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Muslim student held under PTA for Instagram post on Palestine remains in custody

Jul 8, 2025

Sri Lankan authorities continue to hold a Muslim student under the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), nine months after his arrest over a social media post expressing solidarity with Palestinians.

‘I understand the devastation that Tamil Canadians carry from the genocide’ – PM Carney

Jul 7, 2025

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney backed Public Security Minister Gary Anandasangaree and affirmed his support for Tamil Canadians, after racist and xenophobic attacks last month.

Tamil families mark 35 years since Sampur Massacre with calls for international justice

Jul 7, 2025

Tamil families gathered at the Sampur Memorial Monument on 7 July 2025 to mark the 35th anniversary of the Sampur Massacre, with survivors and civil society groups once again urging an international justice mechanism for the atrocities committed by Sri Lankan security forces.

The UN’s Sri Lankan delusion: Franche and the futility of wishful thinking

Jul 7, 2025

Thusiyan Nandakumar

In a more than 40-minute interview with Ada Derana, during which the issues of accountability and justice in Sri Lanka were repeatedly raised, how many times did the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Marc-André Franche, say the word “Tamil”?

More skeletal remains identified at Chemmani mass grave as weapon part recovered

Jul 7, 2025

More sets of human skeletal remains were unearthed at the Chemmani mass grave site in Jaffna, bringing the total number of remains discovered during the ongoing excavation to 47.

Sinhalese encroachment intensifies on Tamil paddy lands in Vavuniya North

Jul 7, 2025

Over 600 acres of ancestral Tamil paddy lands in Vavuniya North are reportedly being encroached upon by Sinhalese settlers with alleged state backing

Tamil Eelam triumphs at CONIFA Asia Cup

Jul 6, 2025

Tamil Eelam’s men’s football team has been crowned champions of the CONIFA Asia Cup after a 5–0 victory over East Turkistan in the final.

Chemmani must be a turning point

Jul 6, 2025

The discoveries emerging from the Chemmani mass grave over the past week have been harrowing. A blue UNICEF-issued schoolbag. A child’s toy. A sandal. And the bodies of men, women, and children, painfully unearthed one by one. Each one is a testimony to Sri Lanka’s brutal past and the enduring failure to bring those responsible to justice.