The 40th anniversary of the Verugal massacre was commemorated at the Poongar Thaan Thoontreeswarar Temple in Eechchilampattu, Trincomalee District, on Friday, with relatives, civil society activists and residents gathering to remember the 21 people killed while transporting food supplies to displaced Tamil families in 1986.

Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department informed the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court on Monday that it has launched an investigation into allegations of contempt of court involving six individuals, including former Sri Lankan ministers Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila, as well as parliamentarian Dilith Jayaweera.

A commemoration marking the 70th anniversary of the first massacre of Tamils in Amparai was held on Thursday at the American Mission Hall in Batticaloa, with participants paying tribute to the victims through candle lighting, floral tributes and a two-minute silence.

Jaffna District MP Ramanathan Archchuna has praised former president and accused war criminal Mahinda Rajapaksa while launching a strong attack on the governing National People's Power, claiming the island had suffered since the NPP took office.

The Sri Lankan government has claimed that detained Tamil rapper Ganeshkumar Sangeethan was arrested for allegedly using Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) symbols in videos uploaded to YouTube and other social media platforms, as public anger continues to grow over his detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.

Italian Member of Parliament Marco Grimaldi said the European Union’s designation of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam as a terrorist organisation was a mistake, as Tamils in Italy marked the 50th anniversary of the Vaddukoddai Resolution this month.

Tamils in Belgium commemorated the 52nd anniversary of Thiyagi Pon. Sivakumaran during an indoor sporting event held on 6 June 2026.

Over 500 residents in Poonakary, Kilinochchi staged a protest march opposing wind power projects and mineral sand and limestone excavation in their villages

A Sri Lankan paramedic who took part in the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza has condemned the abuse of fellow detainees in Israeli custody, while contrasting the conduct of Israeli forces with that of the Sri Lankan military she trained alongside, an army that itself stands accused of genocide against the Tamil people and which was extensively armed by Israel.

An exhibition marking 45 years since the burning of the Jaffna Public Library was held in Berlin earlier this month, with members of the Tamil community in Germany choosing one of the most resonant locations in Europe to commemorate one of the gravest acts of cultural destruction in the history of the island.

Demonstrations were held in Mullaitivu and Batticaloa last month demanding justice for a young girl who is alleged to have been sexually abused by a senior Buddhist monk in Anuradhapura, as Tamil women's organisations across the North-East took the lead in pressing for accountability over a case that has drawn international attention.

Kepapilavu residents and MP Ravikaran dispute government claims over land acceptance as discussions continue on releasing 55 military-occupied civilian lands in Mullaitivu

Seven skeletal remains previously identified at the Chemmani mass grave site were fully excavated on Friday as excavation work entered its 23rd day in the third phase of investigations.

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauff Hakeem told parliament on Wednesday that the killing of Balachandran Prabhakaran, the 12-year-old son of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, must be investigated as a war crime.