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UNP rallies to defend Buddhist institutions amid clergy misconduct controversy
Sri Lanka's United National Party (UNP) has accused the National People's Power (NPP) government of attempting to undermine Buddhism and interfere in the affairs of the Buddhist clergy, as controversy continues over proposed reforms aimed at addressing misconduct within the Buddhist Sangha. The dispute comes amid heightened public scrutiny of Buddhist institutions following allegations of…

Lohan Ratwatte dead at 57 – Rajapaksa ally remembered for mass murder, gunpoint threats to Tamils

Aug 15, 2025
Former parliamentarian, state minister, and staunch Rajapaksa ally Lohan Ratwatte has died at the age of 57. His political career was marked not only by close ties to Sri Lanka’s ruling elite but also by a litany of violent incidents, criminal convictions, and unabashed threats against political opponents - particularly Tamils.

35th anniversary of Veeramunai massacre commemorated in Amparai

Aug 14, 2025

Ampara massacre

Tamils gathered in Amparai this week to mark 35 years since at least 55 Tamils were killed by the Sri Lankan military and Muslim home guards, part of a series of killings that left hundreds dead in just weeks.

Ampara massacre

Kapilraj’s killing was a planned murder – Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam

Aug 14, 2025
Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) leader and Jaffna District parliamentarian Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam has condemned the killing of 32-year-old Ethirmanasingham Kapilraj in Mullaitivu, describing it as a “planned murder by the Sri Lankan Army” and a stark example of the military’s ongoing hostility towards Tamils in the North-East.

Starve, Bomb, Repeat: Gaza’s siege echoes Sri Lanka’s genocide

Aug 14, 2025
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As Israel faces global outrage for imposing its siege on Gaza by cutting off food, water, and supplies to 2.3 million Palestinians, observers of Sri Lanka’s ethnic conflict hear chilling echoes. 

Sencholai massacre 19th anniversary commemorated across Tamil Eelam

Aug 14, 2025
Commemorations were held across the North-East today to mark the 19th anniversary of the Sencholai massacre, when a Sri Lankan Air Force airstrike on 14 August 2006 killed 53 Tamil schoolgirls and four staff members at the Sencholai children’s home in Vallipunam, Mullaitivu.

Premadasa condemns killing of Gaza journalists - but Sri Lanka’s own record casts long shadow

Aug 14, 2025

Sri Lankan opposition leader Sajith Premadasa has condemned Israel’s killing of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al Sharif and his colleagues in Gaza, calling it “an absolute crime against humanity and press freedom.”

“The deliberate killing of journalists is an attack on truth,” Premadasa wrote on X. “Silencing those who risk their lives to report from the frontlines is an absolute crime against humanity and press freedom. All democratic nations that stand for press freedom must demand accountability.”

Remembering the Sencholai massacre 19 years on

Aug 14, 2025
Today marks the 19th anniversary of the massacre of 53 school girls by the Sri Lankan Air Force. 

North-East protests continue with call for merger and power sharing

Aug 13, 2025
A rolling 100-day campaign demanding an irrevocable, collective form of power-sharing for the merged Northern and Eastern provinces continued this week, with residents of Puliyankulam in Mullaitivu staging the eleventh consecutive day of protests.

Vavuniya human chain joins Mannar protest against destructive wind and mining projects

Aug 13, 2025
A human chain protest in Vavuniya extended solidarity to the ongoing protest in Mannar, which is demanding an immediate halt to the controversial wind power project and opposing proposed ilmenite mining on the island.

UN report condemns Sri Lanka’s ‘entrenched’ impunity

Aug 13, 2025
A new report from the United Nations Human Rights Office has called on the Sri Lankan government to address the “human rights violations and international crimes” as well as the “root causes” of the island’s ethnic conflict – but stopped short of endorsing a fully internationalised accountability mechanism.
Lohan Ratwatte dead at 57 – Rajapaksa ally remembered for mass murder, gunpoint threats to Tamils
35th anniversary of Veeramunai massacre commemorated in Amparai
Kapilraj’s killing was a planned murder – Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam
Starve, Bomb, Repeat: Gaza’s siege echoes Sri Lanka’s genocide
Sencholai massacre 19th anniversary commemorated across Tamil Eelam
Premadasa condemns killing of Gaza journalists - but Sri Lanka’s own record casts long shadow
Remembering the Sencholai massacre 19 years on
North-East protests continue with call for merger and power sharing
Vavuniya human chain joins Mannar protest against destructive wind and mining projects
UN report condemns Sri Lanka’s ‘entrenched’ impunity
Lohan Ratwatte dead at 57 – Rajapaksa ally remembered for mass murder, gunpoint threats to Tamils
35th anniversary of Veeramunai massacre commemorated in Amparai
Kapilraj’s killing was a planned murder – Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam
Starve, Bomb, Repeat: Gaza’s siege echoes Sri Lanka’s genocide
Sencholai massacre 19th anniversary commemorated across Tamil Eelam
Premadasa condemns killing of Gaza journalists - but Sri Lanka’s own record casts long shadow
Remembering the Sencholai massacre 19 years on
North-East protests continue with call for merger and power sharing
Vavuniya human chain joins Mannar protest against destructive wind and mining projects
UN report condemns Sri Lanka’s ‘entrenched’ impunity