|BC Tamil journalist, Lakshmanan Devapratheepan, was attacked by the supporters of Sri Lanka Podujana Peruma (SLPP) state minister S Viyalendiran today in Batticaloa. 

The Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) wrote to the Core Group reiterating their previous calls to refer Sri Lanka to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for the genocide it perpertrated against the Tamil people. 

"[...] we reiterate that the core group which includes two members of the UN Security Council must initiate steps to table a resolution in the UN Security Council to refer Sri Lanka to the International Criminal Court to inquire into all crimes committed, including the crime of genocide against the Tamil people," the TNPF wrote in a letter yesterday. 

As many as 5,000 Tamil Nadu students are currently trapped in Ukraine and desperately seeking a way out of the country, according to the latest reports, with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin appealing to the Indian government for intervention.

In a joint statement, the International Truth and Justice Project, Redress and Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka welcomed the arrest of the suspected murder of Nimalarajan Mylvaganam, a high-profile Tamil journalist who was murdered in his home in October 2000.

Speaking in parliament, former Sri Lankan army commander, Sarath Fonseka accused UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet of harbouring LTTE sympathies and only listening to “one side of the story”.

Following a refusal by Sri Lanka's president to meet with them, Tamil parliamentarians from across the North East gathered in front of the President's office to protest the continued land grabs by the Mahaweli Authority and  Department of Archeology under the guise of archaeological protection.

Sri Lanka’s foreign secretary declared his government would not “take sides” on Russia’s military action in Ukraine and instead claimed that “each can have their own reasons”.

Speaking to reporters, Foreign Secretary Jayanath Colombage said that Sri Lanka is “watching the situation”.

The largest television broadcaster in Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation, has officially dropped both the Tamil and English language script from its logo, leaving the Sinhala language only on its branding.

The move, which has reportedly been approved by relevant government officials, will see yet another instance of Tamil being discriminated against by the state.

The Rupavahini logo will now only have Sinhala script, according to reports.

In a new report, the UN High Commissioner expresses concern over the lack of accountability for human rights violations committed by Sri Lanka and renewed her call to member states to use universal jurisdictions and targeted sanctions against alleged perpetrators of human rights abuses.  

The Metropolitan Police’s War Crimes Team have arrested a 48-year-old man in Britain over the murder of Tamil journalist Mylvaganam Nimalarajan in Jaffna more than 20 years ago - marking the first time that British authorities have made an arrest over war crimes committed in Sri Lanka.