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In Pictures - Tamil families rally through Jaffna on International Day of the Disappeared
In Pictures - Tamil families rally through Jaffna on International Day of the Disappeared by Sharmini Tue, 01/09/2026 - 21:43 Body Tamil families of the disappeared marched through Jaffna on August 30 to mark International Day of the Disappeared to reaffirm their demands for justice and accountabili
Tamil families of the disappeared in Vavuniya mark 3,478 days of continuous protest
Tamil families of the disappeared in Vavuniya mark 3,478 days of continuous protest by Sharmini Sun, 30/08/2026 - 17:08 Body Tamil families of the disappeared in Vavuniya marked 3,478 days of continuous protest on Saturday as they continue their campaign to know the fate of their forcibly disappeare
Jaffna conference highlights Sri Lanka's failure to resolve thousands of enforced disappearances
Jaffna conference highlights Sri Lanka's failure to resolve thousands of enforced disappearances by Ara Sun, 30/08/2026 - 08:07 Body A United Nations expert on enforced disappearances addressed families of the forcibly disappeared in Jaffna today, as thousands of Tamil families continue a decades-lo
Sumanthiran condemns Sri Lankan police and ministers over assault on families of disappeared
Sumanthiran condemns Sri Lankan police and ministers over assault on families of disappeared by abilash Thu, 27/08/2026 - 20:42 Body Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK) General Secretary M.A. Sumanthiran has condemned the actions of Sri Lankan police during a confrontation with families of the forcibl
Australian Senator urges government to raise Chemmani mass gravesite bilaterally and at UNHRC
Australian Senator urges government to raise Chemmani mass gravesite bilaterally and at UNHRC by Sharmini Wed, 26/08/2026 - 13:31 Body Australian Greens Senator David Shoebridge has urged the Australian government to raise the Chemmani mass grave site with Sri Lanka in bilateral discussions and at t
Sri Lankan police remove Families of the Disappeared from Jaffna protest
Sri Lankan police remove Families of the Disappeared from Jaffna protest by abilash Wed, 26/08/2026 - 05:07 Body Families of the forcibly disappeared staged a protest outside the Jaffna District Secretariat on Tuesday, condemning an event organised by Sri Lanka’s Office on Missing Persons (OM
Sri Lanka remains locked out of capital markets as Moody’s holds rating at distressed level
Sri Lanka remains locked out of capital markets as Moody’s holds rating at distressed level by Ara Tue, 25/08/2026 - 23:31 Body Sri Lanka remains firmly shut out of international capital markets despite more than four years of IMF-backed reforms and repeated claims of economic recovery, with Moody's
Families of the disappeared to document decades-long struggle ahead of Jaffna conference to mark International Day of the Disappeared
Families of the disappeared to document decades-long struggle ahead of Jaffna conference to mark International Day of the Disappeared by abilash Mon, 24/08/2026 - 12:19 Body Families of the disappeared in the North-East are preparing to publish a series of books documenting their decades-long search
New brief highlights continued erosion of civic space in the North-East
New brief highlights continued erosion of civic space in the North-East by Rahul Mon, 24/08/2026 - 08:47 Body A brief published by the Adayaalam Centre for Policy and Research (ACPR) last week highlights the continued erosion of civic space in the North-East, despite promises of reform following the
Chemmani third phase excavation ends with 583 human remains recovered, key questions remain
Chemmani third phase excavation ends with 583 human remains recovered, key questions remain by abilash Sun, 23/08/2026 - 09:03 Body The third phase of excavation at the Chemmani mass grave site in Jaffna concluded on Wednesday (19), with one further set of human remains located and ten sets f
Sri Lanka’s economic recovery faces renewed test as reserves come under pressure
Sri Lanka’s economic recovery faces renewed test as reserves come under pressure by Ara Sun, 23/08/2026 - 02:11 Body Sri Lanka's economy has apparently moved a considerable distance from the crisis that culminated in sovereign default in April 2022. Inflation has fallen sharply from its crisis-era h
Tamil parties back families of disappeared ahead of Jaffna conference
Tamil parties back families of disappeared ahead of Jaffna conference by abilash Sat, 22/08/2026 - 08:08 Body The Democratic Tamil National Alliance (DTNA) and the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organisation (TELO) have pledged their full support for a large-scale conference organised by families of the for
