by International Peace & Justice Project Sri Lanka & 14 other organizations, June 25, 2026 Final Joint Statement Sri Lanka Haiti Deployment_logos_included NGO STATEMENT URGENT CONCERNS REGARDING THE IMMINENT DEPLOYMENT OF SRI LANKAN FORCES TO HAITI 25 June 2026 International human rights and victims’ groups call on the United Nations, the Government of Haiti, and… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Diaspora
SLC: New Proposal Calls for Independent National DNA Bank
by Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace & Justice, London, February 20, 2026 PRESS RELEASE: New Proposal Calls for Independent National DNA Bank to Identify Sri Lanka’s Disappeared A new concept paper published on 19 February by the Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice sets out an independent plan to establish a National DNA Bank… Read more »
The Political Work of Photography
A Conversation with Vindhya Buthpitiya by University of Washington Press, Seattle, USA, June 22, 2026 Throughout Sri Lanka’s protracted civil war and its turbulent aftermath, photography has become bound to the Tamil political imagination. Studio portraits, passport pictures, family albums, atrocity photography, social media posts, and more act not only as records of loss and… Read more »
SLC & BTF: No Sri Lankan Military Deployment to Haiti
Until there is credible accountability, independent vetting and justice for victims by Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace & Justice & British Tamils Forum joint statement, London, May 6, 2026 The Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace & Justice (SLC) and the British Tamils Forum (BTF) are deeply alarmed by reports that Sri Lanka may once again… Read more »
Impunity, Inequality, and Resistance: Fifty Years On
by J. S. Tissainnayagam, North Eastern Monthly, May 22, updated June 23, 2026 The 50th anniversary of the Vaddukoddai Resolution falls on 14 May. Despite the intervening half-century, the conditions in Sri Lanka that gave birth to the Resolution remain almost intact, forcing Tamils to resist Sinhala hegemony and stand up for dignity, justice and equality. The… Read more »
TG: Scared of a Song
Tamil Guardian editorial, London, June 12, 2026 Sangeethsan Ganeskumar walked free on bail today, ten days after Sri Lankan police decided his music was a crime. The 24-year-old rapper from Kilinochchi, known as HipHop Sangee, had performed at a temple festival, filmed the evening, set the footage to his own music and uploaded it. For this,… Read more »
War and the Political Work of Photography in Sri Lanka
A Volatile Picture by Vindhya Buthpitiya, June 2026 PUBLISHED: June 2026 SUBJECT LISTING: Asian Studies / South Asia, Anthropology, Visual Studies BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 304 Pages, 6 x 9 in, 30 b&w illus. SERIES: Global South Asia ISBN: 9780295754444 Publisher: University of Washington Press A Volatile Picture Photography as witness and weapon amid civil war This… Read more »
Does the World Still Misunderstand M.I.A.?
By Joe Coscarelli and Jon Caramanica, The New York Times, June 5, 2026 Visuals by Caroline Tompkins Listen to interview at https://www.nytimes.com/video/podcasts/100000010940871/mia-on-maga-the-kid-cudi-tour-bipartisan-cancellation.html?smid=url-share It was supposed to be a moment of redemption for M.I.A. Two decades on from the ecstatic electronic pop and rap that made her one of the most significant, ear-opening stars in music, the Sri Lankan-British singer returned in… Read more »
What is a Radical? It’s the Question of M.I.A.’s Vexing Career
Fans who danced to “Paper Planes” might hardly recognize the conspiracy-touting artist before them today — but in a certain way, she’s the same button-pusher as ever by Sheldon Pierce, NPR/WNYC, May 9, 2026 In journals from 1838, the philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote a self-reprimand challenging his personal understanding of critical discourse: “Let me… Read more »
Changing of the Guard
by Mario Arulthas, North-Eastern Monthly, May 14, updated June 10, 2026 Fifty years after the Vaddukkoddai Resolution, the Sri Lankan state’s efforts to destroy Eelam Tamil nationalism have failed. Since the end of the war in 2009, everyday Tamils have taken over from the stagnant institutions that positioned themselves as successors to the armed resistance…. Read more »
