In a bid to unify Tamil political parties under the umbrella of the Tamil National Alliance, the coalition held its first national conference in Jaffna over the weekend. 

Human Rights Watch (HRW) have stated that Sri Lanka has continued to use the notorious Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to "target perceived opponents and minority communities without credible evidence" despite repeated promises to repeal the legislation and a moratorium on its use. 

Sri Lanka's Foreign Secretary Aruni Wijewardane’s official visit to the United States takes place against the backdrop of a historic resolution passed by the US Congress. The resolution calls for an independence referendum for Eelam Tamils and recognition of the genocide committed against them by the Sri Lankan state.

Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa, reiterated his pledge to implement the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan constitution 'in full' during another recent visit to the North-East this week, despite outrage from across the Sinhala south.

21 Black Tiger elite commandos who took part in the raid on a Sri Lankan airbase in Anuradhapura, 2007

A senior Bolivian general was arrested after armoured vehicles rammed the doors of the government palace in La Paz on Wednesay in what President Luis Arce called an attempted coup.

Forces led by army chief General Juan Jose Zuniga appeared to take control of Mr Arce’s government as they vowed to “restore democracy” but the president vowed to hold firm and swiftly named a new military commander, who immediately ordered the troops to stand down.

Protesters are rallying through Vavuniya today as they demand the release of the eight Tamil men who were unlawfully arrested at a Shivarathri pooja at Vedukkunaari Hill Athi Sivan temple last week.

Tamil civil society activist Kurusumuthu V. Lavakumar was questioned for five hours by Sri Lanka's Terrorism Investigation Department (TID) over his participation in a Tamil Genocide Day commemoration in 2021. 

A 16 year old Tamil boy has been interrogated by Sri Lankan police over a kite that was adorned with a map of Tamil Eelam at the Mullaitivu kite festival. 

Hundreds of children and adults gathered on Mullaitivu beach yesterday to watch the display of various kites. 

This weekend marked the 36th year since the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) massacred Tamil hospital staff and patients at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital. A commemoration event remembering the victims of the massacre took place on Saturday at the Hospital.

Justin Trudeau has said there is “credible evidence” India is responsible for the alleged assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a prominent Canadian Sikh leader.