Trincomalee Under Siege: Land Grabs Target the Tamil Homeland in Sri Lanka

Oakland Institute · Oakland Institute, 2024 (fieldwork January 2023–March 2024)

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Oakland's most recent fieldwork-grounded report on continuing state-led land appropriation in Trincomalee District. Documents named villages, state-aligned settlement and irrigation schemes, military land retention extending the 'Endless War' frame into the post-2022 Aragalaya / pre-NPP transition. Important for Eastern Province coverage that Mullaitivu-focused PEARL 2017 does not supply.

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vadakkilangai land
vadakkilangai militarisation
unmai land

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