Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Ranjith, delivered a scathing critique of the Sri Lanka’s Constitution, labelling it a “death blow” to democracy.

"On the 31st, it will be 30 years since my brother was arrested," said Vaghini. "He’s 50 now. What is the purpose of keeping him in prison any longer? We just want him home."

It is the first time Sri Lanka has taken command of a task force in the US-led coalition. 

Sri Lanka's president echoed the concerns of numerous human rights organisations regarding extrajudicial killings and systemic abuses perpetrated by state forces. 

Two foreign nationals have died in Colombo following sudden illness.

Thousands of British Tamils marched through London today in protest against Sri Lanka's 77th Independence Day. 

Whilst Sri Lanka celebrates its independence from British rule, the Tamil nation deems it a "black day" as it marks the beginning of state led violence and oppression of the Tamil community. 

Sri Lanka marked its 77th ‘Independence Day’ with yet another military parade in Colombo, featuring a reduced but still significant presence of military personnel and 25-gun salute at sea. 

The Faculty of Law at the University of Jaffna inaugurated the second annual Jaffna International Law Conference last week. 

Tamils protested against Sri Lanka's 77th Independence Day outside Sri Lanka's embassy in Canberra, Australia today.

As Tamils across their homelands held protests marking Sri Lanka's 77th Independence Day today as a Black Day, students at the University of Jaffna replaced the Sri Lankan lion flag that usually flies at the entrance with a black flag.

On Sri Lanka's 77th Independence Day, Tamils across the North-East marked it as "Black Day" with protests demanding justice for the Tamil genocide and self-determination.

Udaya Gammanpila, leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU), has accused the Sri Lankan government of orchestrating a "new drama" to implicate former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa and former State Intelligence Services (SIS) Director Major General Suresh Sallay in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. 

Former Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapakshe has called for the preservation of former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s body for public display after his demise, in a way to honour his legacy despite the massacres he oversaw. 

Following a supposed lack of police resources, the Sri Lankan military has been called in to help control illegal sand mining in the Vadamarachchi and Thenmarachchi regions, despite their previous complicity in such activities.