The United States Department of Justice has unsealed criminal charges against a man allegedly tasked by Iran with “surveilling and plotting to assassinate” Donald Trump before the presidential election, the indictment also reveals that the man had been tasked to plan a mass shooting to target Israeli tourists in Sri Lanka. 

On Thursday, the Chunakkam police force carried out a brutal and unlawful arrest of two innocent individuals, leaving the affected families in fear. This follows multiple acts of police brutality in the region.

The victims were traveling with their family, including a two-month-old child, when two motorcycles overtook and collided in front of them. “We stopped our vehicle as there was no fault on our part,” one victim recounted. The motorcyclists involved were reportedly drunk, with bystanders confirming this.

The Association of the Families of the Disappeared staged a protest in Vavuniya criticized Tamil political leaders for prioritizing individual seats over justice for the disappeared, stating that this fragmented approach risks weakening Tamil representation. The group held a demonstration at Vavuniya Old Bus Station today, where members voiced their concerns about the divisive state of Tamil politics in the homeland.

Dr. P. Sathiyalingam, Secretary General of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), has called for a unified, ethnicity-based vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections for the Vavuniya district. In a press conference held at his Vavuniya office today, he emphasized the critical need for Tamil representation in the face of ongoing issues such as illegal settlements, land grabs, and deprivation of opportunities affecting the Tamil community.

Siripalan Jensi, an Eelam Tamil contesting in the parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka, has joined hands with the Democratic Tamil National Alliance this week. He called on other independent candidates to join forces adding that contesting independently deprived the Tamils of fair representation in Sri Lanka's parliament. 

“I didn’t make it like it was my first film. I made it like it was my last.”

Lawrence Valin sat down with Tamil Guardian, returning from the Toronto International Film Festival having sold out two screenings of his debut feature film ‘Little Jaffna’. The groundbreaking film was also selected to be screened at the Zurich Film Festival and chosen as a closing film at the Venice International Film Festival.

On November 8, 2006, in the early morning hours, Tamil civilians in Kathiravelli, northern Batticaloa, became the tragic victims of a deadly artillery exchange between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan military. The conflict in the Vakarai area had been intensifying for weeks, with both sides shelling each other's positions. But for the 2,000 displaced Tamil civilians taking refuge in the Vigneshwara Vidyalayam school compound, this day would end in unspeakable tragedy.

In a ruling that highlights the frequent misuse of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) against Tamils in the North-East, the Vavuniya High Court has acquitted three individuals charged under the act, citing insufficient evidence. High Court Judge Ilanchezhiyan delivered the verdict, stating that the Attorney General's Department had failed to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Employees of the Palmyrah Development Board (PDB) in Kaithady, Jaffna, staged a demonstration outside the board’s offices, voicing opposition to the recent appointment of Vinayakamurthy Sahadeva as the new chairman. The protest comes after the former chairman Mariapillai Selvin was removed from his post. 

A foreign company has reportedly paid Tamil residents Rs. 3000 each to protest in favour of sand mining along the Mannar coastline. This payment, is intended to encourage support for a sand mining project on Mannar Island, which has been staunchly opposed by locals. The protest took place on Wednesday morning this week along the Thalaimannar main road in Erukalam Pitti, where locals gathered to voice their support for mining despite widespread opposition from the majority of Mannar’s residents.