Somaratne Rajapakse, the Sri Lankan soldier convicted in the 1996 rape and murder of Tamil schoolgirl Krishanthi Kumaraswamy, has revealed further details of mass graves in Jaffna, implicating senior politicians and the army in a systematic cover-up.

Mannar protest against wind towers and sand mining enters 17th day

The Movement for Self-Determination of Tamil Eelam (MSDTE) has submitted a petition to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer urging the United Kingdom to pass a parliamentary resolution recognising the crimes committed in Chemmani and referring Sri Lanka to the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The Mayor of Vavuniya Municipal Council, S. Kandipan, has strongly condemned the suffocating militarisation of the Tamil homeland, declaring that while “camps can be seen in almost every corner of the North,” the South of the island remains entirely free of such entrenched occupation.

Tamil journalist, Kanapathipillai Kumanan, was subjected to an almost seven-hour interrogation by Sri Lanka’s Counter Terrorism and Investigation Division (CTID) on Sunday, in what press freedom advocates have denounced as part of a continuing campaign of harassment against Tamil media workers.

The people of Mannar have entered their sixteenth consecutive day of satyagraha against the erection of wind power towers and mineral sand mining projects, vowing that their agitation will not end until the projects are brought to a complete halt.

Hartal in north east sees limited support while Mullaitivu district fails to fully observe shutdown

Last week, a much awaited new UN report was released. For many, the document made for familiar reading. The report was damning in its findings. But its conclusion, was starkly weak, once again placing the onus on Sri Lanka to do what it never will – hold war criminals to account.

With a string of huge box office successes to his name, director Lokesh Kanagaraj currently sits at the forefront of commercial Tamil cinema. Unfortunately, ‘Coolie’ runs into many of the same issues that plagued Kanagaraj’s last feature ‘Leo.’

The military occupied Tamil homeland, which already grapples with the highest suicide rates on the island, is facing a worsening mental health crisis as the mass migration of psychiatrists leaves vital services on the brink of collapse.

Former Navy Commander Nishantha Ulugetenne has admitted to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) that “Gun Site”, an underground torture facility located within the Trincomalee naval base, was an unlawful detention centre.

The US Navy’s littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) will arrive at the Port of Colombo on 16 August, in what Washington hails as a demonstration of the “strength” of US - Sri Lanka relations and their “shared commitment” to maritime security in the Indo-Pacific.

A coalition of civil society organisations have urged Sri Lanka's Counter Terrorism Investigation Department (CTID) to end their harassment and withdraw a summons against Tamil journalist and photographer Kanapathipillai Kumanan.