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UNP rallies to defend Buddhist institutions amid clergy misconduct controversy
Sri Lanka's United National Party (UNP) has accused the National People's Power (NPP) government of attempting to undermine Buddhism and interfere in the affairs of the Buddhist clergy, as controversy continues over proposed reforms aimed at addressing misconduct within the Buddhist Sangha. The dispute comes amid heightened public scrutiny of Buddhist institutions following allegations of…

Skeleton discovered on private property in Mankulam sparks investigation

Oct 7, 2025
A human skeleton has been discovered on in Mankulam, in the Mullaitivu district, prompting a police and forensic investigation to determine the identity of the deceased and the cause of death.

Tamils remember Kumarappa, Pulendran and those who chose death over surrender

Oct 6, 2025
A remembrance event for Lt. Col. Kumarappa and Lt. Col. Pulendran, two senior Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leaders, and ten others who died in 1987, was held in Theeruvil, Jaffna, organised by the Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF).

UK pays tribute to Dr Kasipillai Manoharan at UN Human Rights Council

Oct 6, 2025

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The United Kingdom paid tribute to Dr Kasipillai Manoharan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this week, honouring the Tamil father who spent nearly two decades fighting for justice for his son and four other students murdered by Sri Lankan security forces in Trincomalee in 2006.

UN resolutions passes, extending Sri Lanka accountability project for two more years

Oct 6, 2025

The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted a new resolution extending the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’ (OHCHR) mandate on Sri Lanka for a further two years, despite growing Tamil criticism that the text has been diluted and fails to deliver justice.

Black flags in Thaiyiddy as Tamils protest illegal Buddhist vihara

Oct 6, 2025
Tamils in Thaiyiddy, Jaffna, once again took to the streets today demanding the removal of the Tissa Vihara, a Buddhist temple that has been illegally constructed in the Valikamam area.

‘Knowledge is power’ - Tamil youth across the world honour Thileepan

Oct 6, 2025
Tamil youth across the diaspora marked the 38th remembrance of Lt Col Thileepan this September with a month-long international campaign that combined art, political activism, and protest by activist group Phoenix: The Next Generation.

‘Return to us the land that feeds us’: Trinco farmers continue 18-day satyagraha amid heavy rains

Oct 6, 2025
Farmers in Muthunagar, Trincomalee, have entered the eighteenth consecutive day of a satyagraha protest, braving torrential rains as they continue to demand the return of their seized farmlands from the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA).

Sri Lanka talks of ceasefire, but wages occupation

Oct 5, 2025
At the United Nations General Assembly last week, Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake called for a ceasefire in Gaza. Despite the rhetoric, Dissanayake pointedly avoided naming the state responsible for those atrocities: Israel. This was not an oversight, but a calculated choice.

Mannar groups slam Colombo’s ‘undemocratic’ wind power decision

Oct 5, 2025
The Mannar District Federation of Public Organizations has condemned the Sri Lankan government’s one-sided decision on the Mannar wind power project, calling it undemocratic and a violation of fundamental rights

Over 140 organisations condemn Sri Lanka’s harassment of Tamil journalist Kumanan Kanapathipillai

Oct 5, 2025

More than 140 organisations and individuals have jointly condemned the continuing surveillance, harassment and intimidation of Tamil photojournalist Kumanan Kanapathipillai, calling on the Sri Lankan government to end its campaign of persecution against him and other Tamil- journalists in the North-East.

Skeleton discovered on private property in Mankulam sparks investigation
Tamils remember Kumarappa, Pulendran and those who chose death over surrender
UK pays tribute to Dr Kasipillai Manoharan at UN Human Rights Council
UN resolutions passes, extending Sri Lanka accountability project for two more years
Black flags in Thaiyiddy as Tamils protest illegal Buddhist vihara
‘Knowledge is power’ - Tamil youth across the world honour Thileepan
‘Return to us the land that feeds us’: Trinco farmers continue 18-day satyagraha amid heavy rains
Sri Lanka talks of ceasefire, but wages occupation
Mannar groups slam Colombo’s ‘undemocratic’ wind power decision
Over 140 organisations condemn Sri Lanka’s harassment of Tamil journalist Kumanan Kanapathipillai
Skeleton discovered on private property in Mankulam sparks investigation
Tamils remember Kumarappa, Pulendran and those who chose death over surrender
UK pays tribute to Dr Kasipillai Manoharan at UN Human Rights Council
UN resolutions passes, extending Sri Lanka accountability project for two more years
Black flags in Thaiyiddy as Tamils protest illegal Buddhist vihara
‘Knowledge is power’ - Tamil youth across the world honour Thileepan
‘Return to us the land that feeds us’: Trinco farmers continue 18-day satyagraha amid heavy rains
Sri Lanka talks of ceasefire, but wages occupation
Mannar groups slam Colombo’s ‘undemocratic’ wind power decision
Over 140 organisations condemn Sri Lanka’s harassment of Tamil journalist Kumanan Kanapathipillai