The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has issued a warning over what it describes as deeply troubling threats to freedom of expression on the island, particularly targeting journalists and online speech.

Sri Lanka’s proposed Protection of Occupants Bill, 2025 has ignited a debate, with critics warning that a law intended to shield tenants from harassment and unlawful eviction may instead destabilise the rental market, undermine legal certainty, and scare away much-needed foreign investment.

Thousands of British Tamils gathered in London today to protest against Sri Lanka's 78th Independence Day, a day marked by the Tamil nation as a 'black day'. 

Eelam Tamils have rejected the day for decades as they continue to be denied basic rights in the North-East. 

Tamil students at the University of Jaffna removed the Sri Lankan lion national flag and hoisted a black flag in its place at the main campus today, to highlight their continued rejection of Sri Lanka’s Independence Day.

Tamil mothers of the disappeared marked Sri Lanka’s ‘Independence Day’ as a Black Day today, stating that the day celebrated by the Sri Lankan state represents not freedom, but the beginning of decades of suffering that culminated in the enforced disappearance of their children.

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A vigil and mass protest was held in Kilinochchi today as Tamils across the North-East marked Sri Lanka’s ‘Independence Day’ as a day of mourning rather than celebration.

Sri Lanka marked its 78th ‘Independence Day’ with yet another military parade in Colombo, featuring a significant presence of military personnel and 25-gun salute at sea. 

A protest was staged in Jaffna on Sunday, against a Buddhist temple that has been built illegally, with demonstrators demanding its removal from the site.

The Valvettithurai Urban Council has resolved that, instead of constructing a new building on the land where Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Velupillai Prabhakaran once lived, it would be more appropriate to reconstruct a structure that reflects the original house in which he resided.

The Chairman of the Valvettithurai Urban Council, M. K. Sivajilingam, has formally thanked members of the United States Congress for their recent intervention on behalf of the Eelam Tamil people and appealed for the United States to assume a leadership role in restoring the Tamil nation’s legitimate sovereignty.

Female activists in Mannar have condemned defamatory campaigns carried out through fake social media accounts targeting women engaged in political and social activism in the Mannar District, with a call for immediate legal action against those responsible.

A Sri Lankan military soldier has been admitted to hospital in critical condition after attempting to take his own life by shooting himself in Jaffna last week. The injured soldier has been identified as H. M. W. P. Bandara, a resident of Kurunegala, who was attached to the 523rd Army Camp located in Chavakachcheri. He is currently receiving treatment at Jaffna Teaching Hospital, where medical staff have described his condition as critical.