Today marks the 15th anniversary of the massacre of 53 school girls by the Sri Lankan Air Force. 

Responding to Police Scotland’s decision to suspend training for Sri Lankan officers due to human rights concerns, British Tamils activist groups and MPs welcomed the decision but also demanded further action.

Responding to the suspension of Police Scotland’s training of Sri Lankan Police, the International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) has called on the British government to end its training programme with Sri Lanka’s police noting the police’s record of systemic torture.

Amidst intense backlash and a damning Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, Police Scotland has temporarily suspended their training of Sri Lankan police officers due to human rights concerns.

The Austrialian High Court rejected a bid from the Tamil refugee family to hear an appeal on the protection visa application of their youngest daughter, Tharnicaa. 

Ramasamy Sivarajah, journalist and editor of the Thamilan newspaper, filed a complaint with the police against two persons who claimed to be Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and attempted to enter his house on Thursday. 

Speaking to reporters, Media Minister, Keheliya Rambukella, maintained that the Government of Sri Lanka was contemplating legislation that would target websites the government deemed as “defamatory” and did not have visible ownership.

Two women wade through water in Mullaitivu following Cyclone Burevi in 2020

Sri Lankan Energy Minister, Udaya Gammanpila, has denied allegations that a cabinet paper was submitted to lease the Trincomalee Port, Oil Tank Complex and 33,000 acres surrounding it to the United States.

Sri Lankan Army Commander and accused war criminal Shavendra Silva hosted a digital trilateral meeting on security with the deputy National Security Adviser (NSA) of India Pankaj Saran and the Secretary to the NSA of Maldives Aishath Nooshin Waheed.

Sri Lankan security forces oversaw and facilitated the administration of COVID-19 vaccines to locals in Mullaitivu and Mannar over the past week.

The Sri Lankan Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) summoned the chair of another Kilinochchi council for investigation last week, a day after summoning the Chair of Karaichi divisional council.