‘Even the LTTE never did this’: SLPP warns Sri Lanka descending into lawlessness

Tamil Affairs Oct 26
The General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Sagara Kariyawasam, has said that even the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) “did not enter offices to assassinate their opponents,” warning that the current state of law and order in Sri Lanka is “more terrifying than during the time of the conflict.”
No end to occupation
Tamil Affairs Oct 26
Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Defence made an audacious claim last week, stating over 700 acres of land in the North and East have been “returned to the public”. It only takes a cursory glance to see the painfully clear reality in the North-East. The occupation continues.
Sri Lankan police open fire on Tamil youth in Jaffna, say relatives
Tamil Affairs Oct 26
Relatives of an 18-year-old Tamil youth have accused the Sri Lankan police of opening fire on him while he was operating a tractor in Kodikamam, Jaffna, on Friday night.
Tamils mark 38 years since Kokkuvil Hindu College massacre by Indian forces
Tamil Affairs Oct 26
The 38th anniversary of the Kokkuvil Hindu College massacre by the Indian Peace Keeping Force was commemorated in Jaffna with tributes to the 40 civilians killed in the attack
BTF warns UN resolution risks reinforcing impunity in Sri Lanka
Tamil Affairs Oct 26

The British Tamils Forum (BTF) has written to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, expressing deep concern over the recently adopted UNHRC Resolution A/HRC/60/L.1/Rev.1 on Sri Lanka and warning that it risks reinforcing impunity rather than advancing justice for the Tamil people.

Still no justice for Tamil activists shot dead in Paris
Tamil Affairs Oct 26
Today marks 28 years since two Tamil activists were shot dead in a Parisian neighbourhood, a murder that shocked the Tamil diaspora worldwide and remains unsolved to this day.
'I'm not too complicated' - Interview with Gayathiri Kamalakanthan
Tamil Affairs Oct 24

In Pictures - Tamils across Europe commemorate Tamil Women’s Day 
Tamil Affairs Oct 24


Commemoration events were held across Europe this month to mark Tamil Women’s Day and 38 years since the death of Second Lieutenant Maalathy, the first female fighter of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to lose her life in the Tamil armed struggle.

Sri Lankan police ignored death threat warnings before politician’s assassination
Tamil Affairs Oct 24
Sri Lankan opposition MPs have accused the government of covering up the assassination of Lasantha Wickramasekara, a politician who was shot dead inside his office this week, as others raised fears of more death threats and violence.
Sri Lankan prisons chief calls for executions to protect protect 'future generations'
Tamil Affairs Oct 24
Sri Lanka’s Prisons Commissioner and Media Spokesman, Jageth Weerasinghe, has called for the implementation of the death penalty for large-scale drug traffickers, claiming it is necessary to “protect future generations” as the majority of drug addicts are “Sinhala-Buddhist.”
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