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Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) leader Mano Ganesan has accused the National People's Power (NPP) government of hypocrisy over the arrest of Tamil rapper Sangeethsan Ganeskumar under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), pointing to NPP politicians who had themselves circulated songs glorifying the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during election campaigns. Sangeethsan, known…

Human rights, rule of law & reconciliation are key to a stability and democracy' - US Ambassador meets with TNA MPs

Meeting with Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MPs, U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, emphasised that "advancing human rights, rule of law & reconciliation among all communities" is key "to a stable and democratic Sri Lanka".

Jaffna Tamils chase out land surveyors

Responding to continued military land grabs, Jaffna Tamils chased out official land surveyors, which had planned to hand over 11 acres from Karainagar, belonging to 44 families, to Sri Lanka's army.

“We live in rented houses without our own land and depend on rain and water. They are trying to give land to the army without considering our condition. We strongly condemn this," a demonstrator told journalists.

Tamil families of the disappeared rally in Vavuniya to demand international probe into enforced disappearances

Tamil families of the disappeared in Vavuniya rallied earlier this week to reiterate longstanding calls for international justice. 

The relatives held placards that read “ To say that those who surrendered in the civil war have died is a pure [lie] deceiving both us and the international community” and “How can we expect justice in a country where the President himself is considered a murder?”


Sri Lankan police interrogate Tamil journalist’s family

On Sunday, Sri Lankan police stormed the house of Tamil Guardian journalist and Batticaloa Press Club secretary, Selvakumar Nilanthan, and interrogated his family over his whereabouts after he had fled the country.

Economics, human rights, and power-sharing – Britain’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka tours Jaffna & Kilinochchi


British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Sarah Hulton has made a wide-ranging tour of Jaffna and Kilinochchi where she met with civil society groups, women’s organisations and Jaffna’s Mayor and Municipal Commissioner.

Canadian Tamils commemorate Maaveerar Naal

Tamils in Canada held a commemoration event in Toronto to mark Maaveerar Naal on Sunday. 

Flowers were laid by rows of photographs of fallen Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres and candles lit by makeshift gravestones.

Acclaimed Kollywood music producer Santhosh Narayanan, and singer Dhee performed at the event.

‘Remembering terrorists is a sin’ – Racist former minister decries Maaveerar Naal

ITAK marks Maaveerar Naal

Senior members of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK), the largest constituent party of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), marked Maaveerar Naal at the party's Jaffna headquarters on Sunday.

Sri Lankan Embassy official arrested for involvement in human trafficking

A Secretary of the Sri Lankan Embassy in Oman was arrested last week for his suspected involvement in a human trafficking racket. 

Edirachchilage Kushan is alleged to have trafficked women from Sri Lanka, seeking foreign employment, into prostitution. The women would be sent tourist visas in Oman and then entrapped in sex trafficking.

M.K. Stalin calls on central government to intervene following arrest of Tamil Nadu Fishermen 

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin wrote to the Minister of external affairs, S. Jaishankar, to intervene in the arrest of 24 Indian fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy. 

In his letter, Minister Stalin urged Mr Jaishankar to request that the Sri Lankan navy refrain from arresting the fishermen.