Tamils

President pardons 16 men as island nation faces UN pressure over detentions without charge under an anti-terrorism law.

UN’s human rights chief warns the systems and policies that allowed grave rights abuses remain in place.

Destruction of monument at Jaffna University, showing arms sticking out of a mound, prompted threats of general strike.

Vijay Sethupathi withdraws from the project after cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan warns him of backlash from Tamils.

Dozens have been protesting for the past three years, demanding army return their land confiscated during the civil war.

US imposed sanctions against Lt General Shavendra Silva for extrajudicial killings at the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war.

Northern area neglected under new President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who led campaign against Tamil Tigers during civil war.

The hardline approach of the new president and a failed reconciliation process threaten to stir ethnic tensions.

And how the legacy of this failure is still endangering lives in Sri Lanka and beyond.

For the first time since country’s civil war ended in 2009, civilians have reclaimed their land occupied by military.

Can the Office of Missing Persons provide answers in a country with the world’s second highest number of disappearances?

As Sri Lanka marks 70 years of independence, the nation has a long road ahead in tackling post-war reconciliation.

Sri Lankan filmmaker Jude Ratnam on the challenges of confronting the legacy of his country’s brutal civil war.

A Tamil filmmaker living in Sri Lanka reflects upon the experience and impact of three decades of civil war.