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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…

Sri Lanka joins UN peacekeeping talks despite war crimes

Oct 27, 2025
Sri Lanka’s participation in a United Nations peacekeeping conference has drawn renewed scrutiny, as the country’s army commander — whose regiment was implicated in war crimes — attended the United Nations Troop Contributing Countries (UNTCC) Chiefs’ Conclave 2025 in New Delhi earlier this month.

Sri Lanka’s police chief warns drug traffickers infiltrating politics

Oct 27, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Priyantha Weerasuriya, has issued a stark warning that individuals linked to organised crime and drug trafficking are infiltrating the island’s political system, with some already preparing to contest upcoming elections.

Swiss Social Democratic Party calls for international genocide investigation into Sri Lanka

Oct 27, 2025

The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP Switzerland) has unanimously passed a resolution on the situation in Sri Lanka, calling for an international genocide investigation at their party congress on the 25th of October 2025 in Sursee, Canton of Lucerne.

Sri Lankan army disrupts Heroes Day cemetery preparations in Visuvamadu

Oct 27, 2025
Sri Lankan army personnel obstructed voluntary preparatory work at the Maaveerar Thuyilum Illam in Theravil, Visuvamadu, ahead of the 2025 Maaveerar Day commemorations

Trincomalee farmers continue protest in heavy rain for 38 days

Oct 26, 2025
Farmers from Muthu Nagar in Trincomalee have passed their 38th consecutive day of their protest, braving relentless rain as they demand the return of their agricultural lands that have been seized by the Sri Lankan government for a solar power project.

'Sri Lanka must stop harassing Tamil photojournalist Kumanan' - RSF

Oct 26, 2025

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has urged the Sri Lankan government to end the ongoing harassment of Tamil photojournalist Kanapathipillai Kumanan, who has been targeted for documenting human rights violations in the Tamil homeland.

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

Oct 26, 2025
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

Oct 26, 2025
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

Oct 26, 2025
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

Oct 26, 2025
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
Sri Lanka joins UN peacekeeping talks despite war crimes
Sri Lanka’s police chief warns drug traffickers infiltrating politics
Swiss Social Democratic Party calls for international genocide investigation into Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan army disrupts Heroes Day cemetery preparations in Visuvamadu
Trincomalee farmers continue protest in heavy rain for 38 days
'Sri Lanka must stop harassing Tamil photojournalist Kumanan' - RSF
‘Even the LTTE never did this’: SLPP warns Sri Lanka descending into lawlessness
No end to occupation
Sri Lankan police open fire on Tamil youth in Jaffna, say relatives
Tamils mark 38 years since Kokkuvil Hindu College massacre by Indian forces
Sri Lanka joins UN peacekeeping talks despite war crimes
Sri Lanka’s police chief warns drug traffickers infiltrating politics
Swiss Social Democratic Party calls for international genocide investigation into Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan army disrupts Heroes Day cemetery preparations in Visuvamadu
Trincomalee farmers continue protest in heavy rain for 38 days
'Sri Lanka must stop harassing Tamil photojournalist Kumanan' - RSF
‘Even the LTTE never did this’: SLPP warns Sri Lanka descending into lawlessness
No end to occupation
Sri Lankan police open fire on Tamil youth in Jaffna, say relatives
Tamils mark 38 years since Kokkuvil Hindu College massacre by Indian forces