Protesters call for immediate return of seized lands
Protesters call for immediate return of seized lands by Thara Sat, 22/08/2026 - 06:34 Body A protest was held in Kilinochchi on Friday (21), calling on the Sri Lankan government to immediately return lands taken from Tamil communities in the North and East. The demonstration began at around 9
Namal Rajapaksa questioned over purchase of hotel
Namal Rajapaksa questioned over purchase of hotel by Thara Sat, 22/08/2026 - 06:15 Body Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser and parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa was questioned by the country's Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) on Thursday (21) over an ongoing investigat
Rameshwaram fishermen announce indefinite strike over Sri Lankan detentions
Rameshwaram fishermen announce indefinite strike over Sri Lankan detentions by Thara Fri, 21/08/2026 - 06:09 Body Fishermen from Rameshwaram have announced a series of protests demanding the immediate release of Tamil Nadu fishermen currently detained in Sri Lankan custody, along with the fishing bo
20 Years On, Tamils Demand International Investigation into Father Jim Brown’s Disappearance
20 Years On, Tamils Demand International Investigation into Father Jim Brown’s Disappearance by abilash Thu, 20/08/2026 - 19:33 Body Twenty years after a Catholic priest and his assistant disappeared in Jaffna, a procession was held in Allaipiddy on Thursday demanding that the truth about the
Ravikaran raises concerns over Tamil bodies buried in Sri Lankan military camps
Ravikaran raises concerns over Tamil bodies buried in Sri Lankan military camps by Thara Wed, 19/08/2026 - 18:22 Body Vanni District Parliamentarian Thurairasa Ravikaran has raised concerns that Tamil people may have been killed and buried inside Sri Lankan military camps in the Northern and Eastern
582 sets of human remains identified at Chemmani as third-phase excavations near end
582 sets of human remains identified at Chemmani as third-phase excavations near end by abilash Wed, 19/08/2026 - 11:44 Body Ten additional sets of human remains were identified at the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna on Tuesday, as excavation work entered its 55th day of the third phase. The la
10 more sets of human remains found at Chemmani as third-phase excavation to end this week
10 more sets of human remains found at Chemmani as third-phase excavation to end this week by abilash Tue, 18/08/2026 - 16:13 Body A further 10 sets of human remains were identified on Monday as excavation work continued at the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna, bringing the total number of sets
Vishwanath & Sons - Soft and spoiled
Vishwanath & Sons - Soft and spoiled by Gopikrishna Tue, 18/08/2026 - 13:40 Body The latest in the recent slew of heavily Telugu influenced films in Kollywood is the Venky Atluri directed masala film starring Suriya ‘Vishwanath & Sons’ - hot off the heels of this year’s success of ‘Karuppu’
Tamils demand self-determination and international accountability at Chemmani justice protest
Tamils demand self-determination and international accountability at Chemmani justice protest by abilash Tue, 18/08/2026 - 05:04 Body A four-day protest demanding justice for Tamil war-victims including those whose remains have been uncovered at the Chemmani mass grave and accountability for
Victims of Sencholai massacre remembered in the North-East
Victims of Sencholai massacre remembered in the North-East by Sharmini Mon, 17/08/2026 - 10:12 Body The 20th anniversary of the Sencholai massacre was remembered in the North-East last Friday. On August 4 2006, four Sri Lankan air force jets flew over the Vanni and dropped sixteen bombs o
Shritharan accuses Justice Minister of double standards over Chemmani mass grave
Shritharan accuses Justice Minister of double standards over Chemmani mass grave by Thara Sun, 16/08/2026 - 14:31 Body Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) parliamentarian S. Shritharan has criticised Sri Lanka's Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara for what he described as a “double-standard” in ad
Chemmani Toll Reaches 562 as Mass Grave Excavations Near Their End
Chemmani Toll Reaches 562 as Mass Grave Excavations Near Their End by abilash Sun, 16/08/2026 - 11:09 Body Excavations at the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna continued for the 107th day on Saturday, with eight additional sets of human remains identified as the scale of the site continues to gro