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Northern Province, Sri Lanka · Northern ProvincePhoto courtesy of CHRD “The body has always been political. It carries the weight of its history, its pain, and its trauma.”Anil’s Ghost In Chemmani, on the outskirts of Jaffna, human remains continue to surface, unsettling a nation still grappling with its violent past. The Chemmani mass graves, first brought to public attention in the late 1990s, are believed to contain the bodies of hundreds of forcibly disappeared Tamil civilians – victims …See the Story
The Spectacle of Mass Graves: Visual Necropolitics and the Rupture of Kinship - Groundviews

Northern Province, Sri Lanka · Northern ProvinceBy D.B.S. Jeyaraj Chemmani, a sparsely populated area in the northern peninsula of Jaffna has in recent times acquired a somewhat dubious image. Just as Nallur in Jaffna is associated positively in public perception with the famous Kandasamy temple, Chemmani is associated negatively with mass graves. The long war between the Sri Lankan armed forces ...Continue reading ‘The Krishanthi Kumaraswamy Tragedy and the Chemmani Mass Graves Phenomenon.’ »Read Article
The Krishanthi Kumaraswamy Tragedy and the Chemmani Mass Graves Phenomenon. – dbsjeyaraj.com

Colombo · ColomboBy Tisaranee Gunasekara “We seek to make Sri Lanka a loyal supporter of Israel in International Fora. We also champion the cause of recognising the inalienable right of Israel and the Jewish people to her Ancient Indivisible Capital of Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria.” Israel Sri Lanka Solidarity Movement Place: Egypt. Time: Summer of 1954. Targets: ...Continue reading ‘If we fail to disentangle ourselves from Israel’s toxic web, a new round of et…Read Article