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‘Where is the LTTE?’ Lawyer challenges terror charges against jailed Tamil rapper
  The lawyer representing detained Tamil rapper Sangeethsan Ganeskumar challenged allegations that his client sought to revive the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during proceedings before the Jaffna Magistrate's Court this week, arguing that the material cited by police contains no reference to the organisation or its leadership. Sangeethsan, better known by his stage name…

Tamil Eelam FA to host CONIFA Asia cup in London

Jun 26, 2025

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Tamil Eelam Football Association (TEFA) will host the second CONIFA Asia Cup in London from July 1st to 5th. 

Tamil Eelam were crowned champions in the inaugural tournament held in Lisbon, Portugal in 2023. The team now looks to maintain its dominance as it hosts East Turkistan FA and the Tibetan National Sports Association. 

UN rights chief assures Tamil MPs of continued focus on Sri Lanka

Jun 26, 2025
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk assured Tamil parliamentarians that the plight the Tamil people will not be sidelined at the upcoming UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva, despite the prominence of ongoing global conflicts.

Tamil MPs join sixth day of protest demanding military-occupied lands be returned in Jaffna

Jun 26, 2025
The sixth consecutive day of protests by Tamil landowners in Valikamam North, Jaffna, drew wider political backing on Thursday, as Members of Parliament and senior Tamil leaders joined calls for the release of more than 2,400 acres of land still under Sri Lankan military occupation.

Lawyers urge UN rights chief to ensure international oversight of mass graves

Jun 26, 2025
Lawyers urge UN intervention for internationally supervised exhumation at Chemmani mass grave

‘The haunting past becomes visible’ – UN human rights chief reflects on Chemmani visit

Jun 25, 2025

Tamils protest in trinco

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk reflected on his visit to the Chemmani mass grave site near Jaffna on Wednesday, reiterating the importance of ensuring “independent experts with forensic expertise” are allowed to be used to excavate such sites of mass atrocities.

Standing at the mass grave site, which has become emblematic of the state-sanctioned atrocities committed against Tamils, Türk reflected on the emotional weight of his visit.

Tamil leaders urge UN rights chief not to allow Sri Lanka to ‘weaken’ push for accountability

Jun 25, 2025
A cross-section of Tamil political leaders and civil society representatives handed a letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk during his visit to the island, urging the United Nations to maintain a firm stance on accountability for mass atrocities committed in Sri Lanka and not allow the Sri Lankan government to exploit his visit to undermine international pressure.

UN human rights chief pays tribute at Chemmani protest, visits mass graves

Jun 25, 2025
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, visited the Chemmani mass grave site in Jaffna on Wednesday, as well as a vigil set up by Tamil protestors where he laid flowers before a flame amid calls for international accountability over wartime atrocities.

Tamil protesters chase Sri Lankan minister from Chemmani protest site

Jun 25, 2025
Protesters at the ongoing Chemmani vigil in Jaffna forcibly removed Sri Lankan Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar from the site on Wednesday, rejecting his presence and demanding that he leave immediately.

Chemmani protest enters third day as Tamils demands answers for disappearances

Jun 25, 2025

The ongoing protest demanding justice for the victims of the Chemmani mass graves entered its third consecutive day on Wednesday, with families of the disappeared maintaining a solemn vigil at the site in Jaffna.

Statue of Thanthai Chelva vandalised and beheaded in Mannar

Jun 25, 2025
A statue of SJV Chelvanayakam, fondly known as Thanthai Chelva, the leader widely regarded as the father of the Tamil nation, was found vandalised in Mannar during the early hours of 25 June, prompting outrage from Tamil political figures and local residents.
Tamil Eelam FA to host CONIFA Asia cup in London
UN rights chief assures Tamil MPs of continued focus on Sri Lanka
Tamil MPs join sixth day of protest demanding military-occupied lands be returned in Jaffna
Lawyers urge UN rights chief to ensure international oversight of mass graves
‘The haunting past becomes visible’ – UN human rights chief reflects on Chemmani visit
Tamil leaders urge UN rights chief not to allow Sri Lanka to ‘weaken’ push for accountability
UN human rights chief pays tribute at Chemmani protest, visits mass graves
Tamil protesters chase Sri Lankan minister from Chemmani protest site
Chemmani protest enters third day as Tamils demands answers for disappearances
Statue of Thanthai Chelva vandalised and beheaded in Mannar
Tamil Eelam FA to host CONIFA Asia cup in London
UN rights chief assures Tamil MPs of continued focus on Sri Lanka
Tamil MPs join sixth day of protest demanding military-occupied lands be returned in Jaffna
Lawyers urge UN rights chief to ensure international oversight of mass graves
‘The haunting past becomes visible’ – UN human rights chief reflects on Chemmani visit
Tamil leaders urge UN rights chief not to allow Sri Lanka to ‘weaken’ push for accountability
UN human rights chief pays tribute at Chemmani protest, visits mass graves
Tamil protesters chase Sri Lankan minister from Chemmani protest site
Chemmani protest enters third day as Tamils demands answers for disappearances
Statue of Thanthai Chelva vandalised and beheaded in Mannar