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Civil society urges EU to press Sri Lanka over occupied Valikamam North land
Civil society representatives in Jaffna have called on the European Union to urge the Sri Lankan government to revoke the gazette acquiring 6,317 acres of land in Valikamam North, arguing that the land continues to be withheld from its civilian owners years after the end of the armed conflict. The appeal was made in a written submission during a meeting on Tuesday between the EU Ambassador to…

Sri Lankan army disrupts Heroes Day cemetery preparations in Visuvamadu

Oct 27, 2025
Sri Lankan army personnel obstructed voluntary preparatory work at the Maaveerar Thuyilum Illam in Theravil, Visuvamadu, ahead of the 2025 Maaveerar Day commemorations

Trincomalee farmers continue protest in heavy rain for 38 days

Oct 26, 2025
Farmers from Muthu Nagar in Trincomalee have passed their 38th consecutive day of their protest, braving relentless rain as they demand the return of their agricultural lands that have been seized by the Sri Lankan government for a solar power project.

'Sri Lanka must stop harassing Tamil photojournalist Kumanan' - RSF

Oct 26, 2025

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has urged the Sri Lankan government to end the ongoing harassment of Tamil photojournalist Kanapathipillai Kumanan, who has been targeted for documenting human rights violations in the Tamil homeland.

‘Even the LTTE never did this’: SLPP warns Sri Lanka descending into lawlessness

Oct 26, 2025
The General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Sagara Kariyawasam, has said that even the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) “did not enter offices to assassinate their opponents,” warning that the current state of law and order in Sri Lanka is “more terrifying than during the time of the conflict.”

No end to occupation

Oct 26, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Defence made an audacious claim last week, stating over 700 acres of land in the North and East have been “returned to the public”. It only takes a cursory glance to see the painfully clear reality in the North-East. The occupation continues.

Sri Lankan police open fire on Tamil youth in Jaffna, say relatives

Oct 26, 2025
Relatives of an 18-year-old Tamil youth have accused the Sri Lankan police of opening fire on him while he was operating a tractor in Kodikamam, Jaffna, on Friday night.

Tamils mark 38 years since Kokkuvil Hindu College massacre by Indian forces

Oct 26, 2025
The 38th anniversary of the Kokkuvil Hindu College massacre by the Indian Peace Keeping Force was commemorated in Jaffna with tributes to the 40 civilians killed in the attack

BTF warns UN resolution risks reinforcing impunity in Sri Lanka

Oct 26, 2025

The British Tamils Forum (BTF) has written to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, expressing deep concern over the recently adopted UNHRC Resolution A/HRC/60/L.1/Rev.1 on Sri Lanka and warning that it risks reinforcing impunity rather than advancing justice for the Tamil people.

Still no justice for Tamil activists shot dead in Paris

Oct 26, 2025
Today marks 28 years since two Tamil activists were shot dead in a Parisian neighbourhood, a murder that shocked the Tamil diaspora worldwide and remains unsolved to this day.

'I'm not too complicated' - Interview with Gayathiri Kamalakanthan

Oct 24, 2025
Gopi Selva

Sri Lankan army disrupts Heroes Day cemetery preparations in Visuvamadu
Trincomalee farmers continue protest in heavy rain for 38 days
'Sri Lanka must stop harassing Tamil photojournalist Kumanan' - RSF
‘Even the LTTE never did this’: SLPP warns Sri Lanka descending into lawlessness
No end to occupation
Sri Lankan police open fire on Tamil youth in Jaffna, say relatives
Tamils mark 38 years since Kokkuvil Hindu College massacre by Indian forces
BTF warns UN resolution risks reinforcing impunity in Sri Lanka
Still no justice for Tamil activists shot dead in Paris
'I'm not too complicated' - Interview with Gayathiri Kamalakanthan
Sri Lankan army disrupts Heroes Day cemetery preparations in Visuvamadu
Trincomalee farmers continue protest in heavy rain for 38 days
'Sri Lanka must stop harassing Tamil photojournalist Kumanan' - RSF
‘Even the LTTE never did this’: SLPP warns Sri Lanka descending into lawlessness
No end to occupation
Sri Lankan police open fire on Tamil youth in Jaffna, say relatives
Tamils mark 38 years since Kokkuvil Hindu College massacre by Indian forces
BTF warns UN resolution risks reinforcing impunity in Sri Lanka
Still no justice for Tamil activists shot dead in Paris
'I'm not too complicated' - Interview with Gayathiri Kamalakanthan