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In Pictures - Colonel Shankar memorial sports tournament 2026 held in Switzerland
  A memorial sports tournament commemorating Colonel Shankar, the Special Commander of the Tamil Eelam Air Force (Sky Tigers) who was killed in an attack carried out by Sri Lankan deep penetration forces in Ottusuddan, Mullaitivu, on 26 September 2001, was held in Switzerland on 7 June 2026. Organised by the Sports Division of the Swiss Tamil Coordinating Committee, the event took…

Mullaitivu landowners call for return of Navy-occupied lands

Apr 29, 2025
Landowners in Mullaitivu’s Vadduvakal area urge the Sri Lankan government to return lands seized by the Navy, reclaiming their livelihood and heritage

Journalists protest to mark 20 years since Sivaram’s assassination 

Apr 28, 2025

Sivaram memorial commemoration

Journalists and civil society members gathered in Jaffna today to mark the 20th anniversary of the assassination of renowned Tamil journalist and editor Dharmeratnam "Taraki" Sivaram, amid reports of intimidation and surveillance by Sri Lankan police and intelligence services.

Sri Lankan minister’s driver assaults Tamil fisherman during visit

Apr 28, 2025
A Fishermen's Association chairman in Mullaitivu was assaulted by a driver accompanying Minister Ramalingam Chandrasekaran during a campaign visit on April 24th

Heavy security as Sri Lankan president pledges land release in Mullaitivu

Apr 28, 2025
Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to Puthukudiyiruppu in Mullaitivu yesterday for local election campaigning saw an intense security clampdown across the district, with heavy deployment of armed forces and police.

Sri Lankan government announces reconstruction of Vadduvakal Bridge

Apr 28, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation, Bimal Rathnayake, announced this week that the design phase for a new bridge across the Nandikadal Lagoon in Mullaitivu has been completed, with construction due to commence soon.

Jaffna Teaching Hospital demands release of Sri Lankan military-occupied land

Apr 28, 2025
The Acting Director of the Jaffna Teaching Hospital, C. Jamunanantha, has issued a renewed appeal for the release of 1.4 acres of land under Sri Lankan military occupation in the Kottady–Meenatchipuram area, stressing the urgent need for the land to support the hospital’s expansion and development.

Sri Lankan police officer remanded for unlawful entry into Tamil woman's home in Jaffna

Apr 28, 2025
A Sri Lankan police officer stationed at Jaffna Police Station has been remanded after allegedly forcing his way into a young Tamil woman's home and acting in an unruly manner, in yet another troubling incident highlighting ongoing concerns over police misconduct in the Tamil North-East.

Memorial for Pope Francis in Vavuniya marred by Sri Lankan intelligence surveillance

Apr 28, 2025
The Association for the Relatives of the Enforced Disappearances in Vavuniya held a memorial event today in honour of Pope Francis, amidst intimidation and surveillance by Sri Lankan intelligence officers.

Karunanidhi intervened to save Prabhakaran from prison, claims senior DMK leader

Apr 28, 2025

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Organisational Secretary RS Bharathi claimed that late Tamil Nadu leader and DMK patriarch M. Karunanidhi, popularly known as Kalaignar, personally intervened to secure the release of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran from prison in the early 1980s.

Remembering Sivaram - 20 years since the killing of leading Tamil journalist

Apr 28, 2025

Today marks the 20th anniversary since the abduction and murder of Tamil journalist Dharmeratnam Sivaram.

Sivaram, popularly known under his nom-de-plume Taraki, was abducted in front of Bambalipitiya police station in Colombo on April 28 and was found dead several hours later in a high security zone in Sri Lanka's capital, which at the time had a heavy police and military presence due to the ongoing conflict. His killers, highly suspected to be linked to the government of then-president Chandrika Kumaratunga, were never caught.

Mullaitivu landowners call for return of Navy-occupied lands
Journalists protest to mark 20 years since Sivaram’s assassination 
Sri Lankan minister’s driver assaults Tamil fisherman during visit
Heavy security as Sri Lankan president pledges land release in Mullaitivu
Sri Lankan government announces reconstruction of Vadduvakal Bridge
Jaffna Teaching Hospital demands release of Sri Lankan military-occupied land
Sri Lankan police officer remanded for unlawful entry into Tamil woman's home in Jaffna
Memorial for Pope Francis in Vavuniya marred by Sri Lankan intelligence surveillance
Karunanidhi intervened to save Prabhakaran from prison, claims senior DMK leader
Remembering Sivaram - 20 years since the killing of leading Tamil journalist
Mullaitivu landowners call for return of Navy-occupied lands
Journalists protest to mark 20 years since Sivaram’s assassination 
Sri Lankan minister’s driver assaults Tamil fisherman during visit
Heavy security as Sri Lankan president pledges land release in Mullaitivu
Sri Lankan government announces reconstruction of Vadduvakal Bridge
Jaffna Teaching Hospital demands release of Sri Lankan military-occupied land
Sri Lankan police officer remanded for unlawful entry into Tamil woman's home in Jaffna
Memorial for Pope Francis in Vavuniya marred by Sri Lankan intelligence surveillance
Karunanidhi intervened to save Prabhakaran from prison, claims senior DMK leader
Remembering Sivaram - 20 years since the killing of leading Tamil journalist