Skeleton with shattered skull among 240 bodies uncovered at Chemmani mass grave

Chemmani grave findings

The second phase of excavations at the Chemmani–Sindhubathi mass grave in Jaffna has concluded, revealing at least 240 human skeletons, including the remains of children, infants, and bodies found in overlapping positions, in one of the island’s largest ever mass graves.

EPDP carried out killings blamed on LTTE, says former member
A former member of the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) has said the paramilitary group was behind a series of murders across the North-East and Colombo, including those of journalist Atputharajah Nadarajah, attorney-at-law Maheswari, and Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation employee K. S. Raja.
US Congress members express support for independent investigation into Chemmani mass grave

US Congress members Raja Krishnamoorthi and Deborah Ross have expressed their support for an independent investigation into the Chemmani mass grave, where 240 skeletal remains have been identified. 

Posting on X, US Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, representative for Illinois's 8th Congressional District, said that "justice for the victims and the disappeared demands an independent investigation and real accountability."

New report highlights Sri Lanka's investigative failures in Tamil journalist's murder

A new report 'Killing Sri Lankan journalists: The Case of Nimalarajan Mylvaganam' co-authored by the International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) and REDRESS, highlights the failures of Sri Lanka's police in investigating the 2000 murder of Tamil journalist Nimalarajan Mylvaganam. 

Nimalarajan contributed to the BBC for over six years, as well as the Tamil daily Virakesari and Sinhala weekly Ravaya.

Krishanthi Kumaraswamy remembered in Chemmani
Krishanthi Kumaraswamy was remembered at a memorial in Chemmani today.
Remembering Krishanthi Kumaraswamy 29 years on

Today marks 29 years since the Chemmani massacre of 1996, in which Sri Lankan soldiers raped and murdered Tamil schoolgirl, Krishanthi Kumaraswamy, and three of her family members that had gone looking for her.

Bad Girl - Good film

When two of the best working filmmakers of India come together to produce a film, one should expect something special. The project the duo have decided to represent is Varsha Bharath’s directorial debut ‘Bad Girl,’ a coming of age tale starring Anjali Sivaraman as the eponymous protagonist. 

Madharaasi - Middling masala
AR Murugadoss returns to Kollywood with his boldly titled new film ‘Madharaasi.’
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, scholars group say
Leading genocide scholars formally declare that Israel's war in Gaza meets the UN definition of genocide. The world’s top genocide scholars have formally declared that Israel’s war on Gaza meets the legal definition of genocide, marking a landmark intervention from leading experts in the field of international law.
Tamil landowners assaulted during Myliddy protest as Sri Lankan president visits Jaffna
Tamil landowners protesting the military occupation of their lands in Myliddy were brutally dispersed by Sri Lankan police on Monday, as Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived in Jaffna to inaugurate the third phase of the Myliddy Harbour Development Project.
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