Families of the forcibly disappeared staged a poignant protest in Thirukkovil on May 28, demanding justice and answers from the state

Namibia has held its first Genocide Remembrance Day to commemorate more than 70,000 Herero and Nama people killed by German colonisers in the early 1900s. 

The Herero and Nama genocide, which took place from 1904 to 1908, is described by historians as the first genocide of the 20th Century. 

Students and activists at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi held a candlelight vigil this May to commemorate the genocide of Tamils in Mullivaikkal, marking the 16th anniversary of the mass atrocities committed by the Sri Lankan state in May 2009.

On the 16th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal genocide, British Tamil activists submitted a petition to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, calling for the official recognition of the Tamil genocide and urgent steps toward justice and accountability.

British politicians commemorated the 16th anniversary of the Tamil genocide at an event at the  Houses of Parliament earlier this month.

Tamil workers at the Elephant Pass Saltworks have entered the second week of protest, demanding redress for poor working conditions and managerial misconduct, as the island faces a severe salt shortage.

In a stark warning over the deepening lawlessness in Sri Lanka, Wimal Weerawansa, a known Sinhala nationalist and former parliamentarian, has condemned what he describes as how the island's criminal underworld has come to run it.

A formal complaint has been submitted to the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) following the brutal assault of three Tamil fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy personnel in civilian clothing in the coastal village of Kallaru, located in Tharmapuram, Kilinochchi.

Despite public opposition and election promises, the government has begun steps to permit mineral sand mining in Mannar, sparking local outrage and allegations of betrayal

A public meeting was held on 26 May 2025 at the auxiliary conference hall in Kuchchaveli, Trincomalee, to address the growing controversy surrounding land designated as “Pooja Bhoomi”, a term often associated with sites earmarked for Buddhist religious use in the Tamil homeland.

The installation of a Buddha statue near the historic Ukantaimalai Murugan Temple in Ampara has sparked public outrage and fears of Buddhisization among the local Hindu community