Tamil families mark 35 years since Sampur Massacre with calls for international justice

Tamil families gathered at the Sampur Memorial Monument on 7 July 2025 to mark the 35th anniversary of the Sampur Massacre, with survivors and civil society groups once again urging an international justice mechanism for the atrocities committed by Sri Lankan security forces.
The UN’s Sri Lankan delusion: Franche and the futility of wishful thinking
In a more than 40-minute interview with Ada Derana, during which the issues of accountability and justice in Sri Lanka were repeatedly raised, how many times did the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Marc-André Franche, say the word “Tamil”?
More skeletal remains identified at Chemmani mass grave as weapon part recovered
More sets of human skeletal remains were unearthed at the Chemmani mass grave site in Jaffna, bringing the total number of remains discovered during the ongoing excavation to 47.
Sinhalese encroachment intensifies on Tamil paddy lands in Vavuniya North
Over 600 acres of ancestral Tamil paddy lands in Vavuniya North are reportedly being encroached upon by Sinhalese settlers with alleged state backing
Tamil Eelam triumphs at CONIFA Asia Cup

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Tamil Eelam’s men’s football team has been crowned champions of the CONIFA Asia Cup after a 5–0 victory over East Turkistan in the final.

Chemmani must be a turning point
The discoveries emerging from the Chemmani mass grave over the past week have been harrowing. A blue UNICEF-issued schoolbag. A child’s toy. A sandal. And the bodies of men, women, and children, painfully unearthed one by one. Each one is a testimony to Sri Lanka’s brutal past and the enduring failure to bring those responsible to justice.
Paranthu Po - An entertaining escapade
A joy if you allow yourself to be swept along with it.
3BHK - A house of one's own
Ganesh switches track with his latest film.
Remembering the Black Tigers
On July 5, Eelam Tamils across the world remember and mourn the sacrifices made by the LTTE's elite women and men, the Black Tigers. “Karumpuli Naal” marks the sacrifice made by the first Black Tiger, Captain Miller, or Vallipuram Vasanthan, 37 years ago.
UK ‘deeply concerned’ as another British MP raises Chemmani mass grave
The UK government said it is “deeply concerned by the recent discovery of the mass grave in Chemmani,” following a written parliamentary question from Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP Sammy Wilson, as yet another lawmaker raised the issue in Westminster.
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