News Updates

  Sri Lankan police and members of the navy photograph Tamil protesters who blocked their attempts at surveying land for appropiation (Photo: @uthayashalin) PEARL’s News Update 14 March 2016     NEWS     Sinhala students attack Tamils Nine Tamil students were attacked by Sinhala students at the Eastern University’s campus in Trincomalee. One of…

  Tamil IDPs in Jaffna protest, demanding to be returned to their homes (Photo: Tamil Guardian) PEARL’s News Update 07 March 2016   NEWS   Protesters demand release of Tamil detainees Families of Tamil political prisoners detained by the Sri Lankan security services held a hunger strike by the Muniyappar temple in Jaffna, calling for…

P Ajinthan was identified by his parents in this picture, which shows him and several other members of the LTTE alive in military custody (Photo: Shalin) PEARL’s News Update 29 February 2016   NEWS   Suspected war criminal Fonseka made minister Sri Lanka has appointed suspected war criminal Sarath Fonseka as its Minister for Regional…

  Statue of goddess at the Sri Meenakshi Amman temple in Jaffna is adorned with doves and the outline of Tamil Eelam, during a festival last Thursday (Photo: Tamil Guardian) PEARL’s News Update 22 February 2016 NEWS Tamils call for federalism, self-determination and right to remember at constitutional reform consultation Tamils in the North-East have…

  UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al Hussain meets with family members of the disappeared during his visit to the North-East (Photo: Tamil Guardian) PEARL’s News Update 15 February 2016   NEWS   UN Human Rights Chief visits Sri Lanka Speaking at the conclusion of his visit to Sri Lanka, the High…