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Latest news from and about the homeland

From Mullivaikkal to the Foreign Office – Ed Miliband’s record on Tamils and Sri Lanka
Miliband speaking at British Tamil event at the Houses of Parliament in 2013. Ed Miliband, appointed Foreign Secretary on Monday in Prime Minister Andy Burnham's first cabinet reshuffle, arrives at the Foreign Office with a longer record on Tamil affairs than almost any of his predecessors. During his time as Labour leader between 2010 and 2015, Miliband issued statements marking Mullivaikkal…

Tamils brave police intimidation to protest against illegal Buddhist temple in Jaffna

Feb 13, 2025
Tamils in Jaffna defied Sri Lankan police intimidation as they launched a two-day protest against a Sinhala Buddhist temple that has been constructed with the help of the military and in defiance of court orders. 

Tamils mark 'Black Day' across Eelam as Sri Lanka celebrates Independence Day

Feb 4, 2025
On Sri Lanka's 77th Independence Day, Tamils across the North-East marked it as "Black Day" with protests demanding justice for the Tamil genocide and self-determination.

Sri Lankan soldiers turned mercenaries, turned prisoners of war

Jan 17, 2025
Thusiyan Nandakumar
Hundreds of Sri Lankans are fighting, and several have killed or captured on the frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Tamil Guardian's 2024 Wrapped

Dec 29, 2024
Marking the New Year, Tamil Guardian takes a look back on the major events in the Tamil homeland, in Sri Lanka and across the diaspora over the last year.

Explainer: Which Sri Lankan officials have been sanctioned so far?

Dec 20, 2024
The United States and Canada, have taken steps to impose targeted sanctions on high-ranking Sri Lankan officials

Indian PM Modi hosts Sri Lankan president in New Delhi

Dec 16, 2024
Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi this week.

Remembering Bala Anna 18 years on

Dec 14, 2024
Today marks 18 years since the passing of the chief negotiator and political strategist of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), Anton Balasingham. 

US sanctions Sri Lankan officials over corruption

Dec 10, 2024
The United States has sanctioned two Sri Lankan officials and their immediate families over corruption, rendering them unable to enter the country in a move to mark International Human Rights Day. Sri Lanka’s former Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga and the former CEO of Sri Lanka Airlines Kapila Chandrasena have both been sanctioned for their “involvement in significant corruption”.

Sri Lankan militarisation continues in the Tamil homeland

Dec 3, 2024

The Sri Lankan army continues its militarisation of the Tamil homeland through a variety of strategies, from entering schools to building infrastructure for the military - despite a new government coming into power.

Sri Lanka continues to be one of the most militarised countries in the world, with the Tamil homeland in particular suffering from an occupation that infiltrates civilian and cultural places.

Involvement in Tamil schools and communities

The 10th Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment and the 7th Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment hosted lunch programmes for pre-school children in Jaffna.

Maaveerar Naal 2024 commemorated as cyclone hits Tamil Eelam

Nov 27, 2024
Tamils across the North-East gathered at the site of destroyed cemeteries and held private commemorations at homes to mark Maaveerar Naal, paying tribute to Tamil freedom fighters even as a cyclone tore through the island.
Tamils brave police intimidation to protest against illegal Buddhist temple in Jaffna
Tamils mark 'Black Day' across Eelam as Sri Lanka celebrates Independence Day
Sri Lankan soldiers turned mercenaries, turned prisoners of war
Tamil Guardian's 2024 Wrapped
Explainer: Which Sri Lankan officials have been sanctioned so far?
Indian PM Modi hosts Sri Lankan president in New Delhi
Remembering Bala Anna 18 years on
US sanctions Sri Lankan officials over corruption
Sri Lankan militarisation continues in the Tamil homeland
Maaveerar Naal 2024 commemorated as cyclone hits Tamil Eelam
Tamils brave police intimidation to protest against illegal Buddhist temple in Jaffna
Tamils mark 'Black Day' across Eelam as Sri Lanka celebrates Independence Day
Sri Lankan soldiers turned mercenaries, turned prisoners of war
Tamil Guardian's 2024 Wrapped
Explainer: Which Sri Lankan officials have been sanctioned so far?
Indian PM Modi hosts Sri Lankan president in New Delhi
Remembering Bala Anna 18 years on
US sanctions Sri Lankan officials over corruption
Sri Lankan militarisation continues in the Tamil homeland
Maaveerar Naal 2024 commemorated as cyclone hits Tamil Eelam