Tamil asylum seeker Mano Yogalingam has died from self-immolation in Dandenong, Australia, having waited 12 years for a permanent visa.

Tamil asylum seeker Mano Yogalingam has died from self-immolation in Dandenong, Australia, having waited 12 years for a permanent visa.

Officers from Sri Lanka’s counter terrorism department have been interrogating staff at a Tamil school in Kilinochchi, after students created an art display created during an inter-house sports event six months ago.

The Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) has submitted a written complaint to Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Council, detailing how Sri Lankan police obstructed their presidential election boycott campaign in Amparai last week.

Footage from Amparai shows police stopping a member of the TNPF, claiming that leaflets calling for a  boycott “can't be distributed”.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin informed the Centre that eight more fishermen from Tamil Nadu have been apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy and expressed concern over the "alarming recurrence" of such arrests. This is the second such incident within a week, with the Sri Lankan Navy having apprehended 11 Indian fishermen on August 23 for alleged maritime boundary violations.

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry, along with Central Bank Governor Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe and Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane, held a briefing in Colombo this week to garner support from foreign diplomats stationed in Sri Lanka ahead of the upcoming session at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) next month.

Prominent Tamil Nadu actor ‘Thalapathy' Vijay unveiled Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam's (TVK) party flag last week in Chennai, along with a pledge honouring fighters who fought for the rights of Tamil people.  

^{Thalapathy Vijay unveiling TVK Party Flag.}

Three major human rights organizations slam Nepal's new Transitional Justice Law as a "flawed step forward," citing numerous "accountability gaps" needed to be addressed by lawmakers.

In a collective display of outrage, civil society organizations, trade unions, and concerned Tamil citizens took to the streets of Mallavi, demanding justice for the brutal murder of Anandarasa Jeevan, a 27-year-old Tamil resident of Yogapuram, Mullaitivu.

Eelam Tamils returning to their temples within Jaffna's High Security Zone found them desecrated and their lands uninhabitable.

After 34 years, the Sri Lankan Army finally permitted Tamils in the North-East to return to their homes, lands, and temples in the North Nagulewaram Village in Jaffna.