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A protest march was held last month opposing limestone excavation, mineral sand mining and a proposed wind power project across the villages of Veravil, Valaipadu, Ponnaveli and Kiranchi, in the Poonakary Divisional Secretariat division of Kilinochchi. The demonstration was organised against plans to establish wind power stations and to carry out mineral sand and limestone extraction in the…

Maaveerar remembered at Uduthurai Thuyilum Illam

Fallen Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)  cadres were remembered at Uduthurai Thuyilum Illam on Monday as the Tamil nation marks Maaveerar remembrance week.

The tombstones of fallen LTTE cadres, which were destroyed by the Sri Lankan army, were placed together to form a large monument in memory of those who sacrificed their lives in the Tamil struggle for liberation. 

Mallakam Magistrate Court rejects petitions filed by Sri Lankan police to ban Maaveerar Naal commemorations

Mallakam Magistrate Court has rejected a number of petitions filed by Sri Lankan police to ban Maaveerar Naal commemorations in Jaffna this week. 

Memorial dedicated to 24,379 Maaveerar unveiled in Jaffna

A memorial dedicated to the 24,379 Maaveerar was unveiled in Nallur, Jaffna today as the Tamil nation marks the first day of Maaveerar remembrance week.

Parents of Maaveerar honoured in the North-East

The parents of fallen Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres were honoured at events in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu this week. 

Justice for Alex! Tamils demand accountability for youth murdered by Sri Lankan police

Local Tamils have staged a protest at the funeral of a Tamil youth who was reportedly tortured to death by Sri Lankan police this week, demand justice for his killing.

Nagarasa Alex, a 25-year-old resident of Sithankerni, Jaffna, passed away on Sunday.

Jaffna University students mark first day of Maaveerar remembrance week

Students at the University of Jaffna gathered on campus today to mark the first day of  Maaveerar remembrance week. 

STF deployed and roadblocks set up after Tamil youth killed by police

Sri Lanka’s Special Task Force (STF) has been deployed to ramp up security outside a police station in Jaffna after a Tamil youth was killed in custody on Sunday.

25-year-old Nagarasa Alex was declared dead just hours after he described on video how the Sri Lankan police were brutally torturing him. He had been detained by the Sri Lankan police in Vaddukkottai. The video has been widely shared, with anger brewing over the killing of another Tamil youth.

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‘They beat me whilst I was hanging there’

A Tamil youth described on video how he was beaten and tortured by Sri Lankan police, just hours before he was killed.

25-year-old Nagarasa Alex, a resident of Sithankerni, Jaffna, revealed harrowing details of his torture, just hours before he was declared dead.

Trigger warning – graphic descriptions of violence.

In the video, Alex describes being waterboarded, having ropes tied to his elbows and hung, having his head covered with a bag filled with petrol, and forced to drink alcohol.

Sri Lankan police attempt to ban Maaveerar Naal commemorations

Sri Lankan police in Jaffna have filed petitions in courts, attempting to ban Maaveerar Naal commemorations due to take place next week.

Police based in Manipay, Jaffna filed a petition at the district court in Mallakam, Jaffna claiming that the date on which Eelam Tamils around the world honour those who died in the liberation struggle, was glorifying terrorism.

Tamil youth killed in Sri Lankan police custody, multiple injuries found on body

Nagarasa Alex, a 25-year-old resident of Sithankerni, Jaffna, has reportedly died due to alleged torture by Sri Lankan police. The incident has sparked outrage, with a video circulating on social media capturing the young man's harrowing account of the brutality he endured.

Alex, who was remanded by order of the Jaffna Mallakam Magistrate Court, passed away on Sunday.