The 'North to East' rally demanding an end to the occupation of the Tamil homeland reached Mullaitivu this evening despite surveillance by Sri Lankan police. 

Two Tamil teenagers were hospitalised after they were beaten by allegedly drunk Sri Lankan police officers in Mullaitivu on Friday. 

The two boys aged 15 and 17 sought treatment at Mullaitivu District General hospital after three Sri Lankan police officers questioned and beat both boys while they were walking through Puthukudiyirippu. 

British Tamils protested outside the Sri Lankan High Commission in London today on Sri Lanka's 75th Independence Day. 

Tamils in Mannar held a black flag protest earlier today to mark Sri Lanka's 75th Independence Day, which is deemed a 'black day' for the Tamil nation. 

For decades, Tamils have rejected Sri Lanka's Independence Day as they continue to be oppressed by the state and denied basic rights. 

Marking Sri Lanka’s 75^th Independence Day, Eelam Tamils in Australia launched a mass protest in front of the Sri Lankan Embassy in Canberra and continued their demands for accountability for the genocide Tamils suffered and the recognition of Eelam Tamil’s right to self-determination.

The protests were organised by the Tamil Refugee Council and drew Tamils from Sydney and Melbourne.

Tamils in Batticaloa held a rally to reject Sri Lanka's 75th Independence Day, the unitary state structure and the 13th Amendment. 

Tamils rallied through Mullaitivu this morning to reject Sri Lanka's 75th Independence Day, arguing that the Tamil nation are denied basic rights.

Tamils in Jaffna are rallying through the town today in protest of Sri Lanka's 75th Independence Day, which is regarded as a 'black day' for Tamils. 

The style of the film outweighs the substance by a large margin. Despite the director’s incessant references to Hemingway novels, Bruce Lee films and Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam, the film is outclassed by them all. When almost all the departments of a film fail miserably, there is only one person to blame - the director. ‘Michael’ crumbles under its own lofty ambitions, a hollow shell of a film which dissipates upon any scrutiny. 

During the 4th cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva, Sri Lanka was urged by the several members in the international community to both repeal the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and decriminalize same-sex relationships. 

The United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Norway were among the countries that urged the island to repeal the PTA and decriminalize same-sex relationships.