Understanding Mullivaikkal
A journey through history by Crawley Forum for Peace & Remembrance, UK, May 2026 Understanding Mullivaikkal a journey thru history Each year on May 18, Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day honours the Tamil civilians who lost their lives during the final stages of the war in May 2009. For many Tamils around the world, the events that… Read more »
TG: Sri Lanka Housing Crisis
Deepens inequality, raises land concerns in North-East by Tamil Guardian, London, April 7, 2026 Sri Lanka’s housing crisis is rapidly escalating into a full-scale affordability collapse, exposing deepening class divisions and structural inequalities across the island’s urban centres. Ranked as one of Asia’s most unaffordable housing markets by The Economist, the crisis reflects a widening… Read more »
ITJP: GSF Sexual Violence Consultation Report
by International Truth & Justice Project, South Africa, January 15, 2026 ITJP-GSFReportSriLanka-Final-January-2026_2026-01-14-222743_vgod Press Release Johannesburg: Survivors of systematic and widespread conflict-related sexual violence in Sri Lanka say they urgently need justice, accountability and sustained psychological and social support. The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) today launched the findings of a two-year consultation with Tamil… Read more »
The Vaddukoddai Resolution at 50
Historical Context, Political Impact, Legal Claims, and Contemporary Significance by Wimal Navaratnam‘s blog, Canada, March 9, 2026 Introduction The Vaddukoddai Resolution, adopted on May 14, 1976, in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, stands as a pivotal moment in the political history of the island and in the evolution of Tamil nationalism. As the resolution marks its 50th… Read more »
Felix Arulnayagam Christopher
It is with deepest regret that we inform you of the passing of Felix Arulnayagam (Aras) Christopher, beloved husband, father, engineer, and community leader, who passed away peacefully on January 1, 2026, at the age of 83. . . Felix was deeply involved in cultural and community life. As an active member—and later President—of the… Read more »
BTF: Militarisation and Buddhisisation Continue in the Tamil Homeland
Exposing the Futility of Domestic Accountability in Sri Lanka by British Tamils Forum, London, January 4, 2026 BTF Militarisation and Buddhisisation Jan 2026 The British Tamils Forum (BTF) strongly denounces the Sinhala Buddhist hegemony for the illegal erection of the Tissa Vihara on privately owned land belonging to the Tamil people. Amid the systematic destruction… Read more »
One of America’s Most Successful Experiments Is Coming to a Shuddering Halt
by Lydia Polgreen, The New York Times, December 29, 2025 It was a joyous day, the fulfillment of a quarter-century of hard work and relentless fund-raising. Srinivasachary Tamirisa, a retired doctor living in Sugar Land, Texas, beamed with pride as his dream — to erect a statue of the Hindu deity Hanuman on the grounds… Read more »
Essential Jaffna Tamil
by N. Malathy, November 12, 2025 Sociological study of Jaffna Tamils is not extensive. We have not had a well-known academic among us in this area. Karthikesu Sivathamby’s books (“யாழ்ப்பாண சமூகத்தை விளங்கிக் கொள்ளல்,” கார்த்திகேசு சிவதம்பி, 1990; “Sri Lankan Tamil Society and Politics”, Karthikesu Sivathamby, 1995) about us are the best I have seen. All are… Read more »
‘Uprooted — Voices of Tamil Dispossession and Resilience’
MEDIA RELEASE Uprooted — Voices of Tamil Dispossession and Resilience MP4 video of Mr. Ana Pararajasingham on his book — fa06ec34-bcfd-4e5c-8597-290df08410c0 Published in late September and now available on Amazon, Uprooted explores the displacement of Sri Lanka’s Tamil people through the voices of those who lived it — thirty-four individuals across the globe who, while… Read more »
From Thileepan to Today
Tamil Guardian editorial, London, September 29, 2025 Remembering Thileepan’s sacrifice 38 years on | Tamil Guardian An unprecedented number of events took place across the North-East last week. Hunger strikes were staged. Flames were lit and garlands laid. The elderly and children gathered together. A kavadi even procession took place, with hooks piercing the flesh… Read more »