A commemoration was held in Kilinochchi last week to mark 17 years since the passing of Anton Balasingham, the chief negotiator and political strategist of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

The event, organised by the World Tamil Cultural Movement saw hundreds in attendance, including Tamil National alliance MPs Shritharan and Charles Nirmalanathan MP, as well as professors, journalists, university students, and activists.

It was because of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that Tamils were “treated with respect in Sri Lanka's parliament,” said Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation (TELO) leader MP Selvam Adaikkalanathan in an interview last week.

On 1 December 2023, the Tamil Rights Group (TRG) and its legal team engaged in in-person discussions with the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, in furtherance of TRG's ICC Communication under Article 15 of the Rome Statute which it submitted in November 2021.

Former British Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, has sparked controversy in meeting with Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner for London, Rohitha Bogollagama.

The Indian Air Force has sparked controversy over their decision to fly over Sri Lanka’s former army commander, and accused war criminal, Shavendra Silver and his wife to attend a military parade as the Chief Guest.

Silva travelled from Delhi to Dehradun to attend the Passing Out Parade at the Indian Military Academy.

During a joint diplomatic visit by diplomats from Japan, South Africa and Switzerland, several Tamil MPs slammed the government’s proposed “truth and reconciliation commission” as a waste of time.

Joint visit to the Northern Province with the Ambassador of Japan and the High Commissioner of South Africa. We had productive discussions with various stakeholders about issues in the North, in particular with regards to reconciliation. pic.twitter.com/FMKIYhnoaM

Tiran Alles has instructed police to use "maximum force" against suspected criminals, stating the police will locate alleged drug dealers and "shoot them". 

Sri Lanka’s former president and accused war criminal Mahinda Rajapaksa has been elected as leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), vowing to secure victory in elections and return to power.

For years the Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC) called for an international accountability mechanism for mass atrocities and for sanctions to be placed on Sri Lanka. Yet, last week, they met and posed for photographs with the man who bears chief responsibility for those very massacres. Tamil Canadians across the political spectrum, and the country, are furious.

In a wide-ranging visit to Sri Lanka, US Special Representative for Racial Equality and Justice, Desirée Cormier Smith, met with Muslim and Tamil representatives during her first official trip to South Asia in this newly established role.

During her visit she met with community leaders, civil society actors, members of parliament and journalists.

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