In yet another incident highlighting the Sri Lankan state’s ongoing harassment of Tamil activists, Manuel Uthayachandra, the President of the Mannar District Families of the Disappeared organization, faced an attempt by Sri Lankan police to arrest her while she was away from her home.

Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal issued an arrest warrant last week for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for “crimes against humanity” stemming from mass killings during protests against her government earlier this year. 

Jaffna Teaching Hospital held an event today to commemorate the Tamil staff and patients that were massacred by the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) at the hospital 37 years ago. 

Sri Lanka’s foreign minister Vijitha Herath acknowledged the growing problem of the island becoming a hub for international cybercrimes, warning that its shaky economic recovery might be impacted.

The Jaffna University Students' Union warned that dissatisfaction is brewing among Tamil youth as they slammed the current political class for failing to push forward Tamil nationalism, and leaving the Tamil people feeling abandoned by their leaders.

Today marks 24 years since Tamil journalist Nimalarajan Mylvaganam was murdered in his Jaffna home.

Nimalarajan contributed to the BBC for over six years, as well as the Tamil daily Virakesari and Sinhala weekly Ravaya.

Selvarani Thambirasa, the head of the Association for Enforced Disappearances (AERD) in Amparai, spoke out about her interrogation at the hands of the Sri Lankan police last week, where she was accused of helping to regroup the LTTE.

US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung met with accused war criminal Sampath Thuyacontha this week, as Washington continued to ramp up military ties with Colombo despite the longstanding record of human rights abuses.

Tensions escalated in the Eastern Province last week when Sri Lankan police attempted to prevent the burial of a Muslim woman in Ponmalaikuda, based on false claims made by an extremist Sinhala Buddhist monk.

Tamil National People's Front (TNPF) leader Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam refuted statements made by Tilvin Silva, the General Secretary of the ruling Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), who claimed that devolution of powers to Tamils in the North-East “is not necessary”, and instead said the government must adhere to Tamil demands.

Bimal Rathnayake, a longstanding member of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and national executive member of National People's Power (NPP), claimed remarks made by his colleague and party secretary Tilvin Silva which side-lined Tamil demands for devolution did not occur, as he addressed party supporters in Vavuniya this week.

Excavation work at the Mannar mass grave resumed this week, with researchers extracting materials and working around the burial site, despite the prohibition of any photography or video recordings of the ongoing excavations.

Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister, Vijitha Herath, reaffirmed his government's rejection of a United Nations resolution on gathering evidence of war crimes and instead pledged to continue with “domestic” mechanisms that have been rejected by victims for over 15 years.