A key petitioner in the Chemmani mass grave case has raised serious concerns over his safety, citing ongoing intimidation as excavations at the site continue to uncover further evidence of atrocities committed by Sri Lankan state forces.

Hundreds of Tamil Canadians gathered at Sankofa Square (formerly Dundas Square) in downtown Toronto on 6 July 2025 to demand international accountability and justice for the victims of the Chemmani mass graves, as well as for mass killings committed acr

A new group of 29 Sri Lankan workers are set to depart for Israel this week to take up employment in the home-based caregiving sector, as part of a growing labour migration programme supported by the Israeli government.

The official handing over of air tickets to the selected workers took place on 4 July at the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) headquarters.

Tamil residents in Suthanthirapuram, Vadamaradchi East, have raised alarm after Sri Lankan navy personnel reportedly began surveying lands in the J/435 Grama Niladhari Division without prior notice to local authorities or property owners.

Vanni District Member of Parliament T. Ravikaran has called for the immediate release of a public cemetery and 25 acres of land belonging to the Department of Irrigation, which remain under the occupation of the Sri Lankan military in Oddusuddan, Mullaitivu.

An active-duty Sri Lankan Army officer has been arrested by the Kandy Police in connection with a series of chain snatchings in and around Kandy, including a high-profile incident at the Kandy Lake Round.

Sri Lanka’s Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala announced this week that the government is set to recruit 5,000 new police personnel, despite ongoing criticism of the state’s expansive and militarised security infrastructure across the island, particularly in the Tamil homeland.

Sri Lankan authorities continue to hold a Muslim student under the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), nine months after his arrest over a social media post expressing solidarity with Palestinians.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney backed Public Security Minister Gary Anandasangaree and affirmed his support for Tamil Canadians, after racist and xenophobic attacks last month.