Buddhist monks in Colombo protest govt’s disrespect for religion & demand clergy’s role in state matters. While Buddhism is seen as peaceful, monks have supported state violence against Tamils & encouraged genocide. Nationalist groups like BBS have fueled division.

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Hundreds of relatives of the #Tamils who disappeared at the hands of #SriLanka's state armed forces took to the streets of war ravaged #Kilinochchi on Friday (20) to mark the 9th year of the longest running protest campaign seeking truth & justice on the island.

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Why did Penguin India publish Wasantha Karannagoda, alleged war criminal? IT IS RARE that one has to take legal advice before reviewing a book, but that was the case here. That is because the author, Wasantha Karannagoda, the former c

"The publication of former navy chief #WasanthaKarannagoda ’s memoir is an affront to the thousands of #Tamils who were shelled, tortured, raped and disappeared by the #SriLanka Navy. The victims and survivors deserve better."

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Sri Lanka: Tamils hope for foreign help as mass graves open – DW – 08/13/2025 The excavation of a mass grave in Chemmani is forcing Sri Lanka to face its history of bloodshed, with the country's Tamil community calling for the international community to get involved.

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#ICJ's recent statement urged intl oversight & victim-centred investigation according to international law & standards
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Anti-landgrab protest in north targeting UN rights chief’s Sri Lanka visit Sixteen years after the end of the civil war, a renewed protest has been launch in the Northern Province, calling for the immediate release of private lands belonging to northern Tamils that remain…

16 years after the end of the civil war, a renewed #protest has been launch in the Northern Province, calling for the immediate release of private lands belonging to northern #Tamils that remain under the control of #SriLankan government security forces.

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#OTD #TDIH #May31, 1981 The #BurningOfJaffnaPublicLibrary destroys precious #SriLanka #TamilCulture.
#Biblioclasm #BookBurnings #CulturalCatastrophes #CulturalBarbarism #Kulturschade #Racism #Tamils #Sinhalese
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A powerful theatrical performance directed by Ruwanthie De Chickera on seven decades of #SriLanka. From independence to the rise of #Sinhalese, atrocities against #Tamils, the #war, the #youth movement and more. They hope #art with thrive under Marxist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. #Theatre

Massive protests were held in the North and East of #SriLanka by the #Tamils calling the Sri Lankan independence day a ‘Black Day’ for the Tamils.

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In 2022, Twitter permanently suspended my account.

My crime: Calling for the prosecution of the ex-president of #SriLanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa for war crimes & genocide against #Tamils

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A sad sorry sordid tale of two lands – and one stateless people | Daily FT As the Hindus of Sri Lanka mark Thai Pongal this week, it would be of interest to examine the nexus between those who celebrate the multi-day harvest festival, others who don’t, and their common as we...

A sad sorry sordid tale of 2 lands – & one stateless people Ferried over from #India by #British Raj, #SriLanka's ‘#Malaiyaha’ or hill-country #Tamils were subjected to a litany of injustices
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Priya watched as her fiancé was burned alive. Let's not f... Horrific.

'During the Sri Lankan civil war, and according to multiple reports, even since, #Tamils have been subject to widespread rape, torture, bombings and murder'

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