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37 years on, Annai Poopathy’s resistance continues to inspire
Tamils across the North-East commemorated Annai Poopathy on Saturday, marking 37 years since her hunger strike unto death, in protest of atrocities committed by the Indian Peace Keeping Forces (IPKF). Poopathy Kanapathipillai, affectionately known as Annai Poopathy (Mother Poopathy), began her hunger strike on March 19, 1988 in Batticaloa, calling for an immediate ceasefire and peace talks…

This land belongs to us

Feb 16, 2025
This week, Tamils took to streets to send the Sri Lankan state a message – just as they did in the 1950s.

Sinhala extremist calls for arrest of Jaffna University students

Feb 14, 2025
Sri Lanka’s former Public Security Minister, called for Tamil university students in Jaffna who pulled down a Sri Lankan lion flag and replaced it with a black flag earlier this month to be arrested.

Elon Musk’s US government department cancels climate project in Sri Lanka

Feb 14, 2025


Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has terminated a climate adaptation project in Sri Lanka, as part of a sweeping effort to eliminate what it deems to be “wasteful spending.” 

The project was among 199 contracts cancelled by DOGE, which has been tasked with restructuring US government expenditures under Donald Trump’s administration.

In a post on X, the Department stated:

Adani withdraws from Sri Lanka’s US$442M power projects

Feb 14, 2025
The Indian conglomerate Adani Green Energy has withdrawn from its US$442 million wind power projects in Sri Lanka,

‘Our land is ours’ – Tamil landowners demand removal of illegal Buddhist shrine

Feb 14, 2025
Tamil landowners in Thaiyiddy, Jaffna, have renewed their demands for the removal of the illegally constructed Tissa Vihara and the return of their ancestral lands, as calls for a united resistance intensify.

What is the Tissa Vihara in Jaffna?

Feb 13, 2025
The Tissa Raja Maha Vihara in Thaiyiddy, Jaffna, has become a focal point of controversy and resistance for Tamils in the region, symbolising the Sri Lankan state’s ongoing Sinhalisation efforts.

Tamils brave police intimidation to protest against illegal Buddhist temple in Jaffna

Feb 13, 2025
Tamils in Jaffna defied Sri Lankan police intimidation as they launched a two-day protest against a Sinhala Buddhist temple that has been constructed with the help of the military and in defiance of court orders. 

Former Sri Lankan soldiers hired by international corporations for land grabs in North-East

Feb 12, 2025
Concerns over environmental destruction, loss of livelihoods, and further displacement have fuelled protests as companies attempt to exploit rare earth minerals in the Tamil homeland.

Sri Lankan military continues to occupy thousands of acres in Jaffna, admits official

Feb 12, 2025

Despite repeated assurances from successive governments, more than 2,500 acres of Tamil-owned land in Jaffna remain occupied by Sri Lanka’s military, navy, air force, and police, nearly 16 years after the end of the armed conflict, Jaffna District Secretary Maruthalingam Pratheepan confirmed last week.

Sri Lankan military and monks look to expand illegal Buddhist shrine in KKS

Feb 12, 2025
Controversy surrounds the Tissa Vihara in Thaiyiddy as political leaders and military figures clash over its illegal construction and plans to acquire additional land for its expansion
This land belongs to us
Sinhala extremist calls for arrest of Jaffna University students
Elon Musk’s US government department cancels climate project in Sri Lanka
Adani withdraws from Sri Lanka’s US$442M power projects
‘Our land is ours’ – Tamil landowners demand removal of illegal Buddhist shrine
What is the Tissa Vihara in Jaffna?
Tamils brave police intimidation to protest against illegal Buddhist temple in Jaffna
Former Sri Lankan soldiers hired by international corporations for land grabs in North-East
Sri Lankan military continues to occupy thousands of acres in Jaffna, admits official
Sri Lankan military and monks look to expand illegal Buddhist shrine in KKS
This land belongs to us
Sinhala extremist calls for arrest of Jaffna University students
Elon Musk’s US government department cancels climate project in Sri Lanka
Adani withdraws from Sri Lanka’s US$442M power projects
‘Our land is ours’ – Tamil landowners demand removal of illegal Buddhist shrine
What is the Tissa Vihara in Jaffna?
Tamils brave police intimidation to protest against illegal Buddhist temple in Jaffna
Former Sri Lankan soldiers hired by international corporations for land grabs in North-East
Sri Lankan military continues to occupy thousands of acres in Jaffna, admits official
Sri Lankan military and monks look to expand illegal Buddhist shrine in KKS