Writing in Adi Magazine, Nimmi Gowrinathan reflects on Frantz Fanon’s seminal text and the impact that it continues to have, around the world, decades later

Following the success of his royally commissioned sonnet for Armistice Day, British-Tamil poet Arji Manuelpillai sat down with Tamil Guardian to discuss his poetry, performances and the transformative power of the arts.

The Jaffna Magistrate’s Court has directed former Sri Lankan president and accused war criminal Gotabaya Rajapaksa to submit an affidavit detailing any alleged threats to his life, after he once again failed to appear before the court in connection with the abduction of Lalith Kumar Weeraraju and Kugan Muruganandan.

Fishing communities in Jaffna staged a protest on Friday demanding an end to the continued incursions by Indian fishermen into waters off the Tamil homeland.

The Southern Transitional Council (STC) seized the Hadramout governorate, gaining control of all eight governorates in what was formerly known as 'South Yemen'. 

The STC, considered the largest military faction in Southern Yemen, is backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The group had participated in a power-sharing agreement with the internationally recognised government through the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC).

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has written to Anura Kumara Dissanayake, raising concerns regarding the Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions and Powers) Regulations, No.1 of 2025, issued on 28 November.

Sri Lanka’s tea plantations have been left in ruins after Cyclone Ditwah tore across the island last week, uprooting fully grown crops, destroying entire hamlets and pushing thousands of already vulnerable plantation workers into deeper precarity.  The cyclone, described as the worst to strike the island in a century, has killed at over 600 people and affected more than two million, leaving an already fragile economy in tatters.

Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector has suffered extensive devastation following Cyclone Ditwah, with preliminary assessments showing that more than 200,000 hectares of farmland have been damaged across the island, according to a report in The Morning.

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, raising concerns regarding the Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions and Powers) Regulations, No.1 of 2025, issues on 28 November.

While recognising the scale of the disaster caused by Cyclone Ditwah and challenges of recovery, the HCRSL expressed anticipation that its observations and recommendations would assist in ensuring fundamental rights during the recovery process.