Sri Lankan police officers were evicted from the occupying police station in Koppay this week following a court order that ruled the land they had occupied for decades belonged to private Tamil owners. 

Self-styled "leftist" Israeli platform Telem published an article suggesting that Israel should replicate Sri Lanka’s approach to defeating “terrorist organizations”, comparing the offensive in Gaza to the 2009 genocide in Mullivaikkal.

Sri Lanka's Deputy Minister of Tourism, Ruwan Ranasinghe, announced in Parliament on 7 October 2025 that all land currently held by Sri Lankan security forces in Trincomalee will soon be released for "tourism projects".

Sri Lanka’s tax policies have been a central factor in driving the country’s 2022 economic collapse and the long-term decline of its public education system, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a new report released this week.

A large-scale Buddhist ceremony held in Nainativu, Jaffna, has reignited concerns among Tamils about the ongoing militarisation and Sinhalisation of the North-East, as the Sri Lankan Navy once again played a central role in organising and facilitating Buddhist events in the Tamil homeland.

After three decades of occupation, the land on which the Sri Lankan Koppay Police Station in Jaffna stands is set to be returned to its rightful Tamil owners this week, if authorities comply with a long-awaited court order.

A memorial known as the “Unextinguishable Lamp,” erected in Jaffna to demand justice for the Chemmani massacre, has been rebuilt after it was vandalised by unidentified individuals.

The funeral of LTTE commander Vithusha’s father, Kappoothu Ayya, was held in Karavetti on Monday with the participation of former cadres, political figures, and local residents

The Sri Lankan navy apprehended 47 Indian fishermen and seized five boats for ‘illegal fishing’ late Wednesday into early Thursday. 

The United Nations Under Secretary General Jean-Pierre Lacroix commended the "dedication" of Sri Lankan peacekeepers during a visit to Lebanon last month despite the military's record of human rights abuses both at home and abroad. 

2nd Lt Maalathy, the first female Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre to lose her life in the armed struggle was remembered in Kilinochchi. 

TNPF organiser S. Thavapalan files complaint alleging death threat from SLPP member over exposure of Tamil land occupation in Thirivaithakulam

The Bishop of Mannar, Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai spoke out against the controversial wind power project on Mannar Island, stating that the decision to establish 14 wind farms was made unilaterally by Colombo despite local opposition.

Farmers in Muthunagar, Trincomalee, have entered the 26th day of their continuous satyagraha protest in front of the Trincomalee District Secretariat, demanding the return of farmlands seized for a Sri Lankan state-backed solar power project.