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EU delegation granted access to Chemmani mass grave as tally reaches 454
A delegation from the European Union is to visit the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna on Wednesday morning, after the Jaffna Magistrate's Court granted permission for the inspection on Monday, in the latest instance of international attention on a site where excavations continue to unearth evidence of atrocity. The visit comes amid sustained calls from Tamil families, human rights groups and…

ITAK MP warns artists and journalists face intimidation under PTA

Jun 11, 2026
Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) Vanni District parliamentarian Thurairajha Ravikaran has called for the immediate release of detained Tamil rapper Ganeshkumar Sangeethsan and renewed demands for the repeal of Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

Shanakiyan Rasamanickam MP tables motion for full PTA repeal

Jun 11, 2026
Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) Batticaloa District parliamentarian Shanakiyan Rasamanickam has submitted a private member's motion urging the Sri Lankan government to take immediate steps to fully repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

341 and counting - Chemmani’s dead keep emerging as skeleton count rises

Jun 11, 2026
Excavation work at the Chemmani mass grave entered its 22nd day of the third phase on Thursday, during which two additional human skeletons were identified.
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Sri Lankan police interrupt Mannar rally demanding Hip Hop Sangee's release

Jun 11, 2026
Sri Lankan police interrupted a protest in Mannar calling for the release of detained Tamil rapper Sangeethsan and the repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), after questioning participants over the wording of a Tamil-language placard.

Emergency rule used to suppress, not protect, warns Ponnambalam

Jun 11, 2026
Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam criticises continued use of emergency laws, alleging political misuse, suppression of Tamil regions, and lack of government accountability
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'Thooya Oli' remembered: four decades since the Mandaitivu massacre

Jun 11, 2026
Residents gathered in Kurunagar on Wednesday to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the killing of 31 local fishermen in the seas off Mandaitivu by the Sri Lankan security forces.

Sri Lanka extends emergency rule as only Tamil MPs oppose the measure

Jun 10, 2026

Sri Lanka's parliament on Tuesday approved a further extension of the country's state of public emergency, with all seven votes against the measure cast by Tamil Members of Parliament.

The motion was passed by 135 votes in favour and seven against, a majority of 128. The seven MPs who opposed the extension were Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, Sivagnanam Shritharan, K. Kodeeswaran, G. Srineshan, T. Ravikaran, E. Srinath and P. Sathiyalingam.

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'North-East will see bigger mobilisation if Sangeethsan remains detained'

Jun 10, 2026
Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) parliamentarian Sivagnanam Shritharan has strongly condemned the detention of Kilinochchi-based rapper Sangeethsan Ganeskumar under Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), describing the arrest as a grave attack on freedom of expression and warning that opposition across the North-East was rising.

Tears and anguish as families commemorate the Suthanthirapuram massacre

Jun 10, 2026

The 28th anniversary of the Suthanthirapuram massacre was commemorated on Wednesday, marking the deaths of 33 civilians who were killed in aerial bombardment and coordinated shell attacks carried out by the Sri Lankan military in Pudukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu, on 10 June 1998.

Vedan takes Hiphop Sangee's case to Tamil Nadu's social justice minister

Jun 10, 2026
Kerala rapper Vedan has raised the arrest of detained Eelam Tamil artist Sangeethsan Ganeskumar with Tamil Nadu's Social Justice Minister Vanni Arasu, as condemnation of the Sri Lankan government's use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) against the young rapper continues to spread.
ITAK MP warns artists and journalists face intimidation under PTA
Shanakiyan Rasamanickam MP tables motion for full PTA repeal
341 and counting - Chemmani’s dead keep emerging as skeleton count rises
"" Sri Lankan police interrupt Mannar rally demanding Hip Hop Sangee's release
Emergency rule used to suppress, not protect, warns Ponnambalam
"" 'Thooya Oli' remembered: four decades since the Mandaitivu massacre
Sri Lanka extends emergency rule as only Tamil MPs oppose the measure
"" 'North-East will see bigger mobilisation if Sangeethsan remains detained'
Tears and anguish as families commemorate the Suthanthirapuram massacre
Vedan takes Hiphop Sangee's case to Tamil Nadu's social justice minister
ITAK MP warns artists and journalists face intimidation under PTA
Shanakiyan Rasamanickam MP tables motion for full PTA repeal
341 and counting - Chemmani’s dead keep emerging as skeleton count rises
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Sri Lankan police interrupt Mannar rally demanding Hip Hop Sangee's release
Emergency rule used to suppress, not protect, warns Ponnambalam
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'Thooya Oli' remembered: four decades since the Mandaitivu massacre
Sri Lanka extends emergency rule as only Tamil MPs oppose the measure
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'North-East will see bigger mobilisation if Sangeethsan remains detained'
Tears and anguish as families commemorate the Suthanthirapuram massacre
Vedan takes Hiphop Sangee's case to Tamil Nadu's social justice minister