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Sri Lanka’s Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) has summoned Suresh, National Organiser of the Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF), to Colombo on 4 November 2026 over a Facebook post. #maaveerarNaal
Sri Lankan police have questioned around 10 people over the Thileepan memorial in Nallur, including the Jaffna Mayor, now summoned @skajendren The NPP allowed Tamil remembrance in its first year. Now, is the crackdown beginning? #maaveerarNaal
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Bangladesh says it was not informed of its citizens' execution by Saudi Arabia bbc.in/4zJmny7
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Sivarasa Anojan must be released. @MojKsa_EN this is not a case warranting a death sentence. #SaveAnojan
⚖ Sri Lankan ambassador visits death-row prisoner Anojan in Saudi Arabia
Ambassador O. L. Ameer Ajwad met Sivarasa Anojan in Dammam prison on 8 October and said he was in good health. Embassy officials had earlier been refused access to him after his family said he had been stabbed in the head.
Anojan's appeal to the Saudi Supreme Court must be filed by 17 October.
The Mahanayake Theras no longer have enough popular influence to create a major uprising in the country. By accepting the Mahanayake Theras’ demands, these governments are actually protecting their image and reputation.
President appoints special committee to update Prisons Ordinance rules and regulations ift.tt/MxOmTLp
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Talking bad about a religion or its god is totally condemnable . But Death sentence is totally inhumane .
Dear @CMOTamilnadu Anna .
Respected @narendramodi ji .
He deserves to live. Please help !
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It's remarkable that a woman can complain about free speech in Britain while supporting execution for blasphemy in Saudi Arabia.
This might be one of those paradox of tolerance situations.
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Saudi Arabia urged to spare man sentenced to death over Facebook post bbc.in/4eap5nF
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Saudi Arabia: Overturn death sentence against Sri Lankan migrant worker over social media post
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🪔 Remembering Thileepan’s sacrifice 39 years on
Today marks 39 years since the death of Lt Col Thileepan, a political wing leader of the LTTE who fasted to death, in a protest appealing to the Indian government to honour pledges made to the Tamil people.
Read more at tamilguardian.com instagr.am/p/Ddvn24EDdgu/
Different governments. Different presidents. The same pattern.
For decades, Thileepan’s memorial in Nallur has been repeatedly targeted and demolished. Previous governments used direct destruction. Today, the bronze statue was dismantled and removed by police. #thileepan
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Jaffna Police forcibly remove Thiyagi Thileepan’s statue
The statue of Thiyagi Thileepan was forcibly removed from the Thileepan Memorial Square in Nallur, Jaffna, by Jaffna Police early this morning.
The incident was captured on CCTV cameras installed at the memorial site by the Thileepan Commemoration Committee.
The removal took place in the early hours of September 27, just one day after the conclusion of this year’s Thileepan commemorations at the memorial site.
The reasons and legal basis for the police removal have not yet been publicly confirmed.
#Thiyagithileepan
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Paramasivam Anton Newton of Visuwamadu, a Tamil actor, is summoned by Sri Lanka's counter-terrorism unit to be present at CTID office in Kilinochchi on Sunday (20) for an inquiry about his appearance in an award winning Tamil movie, "Dark Days of Heaven" (வெந்து தணிந்தது காடு).
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while being cautionary. The recommendation given at the time was to avoid hotels. When I mentioned this, he immediately offered that I stay with him, despite the risk that entailed. So during my first return to the homeland since the end of the war I stayed at his house in Jaffna
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🪔 Arumugarasa Sabeswaran: A Life Dedicated to Journalism
In Sri Lanka, particularly in the North-East during and after the armed conflict, journalism was never simply a profession, it was an act of courage. Amid surveillance, intimidation and threats, Arumugarasa Sabeswaran, widely known as Sabesh, remained committed to journalism and the Tamils.
Sabesh passed away in Toronto on 29 July 2026, aged 47, after a prolonged illness. His death is a significant loss to Eelam Tamil journalism and Tamils.
Obituary by @uthayashalin
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starting NOW online - #chemmani mass grave discussion with UN and victims' lawyers from #SriLanka. #lka
LIVESTREAMING TODAY at 14:30 Geneva/ 18:00 Sri Lanka.
Join ITJP’s Executive Director Yasmin Sooka, Ingrid Massage, a researcher with extensive experience in international advocacy, accountability, and justice, Senior Counsel K. S. Ratnavale, Director of the Centre for Human Rights and Development (CHRD), and Johann Soufi, Head of the UN OHCHR Sri Lanka Accountability Project, for a discussion on Sri Lanka’s biggest mass grave.
Livestream Link:
youtube.com/live/mKVe5431Cxg…
Arumugarasa Sabeswaran, senior Tamil journalist and editor of #Thinakkural, dedicated his life to truth despite threats, assaults, and arrests for his work. I had the privilege of working with him. A courageous voice for press freedom has fallen silent. Rest in power. 🕊️
