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Memorial held in Jaffna to mark 42 years since Welikada prison massacre

Jul 28

A memorial event was held in Jaffna on Saturday to mark the 42nd anniversary of the massacre of key members of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) inside Welikada Prison in 1983 - a massacre widely remembered as one of the darkest chapters in Sri Lanka’s treatment of Tamil political prisoners.

Black July commemorated in Jaffna with seminar and torch-lit protest

A public memorial seminar was held in Jaffna to commemorate Black July, bringing together political leaders and activists under the theme “Yesterday – Today – Tomorrow”

Sri Lankan police summon Tamil human rights activist in Sinhala only

Sri Lankan police have summoned Tamil human rights activist S. Sivayoganathan for further inquiry, months after he lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) over the suppression of a Tamil commemorative event.

Chemmani mass grave excavation continues – 104 bodies identified

Five more human skeletal remains were exhumed on Sunday from Chemmani mass graves, bringing the total recovered to 95

North-East unites in call for international probe into Tamil genocide

Protest across north east

Recognising statehood

This week, France’s president Emmanuel Macron announced his government would move to recognise the State of Palestine. Though not the first state, nor even first European country, to do so, as a G7 nation and permanent member of the UN Security Council, the move carries significant weight.

Chemmani mass grave - 90 bodies identified, so far

The bodies of at least 90 people, including children, have been identified at the Chemmani mass grave to date, as excavations continue under Sri Lankan court supervision.

Explainer: Another mass grave and the 1990 Sampur Massacres

Following the discovery of another set of human remains in Sampur this week, just metres from where at least 57 Tamil civilians were murdered by Sri Lankan government forces in July 1990, we re-examine the massacres.

Ponnambalam slams government’s efforts to whitewash Black July

^{NPP officials in Jaffna this week.}

Jaffna commemorates 42 years since Black July pogrom

Commemorations marking the 42nd anniversary of Black July were held in Jaffna yesterday, as Tamils across the North-East remembered the victims of the state-sponsored anti-Tamil pogrom that took place in July 1983.

In Pictures - “Viduthalai” protest calls for release of Tamil political prisoners

A symbolic protest titled “Viduthalai” (Freedom) was held at Kittu Park in Nallur today, with demonstrators demanding the immediate release of Tamil political prisoners still held under Sri Lanka’s draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

Canadian Conservative Leader reaffirms commitment to Tamil justice as Chemmani mass graves reopen on Black July anniversary

Marking the 42nd anniversary of Black July, Canadian Leader of the Conservative Party Pierre Poilievre issued a statement in solidarity with Tamil Canadians, reaffirming his party’s recognition of the Tamil genocide and pledging “concrete” steps towards accountability for mass atrocities.

Canadian Prime Minister marks 42 years since Black July

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has issued a statement commemorating 42 years since Black July, the 1983 anti-Tamil pogrom, describing it as “a tragic chapter in Sri Lanka’s history” that left “thousands dead, families shattered, and countless others forced to flee.”

Valikamam North Divisional Secretary orders Buddhist monk to vacate encroached land

The Divisional Secretary of Valikamam North has issued a formal written notice to the chief monk of the Thaiyiddy Buddhist vihara, ordering him to immediately vacate land identified as illegally encroached, or face legal consequences.

Sri Lankan government will implement IMF programme ‘to the letter’ despite public protests, says minister

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Agriculture, Land, Irrigation and Livestock Development, K.D. Lalkantha, has reiterated the government’s firm commitment to fully implementing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, regardless of public dissent or political opposition.

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