Tamil Guardian

Leader of PKK ready to take 'necessary' steps to support peace drive

Ocalan

Jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, has been quoted indicating that he may be prepared to call for militants to lay down their arms.

Tamil Guardian's 2024 Wrapped

Tamil Affairs Dec 29

Marking the New Year, Tamil Guardian takes a look back on the major events in the Tamil homeland, in Sri Lanka and across the diaspora over the last year.

Tamil journalist attacked but escapes kidnap

Tamil Affairs Dec 29

Independent journalist Murugaiyah Thamil Selvan was attacked on Boxing Day and narrowly escaped an abduction attempt by unknown assailants on the A9 road in Kilinochchi.

Sri Lanka’s premier expresses condolences over passing of Manmohan Singh

Tamil Affairs Dec 28

''Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has very recently reaffirmed his commitment to a devolution package, which, he said, will fully satisfy the Tamils,'' and added ''We may wait and see what steps are actually taken,''

Tamil MP says lands grabbed by Sri Lanka's Forest Department must be released immediately

Tamil Affairs Dec 28

Petition demanding release of Tamil political prisoners launched in Vavuniya

Tamil Affairs Dec 28

A petition campaign in Vavuniya demands the release of political prisoners detained under Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act.

Remembering the waves - 20 years on from the tsunami

Tamil Affairs Dec 26

On December 26th, 2004, over 35,000 people perished during the catastrophic tsunami that hit the coasts of the North-East and South of the island of Sri Lanka.

TNPF commemorate assassinated Tamil MP Joseph Pararajasingham

Tamil Affairs Dec 25

The Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) commemorated senior Tamil politician Joseph Pararajasingham who was assassinated by armed Sri Lankan government-aligned paramilitary men in 2005.