The first casualty of war, they say, is truth. Sri Lanka has been at war for almost three decades. This article examines the myths surrounding the conflict in Sri Lanka.

In its latest edition ‘Ananda Vikadan’, an influential weekly from Tamil Nadu carried an exclusive interview with the head of the LTTE political wing, B Nadesan.

The long awaited showing of a film following a pair of female Black Tigers at the sold out Frontline Club finds the audience in expectant mood given the controversy the film has drawn.

Iran is willing to share nuclear technology for peaceful purposes with Sri Lanka, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki told The Island newspaper.

Asian Center for Human Rights (ACHR), in a rights report covering the South Asian Association for Regional Cooporation (SAARC), said "Sri Lanka ranks South Asia’s No.1 human rights violator,"

Documenting that during June and July, an additional 70,800 people registered with the Kilinochchi and Mullaitheevu Secretariats, NESoHR said restrictions imposed by the Sri Lanka Government on taking essential items to Vanni have further hampered assistance given by the humanitarian agencies.

As the SAARC summit comes to an end Ivan Pedropillai, chief editor of the Tamil Writers Guild, argues for international intervention to stop Sri Lanka's "calculated campaign of genocide".

An independent Tamil Eelam is the solution to the Sri Lankan crisis, decided a majority of voters in a Tamil Nadu poll last week.

Tamil Youth Organization New Zealand (TYO-NZ) went green on Sunday July 13, planting some trees in Auckland as part of a mentoring program for young Tamil children.

An independent Tamil Eelam is no threat to the community of states – in the region or beyond.

Tamils across the world commemorated the 25th anniversary of Black July, the week in 1983 that saw a state sponsored pogrom kill over 3,000 of them killed in Sri Lanka.

A visiting European Union delegation came down hard on the government over alleged human rights abuses, but acknowledged that it was ‘involved in the fight against terrorism’.

The Tamil Youth Organisation Canada and Canadian Tamil Congress co-hosted a conference at the University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus as part of Black July Commemmorations.

On 25th Anniversary of Black July, the article examines Sri Lankan inter-ethnic relations and the potential for a repeat of Black July.