Ponnambalam: ‘Truth about Chemmani mass graves must be fully uncovered’

Tamil Affairs Aug 12
Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) leader and Jaffna parliamentarian Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam has insisted that any investigation into the Chemmani mass graves must be “thorough and complete” if the truth is to be revealed — warning that the Sri Lankan government would bear “full responsibility” if the life of key witness Somaratne Rajapakse is endangered while in prison.
Rameshwaram fishermen begin indefinite strike against Sri Lankan Navy arrests
Tamil Affairs Aug 12
Rameshwaram fishermen have launched an indefinite strike demanding the release of 61 Indian fishermen and nine boats seized by the Sri Lankan Navy
‘Freedom Water’ campaign in Araly demands release of Tamil political prisoners
Tamil Affairs Aug 12
Araly holds freedom water collection event urging release of political prisoners detained under PTA
Mannar protest demands irrevocable united power-sharing for merged North-East
Tamil Affairs Aug 12
A protest was held in Mannar demanding irrevocable united power-sharing for the merged North-East, as part of a 100-day campaign highlighting Tamil political aspirations
Mannar standoff - Protesters block wind power project equipment as legal battle looms
Tamil Affairs Aug 12
The tenth day of protests in Mannar saw hundreds join to block wind power project equipment, as police moved to seek a court injunction against the demonstrators
Anger in Vavuniya as Hindu temple wall demolished after Sri Lankan complaint
Tamil Affairs Aug 12
RDA’s selective action in Nelunkkulam sparks outrage after Pillaiyar Temple boundary wall demolition
‘Remove the military’ – ITAK calls hartal over killing by Sri Lankan army
Tamil Affairs Aug 12

The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) has written to Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake announcing a hartal on Friday, to protest against the “military’s brutality that continues to date”, following the reported killing of a Tamil man last week.

Israel kills five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza City
International Affairs Aug 12
Five Al Jazeera journalists were killed late on Sunday in what the network has described as a deliberate, targeted Israeli strike on a tent outside the main gate of Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital.
Beaten, disappeared, dumped: Inside the killing of Kapilraj
Tamil Affairs Aug 12
Eyewitness testimonies detail the final hours of a Tamil man who was killed after a Sri Lankan army assault
Hundreds gather for funeral of Tamil man reportedly killed by Sri Lankan soldiers
Tamil Affairs Aug 11

Hundreds of mourners, including Tamil parliamentarians, community leaders, and grieving relatives, gathered in Muththaiyankaddu, Mullaitivu, on Sunday to pay their final respects to 32-year-old Ethirmanasingham Kapilraj, who his family saw was killed after being attacked by Sri Lankan soldiers last week.

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