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‘Where is the LTTE?’ Lawyer challenges terror charges against jailed Tamil rapper
  The lawyer representing detained Tamil rapper Sangeethsan Ganeskumar challenged allegations that his client sought to revive the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during proceedings before the Jaffna Magistrate's Court this week, arguing that the material cited by police contains no reference to the organisation or its leadership. Sangeethsan, better known by his stage name…

‘I understand the devastation that Tamil Canadians carry from the genocide’ – PM Carney

Jul 7, 2025
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney backed Public Security Minister Gary Anandasangaree and affirmed his support for Tamil Canadians, after racist and xenophobic attacks last month.

Tamil families mark 35 years since Sampur Massacre with calls for international justice

Jul 7, 2025
Tamil families gathered at the Sampur Memorial Monument on 7 July 2025 to mark the 35th anniversary of the Sampur Massacre, with survivors and civil society groups once again urging an international justice mechanism for the atrocities committed by Sri Lankan security forces.

The UN’s Sri Lankan delusion: Franche and the futility of wishful thinking

Jul 7, 2025
Thusiyan Nandakumar
In a more than 40-minute interview with Ada Derana, during which the issues of accountability and justice in Sri Lanka were repeatedly raised, how many times did the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Marc-André Franche, say the word “Tamil”?

More skeletal remains identified at Chemmani mass grave as weapon part recovered

Jul 7, 2025
More sets of human skeletal remains were unearthed at the Chemmani mass grave site in Jaffna, bringing the total number of remains discovered during the ongoing excavation to 47.

Sinhalese encroachment intensifies on Tamil paddy lands in Vavuniya North

Jul 7, 2025
Over 600 acres of ancestral Tamil paddy lands in Vavuniya North are reportedly being encroached upon by Sinhalese settlers with alleged state backing

Tamil Eelam triumphs at CONIFA Asia Cup

Jul 6, 2025

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Tamil Eelam’s men’s football team has been crowned champions of the CONIFA Asia Cup after a 5–0 victory over East Turkistan in the final.

Chemmani must be a turning point

Jul 6, 2025
The discoveries emerging from the Chemmani mass grave over the past week have been harrowing. A blue UNICEF-issued schoolbag. A child’s toy. A sandal. And the bodies of men, women, and children, painfully unearthed one by one. Each one is a testimony to Sri Lanka’s brutal past and the enduring failure to bring those responsible to justice.

Paranthu Po - An entertaining escapade

Jul 5, 2025
Gopi Selva
A joy if you allow yourself to be swept along with it.

3BHK - A house of one's own

Jul 5, 2025
Gopi Selva
Ganesh switches track with his latest film.

Remembering the Black Tigers

Jul 5, 2025
On July 5, Eelam Tamils across the world remember and mourn the sacrifices made by the LTTE's elite women and men, the Black Tigers. “Karumpuli Naal” marks the sacrifice made by the first Black Tiger, Captain Miller, or Vallipuram Vasanthan, 37 years ago.
‘I understand the devastation that Tamil Canadians carry from the genocide’ – PM Carney
Tamil families mark 35 years since Sampur Massacre with calls for international justice
The UN’s Sri Lankan delusion: Franche and the futility of wishful thinking
More skeletal remains identified at Chemmani mass grave as weapon part recovered
Sinhalese encroachment intensifies on Tamil paddy lands in Vavuniya North
Tamil Eelam triumphs at CONIFA Asia Cup
Chemmani must be a turning point
Paranthu Po - An entertaining escapade
3BHK - A house of one's own
Remembering the Black Tigers
‘I understand the devastation that Tamil Canadians carry from the genocide’ – PM Carney
Tamil families mark 35 years since Sampur Massacre with calls for international justice
The UN’s Sri Lankan delusion: Franche and the futility of wishful thinking
More skeletal remains identified at Chemmani mass grave as weapon part recovered
Sinhalese encroachment intensifies on Tamil paddy lands in Vavuniya North
Tamil Eelam triumphs at CONIFA Asia Cup
Chemmani must be a turning point
Paranthu Po - An entertaining escapade
3BHK - A house of one's own
Remembering the Black Tigers