Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain’s Labour Party, released a message of support to the Tamil community this week as many around the world celebrated New Year festivities.
British counter terrorism police have released four men that they arrested at Luton airport last week, under “suspicion of membership of a proscribed organisation”.
The men were all described as “Sri Lankan nationals” in a press release from the Metropolitan Police earlier today.
Canadian politicians from across the political spectrum released statements to praise the country’s Tamil community this weekend, as many Tamils around the world celebrated Puthandu.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in his statement to mark the occasion,
The Sri Lankan army said that soldiers who deserted the military and are accused of “malpractices or criminal acts” may still be able to receive an amnesty, in an announcement made last week.
A returned refugee from Tamil Nadu is campaigning to retrieve her land from a Buddhist monastery after she was blocked from accessing it by Sri Lankan army personnel.
Sri Lanka’s Special Task Force (STF) announced that it had arrested a man in Kilinochchi this weekend, accusing him of possessing 2.4 kilograms of cannabis.
The Indian military is likely to transfer a Dornier reconnaissance aircraft to Sri Lanka as it looks to build closer ties to Colombo, having just completed a joint military training exercise on the island.
Toronto’s mayor John Tory met with members of the Tamil community last month and pledged his office’s support behind a drive to create a cultural and recreational hub for Tamil-Canadians.
At least four “Sri Lankan nationals” have been arrested at Luton airport this week on suspicion of membership of a proscribed terrorist organisation announced Britain’s counter-terror police on Friday.
The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture has completed its first field visit to Sri Lanka earlier today and will now look to submit a confidential report on its findings to the government.
Sri Lanka’s former defence chief, accused of overseeing the massacre of thousands of Tamils, announced he had taken steps to renounce his American citizenship as he arrived back in Colombo on Friday.
German authorities have indicted a Tamil man, accusing him of committing war crimes in 2008 whilst he was a member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Federal prosecutors said that 37-year-old Sivatheeban B stands accused of executing 15 Sri Lankan soldiers. The AP reports that he is also accused of killing two Sri Lankan soldiers a year later.
The Sri Lankan military announced that it had constructed houses in at least two Sinhala settlement villages in the North-East, as the militarised colonisation of the Tamil homeland continues.
