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Transfer of Jaffna judge raises fresh fears over pressure on the judiciary
A.G. Alexraja The Jaffna Bar Association has written to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressing "complete disbelief and shock" over the transfer of Jaffna High Court Judge A. G. Alexraja, while the Northern Province Governor's Office has denied any connection to the move. In a letter dated 30 May, the Jaffna Bar Association said Judge Alexraja, who was appointed to the High…

‘We must not wait for another massacre of Tamil people’

Feb 18, 2026
Jesse Jackson

Below is the full text of an address by Jesse Jackson in London, in 2009. He was addressing an event organised by British Tamils.

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Let me express my thanks sincerely for Father Emmanuel. Father Emmanuel is the Archbishop Tutu of the Tamil struggle. Please stand again.

Jesse Jackson, who urged ceasefire for Tamils in 2009, dies at 84

Feb 18, 2026
The veteran American civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84, his family confirmed, bringing to a close more than five decades of advocacy for justice, equality and human rights across the world.

UK Deputy PM meets Dissanayake in Colombo as British MP calls for justice

Feb 17, 2026
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy in Colombo today, as a British parliamentarian renewed calls for accountability for atrocities committed against Tamils.

Stalin seeks citizenship for 89,000 Eelam Tamils as returnees face uncertainty

Feb 17, 2026
With just two months to go before Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister M. K. Stalin has written to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking citizenship or long-term visas for approximately 89,000 Eelam Tamils who have been living in the southern Indian state for decades.

Broad daylight killing of lawyer in Sri Lanka sparks island wide court boycott

Feb 17, 2026
The fatal shooting of Attorney-at-Law Buddhika Mallawarachchi and his wife in Akuregoda, Thalangama, has triggered outrage, paralysed court proceedings across Sri Lanka, and reignited debate over the country’s deteriorating law and order.

Karaitheevu chairman warns proposed anti-terror bill could endanger public

Feb 17, 2026
The Chairman of the Karaitheevu Pradeshiya Sabha, S. Baskaran, has warned that the Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill (PSTB) proposed by the Sri Lankan government could prove harmful to the general public and pose a threat to social activists.

2,000-year-old Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions discovered in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings

Feb 16, 2026
Around 30 inscriptions, the majority in Tamil-Brahmi, have been identified in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, offering striking new evidence of the global reach of ancient Tamil civilisation and confirming that Tamils travelled and lived in Roman Egypt between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE.

30th anniversary of Kumarapuram massacre commemorated at University of Jaffna

Feb 16, 2026
University of Jaffna marks the 30th anniversary of the Kumarapuram massacre with a remembrance ceremony honouring the 26 victims

A child gunned down

Feb 16, 2026
The killing of a 17-year-old in Jaffna, the attempted cover-up that followed, and the complete absence of accountability, are part of a grim and familiar cycle. For decades, such violence has made clear that the Sri Lankan state does not value Tamil lives, no matter which government sits in Colombo.

Jaffna University students hoist black flags as DTNA condemns crackdown on protest

Feb 16, 2026
The Democratic Tamil National Alliance (DTNA) has defended students at the University of Jaffna who pulled down the Sri Lankan lion flag and hoisted black flags on 4 February, as part of coordinated protests across the Tamil homeland marking Sri Lanka’s Independence Day as a day of mourning.
‘We must not wait for another massacre of Tamil people’
Jesse Jackson, who urged ceasefire for Tamils in 2009, dies at 84
UK Deputy PM meets Dissanayake in Colombo as British MP calls for justice
Stalin seeks citizenship for 89,000 Eelam Tamils as returnees face uncertainty
Broad daylight killing of lawyer in Sri Lanka sparks island wide court boycott
Karaitheevu chairman warns proposed anti-terror bill could endanger public
2,000-year-old Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions discovered in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings
30th anniversary of Kumarapuram massacre commemorated at University of Jaffna
A child gunned down
Jaffna University students hoist black flags as DTNA condemns crackdown on protest
‘We must not wait for another massacre of Tamil people’
Jesse Jackson, who urged ceasefire for Tamils in 2009, dies at 84
UK Deputy PM meets Dissanayake in Colombo as British MP calls for justice
Stalin seeks citizenship for 89,000 Eelam Tamils as returnees face uncertainty
Broad daylight killing of lawyer in Sri Lanka sparks island wide court boycott
Karaitheevu chairman warns proposed anti-terror bill could endanger public
2,000-year-old Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions discovered in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings
30th anniversary of Kumarapuram massacre commemorated at University of Jaffna
A child gunned down
Jaffna University students hoist black flags as DTNA condemns crackdown on protest