The USAID funding freeze has left the Sri Lankan government scrambling for alternative sources of financing, as key projects across four ministries and multiple government departments come to a standstill. 

A renewed attempt to conduct an environmental impact assessment for a proposed mineral sand mining project in Mannar was halted after strong opposition from local Tamils, forcing Sri Lankan officials to abandon their inspection for the third time.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has said it is suspending its work in Zamzam camp for displaced people near El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan due to escalating violence in a statement released on Monday.

In the statement, MSF said that fighting in and around Zamzam camp “is making it impossible for MSF to continue providing medical assistance".

Independence campaigners Salvo and its sister organisation Liberation Scotland have paired up with Geneva-based group Justice Pour Tous Internationale (Justice for All International) to present a petition to the UN’s special committee on decolonisation.

At the 58th Regular Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath delivered a speech, echoing the calls of previous administrations, pushing so-called "domestic mechanisms" while rejecting international accountability for war crimes and human rights violations.

Representatives from the Federation of Tamil Organisations in Denmark met with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss ongoing human rights violations and systemic oppression in the Tamil homeland.

The much-anticipated passenger ferry service between Kankesanthurai (KKS) in Jaffna and Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu has officially resumed on 22nd February, following a three-month suspension due to unfavourable weather conditions.

On the 3000th day of the Tamil families of the disappeared relentless protest in Vavuniya, Veluchami Mari, a mother who had been searching for her son for 15 years, tragically passed away due to illness.

Families of forcibly disappeared Tamils marked a grim milestone today as their continuous protest reached 3,000 days in Vavuniya. 

Tamil families in Vavuniya who have been demanding truth and justice for their loved ones, held a demonstration near the Vavuniya Post Office, where they have maintained their protest vigil for over eight years.