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Civil society representatives in Jaffna have called on the European Union to urge the Sri Lankan government to revoke the gazette acquiring 6,317 acres of land in Valikamam North, arguing that the land continues to be withheld from its civilian owners years after the end of the armed conflict.

The appeal was made in a written submission during a meeting on Tuesday between the EU Ambassador to Sri Lanka, ambassadors of EU member states and representatives of civil society in Jaffna. The delegation visited the Chemmani mass grave excavation site

A European Union delegation visited the Chemmani mass grave excavation site in Jaffna on Wednesday, observing the court-supervised excavation and receiving updates on the investigation into a site that has become the largest mass gr

^{Sinhala rioters celebrate as they pause in the destruction of homes and businesses in Tamil sectors of Colombo}

Today marks 43 years since the horrors of the anti-Tamil pogrom of 1983, when thousands of Tamils were killed by Sinhala mobs backed by the then UNP government and state forces.

Armed with electoral rolls, Sinhala mobs targeted Tamil homes and businesses, looting and ransacking property. Driven from their homes, particularly in Colombo, over 3000 Tamils were massacred, whilst thousands more were effectively deported by the state to

Tamil relatives of the forcibly disappeared have called on the European Union to recognise that Tamils were subjected to genocide and to support an international investigation, confronting an EU delegation during i

^{Miliband speaking at British Tamil event at the Houses of Parliament in 2013.}

Ed Miliband, appointed Foreign Secretary on Monday in Prime Minister Andy Burnhams first cabinet reshuffle, arrives at the Foreign Office with a longer record on Tamil affairs than almost any of his predecessors. During his time as Labour leader between 2010 and 2015, Miliband issued statements marking Mullivaikkal and Black July, wished the British Tamil community well at the Tamil

Fishermen in Pungudutivu, Jaffna, held a protest on Monday against incursions by Indian trawlers into Sri Lankan waters, the latest in a series of demonstrations across the Northern Province over a dispute that has steadily eroded the livelihoods of Eelam Tamil fishing communities.

The protest was organised by the Pungudutivu St. Savariyar Fishermens Association.

The fishermen said their livelihoods had been severely affected by the incursions, alleging that within the past week alone crab nets worth several million rupees had been completely dest

Tamils from across Europe gathered in Brussels, Belgium, on 22 June for the annual Urimaikkaha Ezhu Tamila protest, reaffirming calls for the liberation of Tamil Eelam, justice for the Tamil genocide and the right of the Tamil nation to self-determination.

The demonstration also placed emphasis on the responsibility of the younger generation to carry the Tamil national cause onto international platforms and ensure that the struggle for justice and freedom continues across generations.

Organised by the Tamil Youth Org

Residents of Valikamam North staged a protest at Palaly Junction on Sunday, continuing their campaign for the release of lands that have remained under Sri Lankan military occupation for the fifth consecutive week.

The protest was held by residents who have been deprived of their lands for 36 years, as they demanded the return of homes and properties currently controlled by the Sri Lankan military.

The demonstrators said they have been unable to access their own lands and houses for decades, despite repeated appeals for the return of c

A delegation from the European Union is to visit the Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna on Wednesday morning, after the Jaffna Magistrates Court granted permission for the inspection on Monday, in the latest instance of in