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‘Where is the LTTE?’ Lawyer challenges terror charges against jailed Tamil rapper
  The lawyer representing detained Tamil rapper Sangeethsan Ganeskumar challenged allegations that his client sought to revive the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during proceedings before the Jaffna Magistrate's Court this week, arguing that the material cited by police contains no reference to the organisation or its leadership. Sangeethsan, better known by his stage name…

City of Toronto approves motion to build a Tamil Genocide monument in Scarborough

May 24, 2025

The Toronto City Council unanimously passed a motion on May 22 for the city to work with the Tamil community to build a Tamil Genocide Monument in Scarborough.

The motion was brought forward by Parthi Kandavel, city councillor for Scarborough Southwest, and seconded by fellow councillor Josh Matlow, representing Toronto-St. Paul’s.

It requests the city to identify a potential site in a City of Toronto Park in Scarborough to house the monument under the provisions of the City’s Public Art and Monument Donations Policy. 

Father of LTTE’s first fallen fighter, Lieutenant Shankar, passes away in London

May 23, 2025
Selvachandran Sinnathurai, the father of Lieutenant Shankar, the first fighter from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to be killed in the Tamil armed struggle, passed away in London earlier this month.

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister threatens action against those who use term 'genocide'

May 23, 2025
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister, Vijitha Herath, has issued a stark warning that legal action will be taken against those that refer to the state’s atrocities against Tamils as genocide.

UN aid chief warns Gaza atrocities risk echoing Sri Lanka, urges action to prevent genocide

May 23, 2025

In Pictures - May 17 Movement marks Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day in Chennai

May 23, 2025
Hundreds of Tamils gathered at Besant Nagar beach in Chennai on 18 May 2025 to mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day, commemorating the tens of thousands of Tamil civilians massacred by the Sri Lankan state during the final stages of the armed conflict in Mullivaikkal in 2009.

Remembering the 1958 pogrom

May 22, 2025
On this day 67 years ago, Sinhala mobs began attacking, raping and murdering Tamils across the island. The violence was to become another in a series of deadly anti-Tamil pogroms.

Sri Lanka must back international accountability, says Human Rights Watch

May 22, 2025
On the 16th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal genocide, senior officials from Human Rights Watch (HRW) have renewed calls for international justice, denouncing the Sri Lankan government’s continued refusal to address wartime atrocities and ongoing abuses faced by Tamil victims, particularly women.

Swiss Tamils mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day in Bern

May 22, 2025

Tamils in Switzerland gathered in the heart of Bern on 18 May to mark the 16th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal genocide, with a powerful series of events organised by the Swiss Tamil Youth Organisation and the Swiss Tamil Coordination Committee.

Sorbonne hosts landmark conference on Tamil genocide and international justice

May 22, 2025
The historic Richelieu Amphitheatre at Sorbonne University in Paris hosted a major conference on the Tamil genocide and the ongoing struggle for international justice last month. 

Norwegian Tamils mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day 

May 22, 2025
Tamils in Norway held a commemoration for Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day on 18 May 2025, honouring the tens of thousands of Tamil civilians massacred by the Sri Lankan military in Mullivaikkal in 2009.
City of Toronto approves motion to build a Tamil Genocide monument in Scarborough
Father of LTTE’s first fallen fighter, Lieutenant Shankar, passes away in London
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister threatens action against those who use term 'genocide'
UN aid chief warns Gaza atrocities risk echoing Sri Lanka, urges action to prevent genocide
In Pictures - May 17 Movement marks Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day in Chennai
Remembering the 1958 pogrom
Sri Lanka must back international accountability, says Human Rights Watch
Swiss Tamils mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day in Bern
Sorbonne hosts landmark conference on Tamil genocide and international justice
Norwegian Tamils mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day 
City of Toronto approves motion to build a Tamil Genocide monument in Scarborough
Father of LTTE’s first fallen fighter, Lieutenant Shankar, passes away in London
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister threatens action against those who use term 'genocide'
UN aid chief warns Gaza atrocities risk echoing Sri Lanka, urges action to prevent genocide
In Pictures - May 17 Movement marks Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day in Chennai
Remembering the 1958 pogrom
Sri Lanka must back international accountability, says Human Rights Watch
Swiss Tamils mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day in Bern
Sorbonne hosts landmark conference on Tamil genocide and international justice
Norwegian Tamils mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day