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Forty years since Black July: Seven novels about the traumatic legacy of the Sri Lankan civil war

Black July marked the beginning of a 25 year-long civil war that would result in a devastating death toll and displace 800,000 Sri Lankans.

scroll.in/article/1053305/fort

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Mass grave found in North-East Sri Lanka; Tamils demand international investigation

A shutdown was carried out across the North-East yesterday as Tamils across the homeland demand for an international investigation into the Kokkuthodavai mass grave.

The mass grave was discovered on June 29th by construction workers from the National Water Supply and Drainage Board prompting excavation efforts.

tamilguardian.com/content/shut

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Tamil nationalism in Sri Lanka defies state repression

Post-war memorialisation events serve as resilient expressions of Tamil nationalism despite crackdowns by the Sri Lankan state, writes Mario Arulthas.

himalmag.com/tamil-nationalism

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Himal Southasian - A requiem for the Jaffna Library - Himal Southasian

A requiem for the Jaffna Library

Chronicling the fall and resurrection of the Jaffna Public Library, and mourning all that can never be recovered [article from January 2014].

himalmag.com/requiem-jaffna-li

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Jack Conners (He/They) · @connersjackson
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The in is not well known outside the area, but it is very recent (and ongoing in many ways), follows a disturbingly common pattern among countries after nominal , and critically important to understand in order to support well.

This video is an hour-long conversation between and on the subject.

youtube.com/watch?v=vb_kCodjWq

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Sri Lankan government should 'stop stalling' and investigate human rights violations

Human Rights Watch (HRW) told the Sri Lankan government to "stop stalling and fulfill its obligation to investigate and prosecute the grave violations for which many people still suffer" in a statement marking 14 years since the Tamil genocide.

tamilguardian.com/content/sri-

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Dr. v is for வலி · @vymanivannan
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I think I'm too tired & sick to rebuild my networks from scratch but here goes:

I'm Eelam Tamil (, & ) and my work revolves around the politics & poetics of chronic pain; biocultural approaches to disability; academic ableism; & Euro-Western ocularcentrism. I also write about the in Sri Lanka. I'm obsessed with and my Siberian cat Athena.

Catch me here (but still mostly on Twitter).

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