Nearly 300 Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka have been accused of abusing children over the past three years, with charges filed against 27 of them, according to a report published by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).

Tamil landowners and activists from the Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) have successfully blocked an attempt by Sri Lankan authorities to survey lands in Iyakkachchi, Kilinochchi, which residents say are being targeted for permanent acquisition by the Sri Lankan military.

Residents and activists in Vavuniya staged a protest condemning the granting of bail to a monk accused of sexually abusing a minor girl

A Sri Lankan court has sentenced a Sinhala Buddhist monk to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy at a temple.

Valikamam East Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Thiyagarajah Nirosh has criticised the Sri Lankan government’s response to allegations of child abuse involving the Sinhala Buddhist clergy, warning that the state remains constrained by Buddhist majoritarianism and is failing to uphold the principle that all citizens are equal before the law.

Fishermen in Point Pedro, Jaffna have accused Sri Lanka's government of neglecting search efforts for four Tamil fishermen who went missing at sea, while alleging that claims made by Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekar regarding naval and aerial search operations are false.

Tamil Women’s groups joined by representatives of Muslim women’s organisations, local government representatives and civil society activists from the North staged a protest in Mannar on Friday calling for justice for survivors of sexual abuse and protection for children and women.

A commemorative event honouring artists whose works contributed to the Tamil liberation struggle was held in Switzerland with the 11th edition of the Ezhuchikkuyil 2026 Tamil Eelam patriotic song competition.

The 22nd remembrance of slain senior Tamil journalist Aiyathurai Nadesan was held on Sunday at the memorial for murdered journalists in Gandhi Park, Batticaloa, with journalists, politicians and civil society representatives paying tribute and renewing calls for justice.