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Jaffna and Palaly protests mark 36 years since Valikamam North displacement
Displaced residents of the Valikamam North region of Jaffna held protests on Monday, in front of the Jaffna District Secretariat and near Palaly Junction, marking 36 years since their forced displacement and demanding the right to return and resettle in their lands. The people of Valikamam North were displaced from their homeland on 15 June 1990 by the Sri Lankan military. Thirty-six years on…
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'Where they burn books, they will also burn people' - Tamils commemorate Jaffna Library at Bebelplatz

Jun 12, 2026
An exhibition marking 45 years since the burning of the Jaffna Public Library was held in Berlin earlier this month, with members of the Tamil community in Germany choosing one of the most resonant locations in Europe to commemorate one of the gravest acts of cultural destruction in the history of the island.

Mullaitivu and Batticaloa protests demand justice for Anuradhapura child abused by Buddhist monk

Jun 12, 2026
Demonstrations were held in Mullaitivu and Batticaloa last month demanding justice for a young girl who is alleged to have been sexually abused by a senior Buddhist monk in Anuradhapura, as Tamil women's organisations across the North-East took the lead in pressing for accountability over a case that has drawn international attention.

Kepapilavu residents reject Sri Lankan claim they accepted alternative land

Jun 12, 2026
Kepapilavu residents and MP Ravikaran dispute government claims over land acceptance as discussions continue on releasing 55 military-occupied civilian lands in Mullaitivu
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Seven more skeletal remains surface from Chemmani’s killing fields

Jun 12, 2026
Seven skeletal remains previously identified at the Chemmani mass grave site were fully excavated on Friday as excavation work entered its 23rd day in the third phase of investigations.
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'Why do you have to kill Prabhakaran's son?' Hakeem demands investigation

Jun 12, 2026
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauff Hakeem told parliament on Wednesday that the killing of Balachandran Prabhakaran, the 12-year-old son of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, must be investigated as a war crime.

'Release our lands' - Valikamam North landowners protest for eighth consecutive week

Jun 12, 2026
Tamil landowners from Valikamam North staged their eighth consecutive Friday protest today in front of the Sri Lankan military's Commando bungalow, demanding the release of their lands which remain designated as a High Security Zone (HSZ).

Indian warship visits Colombo as defence links with Sri Lanka grow

Jun 12, 2026
Indian Naval Ship INS Sharda arrived at the Port of Colombo on an operational turnaround visit, strengthening maritime cooperation between India and Sri Lanka

Paris protest demands release of Tamil rapper Sangeethsan

Jun 12, 2026
Paris protest at Place du Trocadéro condemns the arrest of rapper Sangeethan Ganeshkumar and Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), calling for his immediate release and greater protection of civil liberties
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SLPP MP vows to block recognition of Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day

Jun 12, 2026
A Sri Lankan parliamentarian from the Rajapaksa-backed Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has vowed to oppose any move to officially recognise a Tamil genocide remembrance day, accusing Tamil parliamentarians from the North-East of advancing a separatist agenda.

Tamil rapper released on bail following outcry over PTA detention

Jun 12, 2026
Tamil rapper Sangeethsan Ganeskumar has been released on bail, after being arrested and remanded under Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) over a music video that he had posted on social media.
"" 'Where they burn books, they will also burn people' - Tamils commemorate Jaffna Library at Bebelplatz
Mullaitivu and Batticaloa protests demand justice for Anuradhapura child abused by Buddhist monk
Kepapilavu residents reject Sri Lankan claim they accepted alternative land
"" Seven more skeletal remains surface from Chemmani’s killing fields
"" 'Why do you have to kill Prabhakaran's son?' Hakeem demands investigation
'Release our lands' - Valikamam North landowners protest for eighth consecutive week
Indian warship visits Colombo as defence links with Sri Lanka grow
Paris protest demands release of Tamil rapper Sangeethsan
"" SLPP MP vows to block recognition of Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day
Tamil rapper released on bail following outcry over PTA detention
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'Where they burn books, they will also burn people' - Tamils commemorate Jaffna Library at Bebelplatz
Mullaitivu and Batticaloa protests demand justice for Anuradhapura child abused by Buddhist monk
Kepapilavu residents reject Sri Lankan claim they accepted alternative land
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Seven more skeletal remains surface from Chemmani’s killing fields
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'Why do you have to kill Prabhakaran's son?' Hakeem demands investigation
'Release our lands' - Valikamam North landowners protest for eighth consecutive week
Indian warship visits Colombo as defence links with Sri Lanka grow
Paris protest demands release of Tamil rapper Sangeethsan
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SLPP MP vows to block recognition of Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day
Tamil rapper released on bail following outcry over PTA detention