The Link • August 19 2026

Montreal city council to debate motion to cut ties with Israel on August 24

The motion introduced by Projet Montréal, the official municipal opposition, on June 4 calls on the city to suspend institutional ties with the Israeli government, its institutions and municipalities. This includes not inviting Israeli state representatives to official events at city hall, “until Israel returns to its internationally recognized borders, ceases its violations of the rights of Palestinian people and ends its violations...

The Leveller • May 20 2026

A “Marketplace of Mass Death”

On May 27-28, the world’s biggest war profiteers will once again come to the EY Centre to showcase their weapons of mass killing as part of the annual CANSEC convention organized by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI).

The Leveller • April 21 2026

Carney’s Attack on Refugees and Migrants

On March 26, Bill C-12, the Strengthening Canada’s Immigration System and Borders Act, received royal assent and became law. It marks one of the most significant shifts in Canada’s refugee and immigration system in the past decade, with new ineligibility provisions for refugee claimants and new powers for the government to mass cancel immigration documents.

The Leveller • November 24 2025

Ottawa Illuminates City Hall in Palestinian Colours

On November 15, the City of Ottawa illuminated the Heritage Building of City Hall and the Human Rights Monument in the colours of the Palestinian flag.

Shado Magazine • November 12 2025

Show Israel the Red Card: Football stands against genocide

In conversation with Leyla Hamed on hypocrisy, repression and resistance in the Beautiful Game

Shado Magazine • April 29 2025

Borders, not justice: Challenging Canadian exceptionalism during the climate crisis

Canada’s climate plan? Expanding border imperialism

Tamil Guardian • August 24 2026

New brief highlights continued erosion of civic space in the North-East

A brief published by the Adayaalam Centre for Policy and Research (ACPR) last week highlights the continued erosion of civic space in the North-East, despite promises of reform following the election of the National People’s Power government in late 2024.

The Starfish Canada • August 14 2026

Wars and Global Militarization are Fueling the Climate Crisis

According to researchers at the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, the number of state-based conflicts reached a record high of 65 last year. The total number of deaths as a result of conflicts was over 245,681 in 2025, underscoring their exorbitant human toll.

An often neglected issue in this realm is the impact of wars and conflicts on the environment. Researchers highlight how wars cause deforestation and pollution, destroy ecosystems, and create massive levels of pollution and contamination. To achieve domestic and global climate targets, it is crucial to confront the environmental impacts of wars and militarization.

Tamil Guardian • June 19 2026

Twenty years on, Action Against Hunger calls for new Muttur massacre inquiry

Action Against Hunger has called on the Sri Lankan government to open a new investigation into the 2006 Muttur massacre, in which seventeen of its aid workers, sixteen of them Tamil, were executed, urging an end to "decades of impunity" as the killings approach their twentieth anniversary.

Tamil Guardian • June 6 2026

Sri Lanka set to deploy largest peacekeeping contingent to Haiti despite past abuses

1,132 Sri Lankan personnel from the Sri Lankan Army and the Police Special Task Force are set to depart on United Nations peacekeeping missions in Haiti in August, marking the single largest deployment of the country’s personnel to date.

Tamil Guardian • April 20 2026

Israeli soldier who committed war crimes reported to Sri Lankan authorities

The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has formally filed a denunciation with Sri Lankan authorities against an Israeli-American soldier who is currently present on the island after committing war crimes in Gaza.

Tamil Guardian • April 14 2026

Court grants stay of deportation for Tamil refugee who arrived in Canada by sea

A Tamil man who fled to Canada on the MV Sun Sea in 2010 was granted a stay of deportation last week by a Federal Court judge due to risks of torture in Sri Lanka.

Tamil Guardian • April 7 2026

UN experts demand investigation following Israel’s killing of Lebanese journalists

Three United Nations (UN) experts called for a full and independent investigation into the killing of three Lebanese journalists by Israel last week, which they described as ‘another attack on press freedom by Israeli forces.’

Tamil Guardian • April 1 2026

Tamil refugee who arrived in Canada by sea faces removal to Sri Lanka

A Tamil refugee who fled to Canada by sea is facing deportation to Sri Lanka, despite fears of imprisonment, torture and arbitrary detention, as reported by The Breach and Toronto Star. Kugatheeswaran Thuraisinkam was one of the 492 passengers aboard the MV Sun Sea, which arrived in British Columbia in August 2010 after the Tamil genocide.

Tamil Guardian • March 23 2026

FIFA fines Israel for racism and discrimination but clears settlement clubs

On Thursday, FIFA sanctioned the Israel Football Association (IFA) over breaches of racism and discrimination, but cleared the Palestine Football Association’s (PFA) complaints of Israeli clubs playing in settlements.

Tamil Guardian • March 19 2026

Declassified documents reveal Israel’s longstanding support for Sri Lanka

Recently publicized documents from Israel’s Foreign Ministry from the mid-1980s reveal Israel’s extensive support for Sri Lanka during the beginning of the armed conflict, despite human rights concerns.

As reported by The Wire, the documents that were partially opened to the public in the Israel State Archives outline the scope of Israel’s support to the Sri Lankan government, including military equipment and training.

While the Sri Lankan government severed diplomatic relations with Israel in...