palestine! Free Tamil Eelam’ – Thousands rally in Chennai against Gaza genocide

Sep 23, 2025
Thousands gathered in Chennai on Friday for a massive rally against Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza, with speakers and demonstrators also drawing parallels to the Tamil struggle and calling for solidarity with Eelam Tamils.

Remembering the Nagarkovil bombings 30 years on

Sep 23, 2025

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.

On September 22, 1995, a SLAF aircraft bombed the Nagarkovil Maha Vidyalayam schoolyard crammed with 750 children on their lunch break, killing more than 30 – of whom 12 were six or seven-year-olds – and injuring 150 others. The overall death toll from the raids reached 71. The bombing occurred just hours after the Sri Lankan government imposed press censor­ship on the reporting of military events.

Dr Manoharan, father of Trinco 5 victim, dies in exile without seeing justice

Sep 22, 2025
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.

Mayilaththamadu’s endless struggle

Sep 22, 2025
Last week, Tamil farmers in Mayilaththamadu and Mathavanai marked 730 consecutive days of protest. For two years, through scorching heat and monsoon rains, they have maintained a peaceful vigil, demanding the return of 3,025 hectares of grazing land and an end to Sinhala settler violence. Despite their longstanding and peaceful protest, their demands have fallen on deaf ears.

Prabhakaran showed Tamils ‘motherly love’ says TVK leader Vijay

Sep 22, 2025
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.

Seventh day of Thileepan's hunger strike marked in Jaffna

Sep 21, 2025

The seventh day of Lt.Col. Thileepan's hunger strike was marked at his memorial in Nallur, Jaffna. 

Lt. Col. Thileepan refused food and water in a protest calling on the Indian government to honour its pledges to the Tamil people. 

Thileepan passed away 11 days later on the 26th September 1987. 

Bust of Thiyaga Theepam Thileepan unveiled in Nallur

Sep 20, 2025

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. 

Thileepan, born Rasiah Partheepan, was a political wing leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) who undertook a hunger strike urging the Indian government to fulfil its pledges to the Tamil people. 

Thirty years on, Tamils mourn children massacred in Nagarkovil school bombing
50 days of defiance in Mannar - Protest against wind turbines and sand mining continues
Batticaloa mark 35 years since Puthukkudiyiruppu massacre
‘Free Palestine! Free Tamil Eelam’ – Thousands rally in Chennai against Gaza genocide
Remembering the Nagarkovil bombings 30 years on
Dr Manoharan, father of Trinco 5 victim, dies in exile without seeing justice
Mayilaththamadu’s endless struggle
Prabhakaran showed Tamils ‘motherly love’ says TVK leader Vijay
Seventh day of Thileepan's hunger strike marked in Jaffna
Bust of Thiyaga Theepam Thileepan unveiled in Nallur
Thirty years on, Tamils mourn children massacred in Nagarkovil school bombing
50 days of defiance in Mannar - Protest against wind turbines and sand mining continues
Batticaloa mark 35 years since Puthukkudiyiruppu massacre
‘Free Palestine! Free Tamil Eelam’ – Thousands rally in Chennai against Gaza genocide
Remembering the Nagarkovil bombings 30 years on
Dr Manoharan, father of Trinco 5 victim, dies in exile without seeing justice
Mayilaththamadu’s endless struggle
Prabhakaran showed Tamils ‘motherly love’ says TVK leader Vijay
Seventh day of Thileepan's hunger strike marked in Jaffna
Bust of Thiyaga Theepam Thileepan unveiled in Nallur