Sri Lanka courts in two minds about banning Tamil mourning

Courts in Sri Lanka have given contradictory rulings as the police and the hard-line government tried to stifle the genuine aspirations of the war affected Tamils to mourn their near.....

Sri Lanka: OMP calls for 20 documents to search for the disappeared

Sri Lanka’s office of missing persons (OMP) has called for a trove of 20 documents from the families of the disappeared to search for their disappeared loved ones. This comes as Colombo.......

Catholic Bishops condemn state sponsored demographic changes in Tamil regions

Echoing longstanding fears of Tamil grassroots activists and politicians, the Catholic leadership in Sri Lanka’s north and east has raised the alarm over endless state sponsored efforts to alter the.........

Tamil relatives of disappeared reject Sri Lanka president’s ‘death certificate’ offer

“We reject the talks between the President and the UN Secretary General (UNSG)” was the strong rebuttal from the Tamil family members who are victims of enforced disappearance in Sri Lanka............

Sri Lanka launches offensive against Tamils preparing to mourn war dead

Tamils in Sri Lanka are faced with the risk of losing the opportunity of collectively mourning their loved ones who have lost their lives during the war. The Sri Lankan government......

International trade unions demand end to crackdown on students and unionists

Solidarity for Sri Lanka’s education rights campaigners detained and intimidated for resisting militarisation of higher education is gathering momentum. Five leading activists.....

Sri Lanka's clampdown on striking teachers intensifies as COVID deaths surge

After passing emergency regulations claiming to stifle the sugar, rice and paddy mafia, the Sri Lanka government has now intensified the witch-hunt against protesting teachers..............

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