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Sri Lankan police arrest Tamil activist’s son at gunpoint

Apr 22, 2025

Sri Lankan police stationed in Maruthankerni, Jaffna, have been accused of inhumane treatment after arresting the son of a Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) activist at gunpoint earlier today.

Ranil’s attempt to reach detained Pillayan blocked, as paramilitary leader cries in jail

Apr 22, 2025

A request by former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe to speak with detained paramilitary leader Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, also known as Pillayan, has been denied by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), according to the Public Security Ministry.

Easter attacks were ‘greatest tragedy to seize power’ – Sri Lankan president

Apr 22, 2025

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has described the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings as “the greatest tragedy to seize power”, in a pointed remark that appears to implicate former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his political allies.

Tamil families of the disappeared in Vavuniya pay tribute to Pope Francis

Apr 22, 2025

The Association of Relatives of the Disappeared from Tamil Eelam in Vavuniya paid tribute to the late Pope Francis today, lighting lamps and offering flowers in his memory

Families mark anniversary of Easter Sunday Bombing at Zion Church in Batticaloa

Apr 22, 2025

Zion Church in Batticaloa held a solemn commemoration for the sixth anniversary of the Easter Sunday bombing, with victims' families and heavy security present

Bollywood’s Tamil Eelam Problem

Apr 22, 2025

Theepan

From Madras Cafe (2013) to The Family Man 2 (2021) and now Jaat (2024), a consistent pattern has emerged — one that rewrites history, erases Tamil suffering and maligning resistance to oppression.