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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…

BTF warns UN resolution risks reinforcing impunity in Sri Lanka

Oct 26, 2025

The British Tamils Forum (BTF) has written to United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, expressing deep concern over the recently adopted UNHRC Resolution A/HRC/60/L.1/Rev.1 on Sri Lanka and warning that it risks reinforcing impunity rather than advancing justice for the Tamil people.

Still no justice for Tamil activists shot dead in Paris

Oct 26, 2025
Today marks 28 years since two Tamil activists were shot dead in a Parisian neighbourhood, a murder that shocked the Tamil diaspora worldwide and remains unsolved to this day.

'I'm not too complicated' - Interview with Gayathiri Kamalakanthan

Oct 24, 2025
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In Pictures - Tamils across Europe commemorate Tamil Women’s Day 

Oct 24, 2025


Commemoration events were held across Europe this month to mark Tamil Women’s Day and 38 years since the death of Second Lieutenant Maalathy, the first female fighter of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to lose her life in the Tamil armed struggle.

Sri Lankan police ignored death threat warnings before politician’s assassination

Oct 24, 2025
Sri Lankan opposition MPs have accused the government of covering up the assassination of Lasantha Wickramasekara, a politician who was shot dead inside his office this week, as others raised fears of more death threats and violence.

Sri Lankan prisons chief calls for executions to protect protect 'future generations'

Oct 24, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Prisons Commissioner and Media Spokesman, Jageth Weerasinghe, has called for the implementation of the death penalty for large-scale drug traffickers, claiming it is necessary to “protect future generations” as the majority of drug addicts are “Sinhala-Buddhist.”

Sri Lanka accused of mistreating Thai elephants as Bangkok sends rescue team

Oct 24, 2025
Thailand’s government has announced plans to hold urgent talks with Sri Lankan authorities to repatriate two Thai elephants that were gifted decades ago, following growing outrage over reports of their mistreatment and poor living conditions.

Sri Lankan military claims to have released over 700 acres of land but occupation continues

Oct 24, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General (Retd.) Aruna Jayasekara, told Parliament that over 700 acres of land in the North and East have been “returned to the public”, as the government continues to station tens of thousands of Sri Lankan soldiers in the region.

Government’s new ‘Sri Lankan Day’ placed under Ministry of Buddhasasana

Oct 24, 2025
The Sri Lankan cabinet has approved a programme titled ‘Sri Lankan Day’, which it claims will promote “unity and understanding”, and declared that its organisation and implementation will be overseen by the Ministry of Buddhasasana.

Extremist monk claims Muslim appointment ‘hurts Sinhala-Buddhists’

Oct 24, 2025
A Sinhala Buddhist monk and head of the hardline Ravana Balaya organisation, Iththa Kande Saddhatissa, has launched a public attack on the National People’s Power (NPP) government over the appointment of Muneer Mulaffer as the new Deputy Minister of Religious and Cultural Affairs, describing the move as an attempt to “hurt the Sinhala-Buddhist people.”
BTF warns UN resolution risks reinforcing impunity in Sri Lanka
Still no justice for Tamil activists shot dead in Paris
'I'm not too complicated' - Interview with Gayathiri Kamalakanthan
In Pictures - Tamils across Europe commemorate Tamil Women’s Day 
Sri Lankan police ignored death threat warnings before politician’s assassination
Sri Lankan prisons chief calls for executions to protect protect 'future generations'
Sri Lanka accused of mistreating Thai elephants as Bangkok sends rescue team
Sri Lankan military claims to have released over 700 acres of land but occupation continues
Government’s new ‘Sri Lankan Day’ placed under Ministry of Buddhasasana
Extremist monk claims Muslim appointment ‘hurts Sinhala-Buddhists’
BTF warns UN resolution risks reinforcing impunity in Sri Lanka
Still no justice for Tamil activists shot dead in Paris
'I'm not too complicated' - Interview with Gayathiri Kamalakanthan
In Pictures - Tamils across Europe commemorate Tamil Women’s Day 
Sri Lankan police ignored death threat warnings before politician’s assassination
Sri Lankan prisons chief calls for executions to protect protect 'future generations'
Sri Lanka accused of mistreating Thai elephants as Bangkok sends rescue team
Sri Lankan military claims to have released over 700 acres of land but occupation continues
Government’s new ‘Sri Lankan Day’ placed under Ministry of Buddhasasana
Extremist monk claims Muslim appointment ‘hurts Sinhala-Buddhists’