government officials handed over the Iranaithivu people's land back to people

Finally, on 23rd April 2018 people of Iranaithivu believed their power and decided to sail the boats towards Iranaithivu island which was occupied by the Navy since 1992.

morning , the parish priest had a mass on 23rd April at 7.00am. after the mass , started a march towards the anchoring point of Fisher folks in Iranaimathanagar. at the anchoring point, we started to move towards the Iranaithivu Island in 40 boats rest of the people stayed at the coast.  we reached the  Iranaithivu around 11.30am. as soon as we entered to the Island , Navy personal have come and inquired us but they didn't stop because many people suddenly landed in the island.

last 6th May , PA has provided some of dry food for the people to continue their struggle from the island without leaving. few politicians also provided food. meanwhile fishermen stated to catch fishes also. therefore people were able to continue the struggle from the island.

after that, some parliamentarians   have visited but government officials didn't visit. then Chief Minister of Northern Province has come on 14th May, The Chief Minister said that he has no power to release the land legally..

Today Mr. Anthony  one of the leader of the struggle phoned the Praja Abhilasha Network's coordinator Francis Raajan and  thanked. Further stated today 15th May 2018 , District Secretary/  Additional District Secretary/ and officials from Ministry of Land have visited today and said 190 acres of land has been released and people can stay in the island. three houses are using by the navy. those three houses will be released in a month.

Farmers suffers without the pasture land in Mullaithivu

Farmers suffers without the pasture land in Mullaithivu District in Sri Lanka even if the sites have been identified and proposed by the people. governments always step back when they allocate land for farmers or fishermen but government allocate and release the land for the large scale hoteliers and investors without any concern. it is a major discrimination in our country.. power is working for the person who has given Money, not for the person who given vote.

Sampur people protest today 14th May 2018 against bulldozing their lands

Sampur people protest today 14th May 2018 against bulldozing their lands which have been occupied by navy in Sampur, Trincomalee.. during the protest few leaders from Sampur was called upon for meeting with the navy official... the navy has told that 236 acres of Land has been Gazetted for protecting the environment of this area and handed over to the military in 2016...but people are not aware on this Gazette... I think , all the nations should stand for this government land grabbing which stage through the military...

Kepapilavu people conducted a All religious Prayer 26-30th March 2018

683 acres of civilians land has been released in Jaffna on 13th April 2018

Civilians’ land, used by Jaffna Security Forces,in Sri Lanka released a record 683 acres of land in the Tellippalai Divisional Secretariat area to 964 legal owners during a ceremony held on 13th April 2018 in the same location under the auspices of the Army Commander Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake and the Jaffna District Secretary Jaffna Nagalingam Vedanayagam. Praja Abhilsha Network has been working with this community since 2007. people tirelessly keep on struggling to gain their land back. even if the government released 683 acres of Land , there are three military camps are still located inside this released area, Therefore nearly 50 families who were in the Konatpulam and Sababathipillai welfare camps and are unable to return to this land. The Konatpulam welfare camp has been located in the private owners' land and now those owners are insisting the people to vacate the camp because they says the land is released you must go from our land - but when the military still keep on remaining their land, how the rest of the family can go and settle. so a victim called Thavam says that even if the land is released people cannot go and live because there is no water , all the houses have been broken , at the same time, there is no any other basic facilities . government hasn't provided anything to live there. the people who have money are only cleaning their lands and fencing , others are still in the camp. so the government should take action on poor families to support to clean their land because the lands are jungle now. also government should provide basic facilities to regain their lives back.