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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…

Remembering Thamilselvan

Nov 2, 2025
Today marks 18 years since S. P. Thamilselvan, the head of the political wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), was assassinated by the Sri Lankan air force (SLAF).

‘The greatest humanitarian crisis of the war’ – Press coverage of the Jaffna Exodus

Oct 30, 2025
As we mark 30 years since the Jaffna exodus, which led to over half a million Tamil men, women and children fleeing their homes, we look back at press coverage from the time.

Remembering the Jaffna exodus – 500,000 displaced

Oct 30, 2025
On this day 30 years ago, over half a million Tamil men, women and children fled their homes in Jaffna as the Sri Lankan military launched a military offensive to capture the peninsula, under the leadership of then president Chandrika Kumaratunga.

Swiss Social Democratic Party calls for international genocide investigation into Sri Lanka

Oct 27, 2025

The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP Switzerland) has unanimously passed a resolution on the situation in Sri Lanka, calling for an international genocide investigation at their party congress on the 25th of October 2025 in Sursee, Canton of Lucerne.

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.

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.

In Pictures - Tamils across Europe commemorate Tamil Women’s Day 

Oct 24, 2025


Commemoration events were held across Europe this month to mark Tamil Women’s Day and 38 years since the death of Second Lieutenant Maalathy, the first female fighter of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to lose her life in the Tamil armed struggle.

Jaffna honours victims of 1987 IPKF massacre at Teaching Hospital

Oct 21, 2025
Commemorative events were held in Jaffna on Tuesday to mark the 38th anniversary of one of the most horrific massacres committed by the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) during its occupation of the Tamil homeland — the killing of 68 civilians, including doctors, nurses, and patients, in October 1987.

Remembering 2nd Lt. Maalathy

Oct 10, 2025

Today marks 38 years since the death of 2nd Lt. Maalathy, the first female fighter of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to lose her life in the Tamil armed struggle.

Across the world, the day is being commemorated as Tamil Women’s Day, an opportunity to honour women’s involvement in the fight for Tamil rights.

 

Tamil man ‘beaten to death’ in Sri Lankan police custody, mother alleges

Oct 5, 2025
A 34-year-old Tamil man was found dead inside the Pesalai Police Station in Mannar, with his mother alleging he was beaten to death while in custody
Remembering Thamilselvan
‘The greatest humanitarian crisis of the war’ – Press coverage of the Jaffna Exodus
Remembering the Jaffna exodus – 500,000 displaced
Swiss Social Democratic Party calls for international genocide investigation into Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan police open fire on Tamil youth in Jaffna, say relatives
Still no justice for Tamil activists shot dead in Paris
In Pictures - Tamils across Europe commemorate Tamil Women’s Day 
Jaffna honours victims of 1987 IPKF massacre at Teaching Hospital
Remembering 2nd Lt. Maalathy
Tamil man ‘beaten to death’ in Sri Lankan police custody, mother alleges
Remembering Thamilselvan
‘The greatest humanitarian crisis of the war’ – Press coverage of the Jaffna Exodus
Remembering the Jaffna exodus – 500,000 displaced
Swiss Social Democratic Party calls for international genocide investigation into Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan police open fire on Tamil youth in Jaffna, say relatives
Still no justice for Tamil activists shot dead in Paris
In Pictures - Tamils across Europe commemorate Tamil Women’s Day 
Jaffna honours victims of 1987 IPKF massacre at Teaching Hospital
Remembering 2nd Lt. Maalathy
Tamil man ‘beaten to death’ in Sri Lankan police custody, mother alleges