Sri Lanka: As authorities have begun excavations in the second Chemmani mass grave, this could be an important step towards delivering truth and justice to the victims and families, provided the excavation process is carried out in line with relevant international standards.

.Dr. Gabor Maté sends a message of solidarity to the Madleen Freedom Flotilla:

As of Saturday (7), a total of 19 complete human skeletal remains have been unearthed at the recently found mass grave in Chemmani- Siththuppaththi cemetery, Jaffna while forensic archaeology team led by Prof. Raj Somadave announced the conclusion of 1st stage of the excavation.

Land owners of #Thaiyiddy on whose lands the illegal construction called 'Tissa Viharaya' is built, are protesting demanding e release of their lands. Water cannons and police are deployed. Land owners have been continuously protesting for more than two years on every Poya day.

Al Jazeera has published the names of every journalist killed since Oct 7th. 231 Palestinian journalists have been slaughtered in Gaza. A whole generation of reporters wiped out while many of their colleagues in the West simply shrugged.

I have said it to every mic. The People, my friends, the People.

Wael’s wife, his seven-year-old daughter, his 15-year-old son, and his 18-month-old grandson were killed in an Israeli airstrike on October 28, 2023. Months later, his eldest son Hamza also a journalist was killed while reporting on an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, southern Gaza.

🚨ALERT🚨 EDIT: We have just been informed that Rima has been moved from solitary back to Givon. Thiago remains in solitary. News as of 6pm Jerusalem time: Thiago Ávila and Rima Hassan are now held in solitary confinement under punitive and inhumane conditions: Thiago was

Lara, speaking from Brazil, has had no contact with her husband, Thiago Ávila, since he was abducted and detained illegally by Israeli forces from the 'Madleen'. Since then, Thiago Ávila | Gaza Freedom Flotilla has been placed in solitary confinement, denied communication with his family.

Assistant Superintendent of police for Batticaloa District 1 has summoned Tamil activist S. Sivayoganathan, president of Batticaloa District Civil Society Forum, to appear at the Kokuvil police station on Friday (13) at 10am for an inquiry. | 📸 Shashi punniyamoorthy

Now with Israel's attack on Iran, the airports are shut down, and our three remaining 'Madleen' team members, Pascal Maurieras, Yanis Mhamdi, and Marco van Rennes may face an extra month, illegally detained in Israeli prison. All three were meant to be released and flying back

“They have taken passports and won’t allow us to continue” Chief Mandla Mandela updates us on the #GlobalMarch2Gaza

These are the final seconds we have from Paul. His phone has been taken, and his passport. We urgently need Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Harris TD to intervene, demand he is freed, his passport & phone returned and the protesters are allowed to peacefully #MarchToGaza

Message from Paul: I'm ok, but they still have my phone. Egyptian police say we're going to airport but this isn't the road we came on because there are 1000s of marchers on the streets. They're taking us south past a lake, then west towards Cairo.

Yanis Mhamdi, from his prison cell: “If I had to do it all over again, I'd do exactly the same thing”. Illegally detained in Israel since the attack on the “Gaza Freedom Flotilla” in international waters, journalist Yanis Mhamdi sent us a letter, written from his prison cell,

We were finally released late last night at airport. Police still have our phones. We are back in Cairo and meeting shortly to decide next steps. We're focused on Israel's genocide and starvation of Gaza. Thanks for your support. Free Palestine 🇵🇸 🇵🇸🇵🇸 #GlobalMarchToGaza

For Al Jazeera English, I spoke to professor Raj Somadeva leading the Chemmani excavation. He revealed to us that *three babies* were among the 19 bodies found in the mass grave. And he has not been paid "a single cent" for working on an excavation in Mannar. aljazeera.com/features/2025/…

Today , Survey Dept. officials arrived in Silavaththai Village to measure 2 acres for a naval camp under the Land Acquisition Act. Locals, who say they’ve lived there since 1981, protested against the acquisition, citing loss of documents in the 2004 tsunami. The land has been

From June 23–25, the “Unquenchable Lamp” (Anaiya Vilakku) protest will be held at Chemmani, organized by Makkal Seyal (People’s Action), a voluntary youth group. The protest demands international justice and the exhumation of mass graves under international supervision. This

.UN Human Rights Volker Türk: Mass grave in Chemmani uncovered just weeks before your visit exposed the human remains of at least 19 people, including children. #SriLanka has a long history of failing to investigate such atrocities. We join families of the disappeared in