May 18: Heightened surveillance, physical intimidation and court bans for Tamils

Senior Tamil politician and former member of Parliament M K Sivajilingam was manhandled while trying to pay tribute at a memorial in Jaffna. While returning back from Mullaitivu after paying homage.....

Tamils brave police blockades and win legal battle to honour their war dead

Sri Lanka police in spite of being in a court -which allowed the war-affected Tamils the right to mourn their dead at Mullivaikkal-  haven’t given up their effort to block the annual remembrance..........

Sri Lanka gearing towards legalizing impunity for gross human rights violations

Armed with a two-thirds majority in the parliament, the Sri Lankan government is aiming to legalize impunity, which takes the country further away from delivering justice to victims of crimes committed....

Fears of Sri Lanka turning into the new hub of international drugs trade

The continued seizure of Sri Lankan vessels with huge quantities of contraband has set alarm bells ringing among Indian security officials. This has been further intensified with the seizure of three........

Police and security forces ‘accused of stealing Mullivaikkal memorial monument’

The Police and security forces in Northern Sri Lanka are accused of an ‘despicable act of stealing’ by Tamil lawmakers, priests and attorneys after a granite plaque which was about to be erected in.......

Sri Lanka terror police arresting Jaffna mayor “nothing but Fascism”

The midnight arrest of the Jaffna mayor has sparked a huge furore in the Sri Lankan Parliament with Tamil lawmakers calling it as “nothing but fascism”. Mayor Viswalingam Manivannan detained.....

Submit or suffer: P2P and muzzling peaceful protest

Sri Lanka is using the judiciary and the police to harass Tamil and Muslim politicians and activists who participated in a march protesting wartime mass atrocities, enforced cremations, and terror..........

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