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Remembering Black July
Sinhala rioters celebrate as they pause in the destruction of homes and businesses in Tamil sectors of Colombo Today marks 43 years since the horrors of the anti-Tamil pogrom of 1983, when thousands of Tamils were killed by Sinhala mobs backed by the then UNP government and state forces. Armed with electoral rolls, Sinhala mobs targeted Tamil homes and businesses, looting and ransacking…
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Children among latest remains at Chemmani as toll rises to 270

Jun 3, 2026
Investigators identified eight additional sets of human skeletal remains at the Chemmani-Siththupathy mass grave site in Jaffna on Tuesday, bringing the total number of victims uncovered during the ongoing excavation to 270.
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Transfer of Jaffna judge raises fresh fears over pressure on the judiciary

Jun 2, 2026
The Jaffna Bar Association has written to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressing "complete disbelief and shock" over the transfer of Jaffna High Court Judge A. G. Alexraja, while the Northern Province Governor's Office has denied any connection to the move.
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Chemmani mass grave toll rises to 262 as excavations resume

Jun 2, 2026
Court-supervised excavations at the Chemmani-Siththupathy mass grave site in Jaffna resumed on Monday, with investigators uncovering another human skeleton and bringing the total number of skeletal remains identified at the site to 262.
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Jaffna University students condemn Vesak lantern vandalism

Jun 2, 2026
Student unions at the University of Jaffna have condemned the vandalism of a Vesak lantern displayed during a recent Buddhist celebration and rejected attempts to portray the incident as an act carried out by the Tamil student community.
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Nearly 300 Sinhala Buddhist monks accused of child abuse over last three years

Jun 2, 2026
Nearly 300 Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka have been accused of abusing children over the past three years, with charges filed against 27 of them, according to a report published by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).

TNPF halts survey aimed at acquiring land for military camp in Kilinochchi

Jun 2, 2026
Tamil landowners and activists from the Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) have successfully blocked an attempt by Sri Lankan authorities to survey lands in Iyakkachchi, Kilinochchi, which residents say are being targeted for permanent acquisition by the Sri Lankan military.

Protesters in Vavuniya condemn release of Sinhala Buddhist monk accused of child sexual abuse

Jun 2, 2026
Residents and activists in Vavuniya staged a protest condemning the granting of bail to a monk accused of sexually abusing a minor girl
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Another Sinhala Buddhist monk jailed for child sexual abuse

Jun 1, 2026

A Sri Lankan court has sentenced a Sinhala Buddhist monk to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy at a temple.

The Anuradhapura Special High Court for Child Crimes convicted 65-year-old Mulleriyawa Wimalatissa, the chief incumbent of Sri Sambuddha Walukarama Temple in Thalakolawawa, on three charges relating to the abuse of a minor who had been brought to the temple for ordination in May 2022.

Buddhist majoritarianism remains at root of ethnic conflict, says Valikamam East chairman

Jun 1, 2026
Valikamam East Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Thiyagarajah Nirosh has criticised the Sri Lankan government’s response to allegations of child abuse involving the Sinhala Buddhist clergy, warning that the state remains constrained by Buddhist majoritarianism and is failing to uphold the principle that all citizens are equal before the law.
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Tamil and Muslim women in the North seek justice for abused child victims

Jun 1, 2026

Tamil Women’s groups joined by representatives of Muslim women’s organisations, local government representatives and civil society activists from the North staged a protest in Mannar on Friday calling for justice for survivors of sexual abuse and protection for children and women.

"" Children among latest remains at Chemmani as toll rises to 270
"" Transfer of Jaffna judge raises fresh fears over pressure on the judiciary
"" Chemmani mass grave toll rises to 262 as excavations resume
"" Jaffna University students condemn Vesak lantern vandalism
"" Nearly 300 Sinhala Buddhist monks accused of child abuse over last three years
TNPF halts survey aimed at acquiring land for military camp in Kilinochchi
Protesters in Vavuniya condemn release of Sinhala Buddhist monk accused of child sexual abuse
"" Another Sinhala Buddhist monk jailed for child sexual abuse
Buddhist majoritarianism remains at root of ethnic conflict, says Valikamam East chairman
"" Families accuse Sri Lankan state of abandoning search for four missing Tamil fishermen
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Children among latest remains at Chemmani as toll rises to 270
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Transfer of Jaffna judge raises fresh fears over pressure on the judiciary
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Chemmani mass grave toll rises to 262 as excavations resume
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Jaffna University students condemn Vesak lantern vandalism
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Nearly 300 Sinhala Buddhist monks accused of child abuse over last three years
TNPF halts survey aimed at acquiring land for military camp in Kilinochchi
Protesters in Vavuniya condemn release of Sinhala Buddhist monk accused of child sexual abuse
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Another Sinhala Buddhist monk jailed for child sexual abuse
Buddhist majoritarianism remains at root of ethnic conflict, says Valikamam East chairman
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Families accuse Sri Lankan state of abandoning search for four missing Tamil fishermen