Around 1000 Tamils gathered in Palermo, Italy, last weekend to celebrate Oli Vizha - 'festival of light' - a cultural and community showcase which returned to the city after two years of hiatus caused by the global pandemic.

Sri Lanka’s Presidential advisor, Ashu Marasinghe has been forced to resign after leaked footage showed him sexually abusing a dog.

King’s College London’s annual ‘Kings of Gaana’ event, the world’s largest inter-university Gaana competition, took place for the 10th year in a row on December 11. This year it was held in the Eventim Apollo theatre, and hosted by British Tamil event personalities Kutti Hari and Braha.

Tamil National Alliance MP, MA Sumanthiran has claimed that Sri Lanka's President has agreed to release land held by Sri Lankan security forces in the Northern province and to release Tamil political prisoners following a meeting on 21 December.

A Sri Lankan soldier is reported to have threatened a Tamil fisherman with a knife on the shore of the Ash Odai beach area of Karainagar, Jaffna.

After dry fishing, the fisherman had left his cotton wool to dry, when he was assaulted by the soldier who held a knife against his neck.

Tamil Guardian journalist, Kanapathipillai Kumanan, has been summoned to the Mullaitivu office of the Assistant Superintendent of Police for an undisclosed investigation.

Speaking on this issue, Kumanan noted that in June, there were issues of a military land grab in Mullaitivu, which triggered a local council member to write to the Prime Minister’s office.

Despite the growing concern over Sri Lanka's increasing militarisation, and the numerous human rights cases of abuse committed by the Sri Lankan military, China continues to bankroll the institution and has granted Rs 5 million to develop the National Cadet Corps (NCC).

After receiving complaints against the Sri Lankan military's continued occupation of the Tamil North and  Eastern provinces, Sri Lanka's Human Rights Commission has called for a report from military commanders to assess the legal provisions under which they were deployed and if a public security threat can justify their presence.

A commemoration event was held this morning to mark 22 years since the Mirusuvil massacre, where Sri Lankan soldiers murdered eight Tamil civilians in Jaffna, including three children, before dumping their bodies in a mass grave.

A joint statement by several Tamil diaspora organisations has called on Tamil parliamentarians to affirm their commitment to the non-negotiable core principles of the Tamil nation.

Minister for Labor and Foreign Employment  Manusha Nanayakkara, noted that 300,000 Sri Lankans have left the island for foreign employment.

Deputy Chief of the Chinese Embassy, Hu Wei visited the Eastern province between 8-10 December and noted that China is ready to 'assist all communities' across the island.