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Sri Lanka threatens legal action over Hindu worship at Kurunthur Malai

Jun 16

Sri Lanka's acting head of archaeology has claimed that no evidence exists of a Hindu temple ever having stood at Kurunthur Malai in Mullaitivu, and refused permission for the Tamil shrine at the site to be rebuilt, in the latest move in a years-long state-backed effort to seize the hilltop for Sinhala Buddhism.

Seventeen UK Tamil student bodies demand PTA repeal

A coalition of seventeen Tamil youth and university student organisations across the United Kingdom has demanded the full repeal of Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and an end to the prosecution of Eelam Tamil artist Sangeethsan Ganeskumar, days after the rapper known as Hiphop Sangee was released on bail but left facing continuing charges over a song.

Gotabaya moves to prevent arrest under PTA as Easter Sunday investigation widens

Former Sri Lankan president and accused war criminal Gotabaya Rajapaksa has filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal seeking an order preventing his arrest under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in connection with investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.

Baloch activists accuse state-backed death squads of new killings

A fresh wave of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances has been documented across Balochistan this month, as Baloch rights groups recorded the recovery of several bodies of men who had earlier been forcibly taken, and appealed once more to international institutions that have largely ignored the province.

Pillayan named as suspect in five 2008 Eastern Province killings

Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department has named TMVP leader and former state minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, widely known as Pillayan, as a suspect in a series of 2008 killings in the Eastern Province.

UN experts demand independent investigation into death of Indigenous leader in Nicaragua

UN human rights experts have demanded an independent investigation into the death in state custody of Indigenous Miskito leader Brooklyn Rivera, warning that his prolonged enforced disappearance and death may amount to crimes against humanity for which the Nicaraguan government bears legal responsibility.

Thousands demand justice for Tamil man killed by police near Paris

More than a thousand people marched through the streets of Bobigny, in the northern suburbs of Paris, on Sunday in tribute to Puvaneswaran Vaithilingam, a French Tamil man who was shot dead by a police officer last month.

Central Bank grilled over alleged Rs. 13.2 billion NDB fraud

Sri Lanka’s Committee on Public Finance sharply questioned senior Central Bank officials, including Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe, over regulatory and supervisory failures that allegedly allowed a Rs. 13.2 billion internal fraud at National Development Bank PLC to remain undetected for years.

DNA test ordered for senior Buddhist monk accused in child sexual abuse case

Court orders DNA test on former Atamasthanadhipathi Pallegama Hemarathana Thera in serious child sexual abuse case

UN torture prevention body returns to Sri Lanka amid continued concerns

The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture is conducting its first visit to Sri Lanka since 2019 to assess detention conditions, review reforms and examine whether authorities have acted on past recommendations.

Eelam Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu camp demand basic amenities

Residents of the Kulathulvaipatti Sri Lankan Tamil rehabilitation camp in Ettyapuram have petitioned authorities for improved housing, water, electricity and infrastructure, highlighting the continued hardships faced by Eelam Tamil refugees living in Tamil Nadu decades after fleeing Sri Lanka.

London demonstration calls for repeal of PTA after Tamil rapper's detention

A protest was held outside the Sri Lankan High Commission in London on Thursday, organised by Freedom Hunters for Tamils (FHFT), demanding justice for Tamil rapper Sangeethsan Ganeskumar and an end to the use of Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) against Tamils.

ITAK MP takes Hiphop Sangee case to Brussels, warns of GSP+ implications

ITAK raises concerns over Sri Lanka’s continued use of the PTA and Hiphop Sangee’s arrest during talks with EU officials in Brussels

Jaffna council issues statutory notice against military hospital on private land

The Chairman of the Valikamam North Pradeshiya Sabha, S. Sugirthan, has issued an urgent notice to the Jaffna District Military Commander demanding the immediate suspension of construction work on a Sri Lankan military hospital being built on privately owned civilian land in Vasavilan, Jaffna.

Vavuniya protest demands repeal of PTA and unconditional release of Tamil rapper

Representatives of the Association of Families of the Forcibly Disappeared led a protest in Vavuniya on Friday over the arrest of Tamil rapper Sangeethsan Ganeskumar under Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), demanding his unconditional release and calling for urgent international intervention, including from United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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