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As nearly 300 monks face abuse claims, a prelate cries defamation
The Chief Prelate of the Asgiriya Chapter, one of Sri Lanka's most senior Buddhist authorities, has called on all the major Buddhist traditions, including the Theravada, Mahayana and Thanthirayana, to unite in safeguarding the "purity and dignity" of the Buddhist Sasana, amid what he described as mounting challenges facing the clergy. His appeal comes as the Sinhala Buddhist establishment…

Melbourne Tamils mark 4th anniversary of Mullivaikkal

May 18, 2013

Over 500 Australian Tamils gathered in Melbourne on Saturday to remember the victims of the Mullivaikkal massacre, 4 years on.

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Mullivaikkal commemorated in Sweden

May 18, 2013

Updated 09:00 GMT

Over 100 Tamils gathered in Stockholm to mark the 4th anniversary of the Mullivaikal massacre on Saturday.

Canadian MP Brad Butt: challenges facing Tamils in NE 'very concerning'

May 18, 2013
Expressing solidarity with the Canadian Tamil community in their remembrance of the Mullivaikkal massacre this week, the Conservative MP of Mississauga—Streetsville, Brad Butt, said challenges facing Tamils in the North-East were "very concerning".

"This week we join our friends in Canada’s Tamil-Canadian community in observing the fourth anniversary of the end of the decades-long civil war in Sri Lanka."

Mullivaikkal remembered in Malaysia

May 18, 2013

The 4th anniversary of Mullivaikkal was marked in Malaysia, as Tamils gathered in Selangor this weekend in memory of those killed.

TNPF Mullivaikkal remembrance event

May 18, 2013
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TNA remembrance event held in Vavuniya

May 18, 2013

The Tamil National Alliance held the a remembrance event for the thousands massacred during the final stages of the armed conflict, in Vavuniya on Saturday.

Speaking to AFP, Suresh Premachandran said:

Mauritians march to demand end to genocide

May 18, 2013

Hundreds of Mauritian Tamils marched through Port-Louis on Friday, demanding an end to the genocide of Tamils by the Sri Lankan government and called upon the Mauritius not to attend the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Colombo.

Danish Tamils demand justice for Mullivaikkal massacre

May 18, 2013

Tamils in Copenhagen, Denmark, marked the 4th year anniversary of the Mullivaikkal massacre, and marched from the country's Foreign Office towards Parliament on Friday, demanding justice for the genocide that took place in 2009.

Exhibition in Melbourne highlights Tamil Genocide

May 18, 2013

Australian Parliamentarian Don Nardella

An exhibition in Melbourne, detailing the Tamil genocide, was attended by over one hundred people.

Don Nardella, Member of Parliament for the Australian Labor Party and secretary to the leader of the opposition spoke at the event and said the exhibition will open the eyes of the Australian people, and Steve Campbell of the Democratic Labor Party called on the organisers of the event to take the exhibition across Australia.

Norwegian Tamils remember Mullivaikkal

May 18, 2013

Tamils gathered yesterday, in cities across Norway, to mourn for those that lost their lives at Mullivaikkal. The Norwegian Council of Eelam Tamils (NECT) organised events in the cities of Bergen and Trondheim, where speeches were made and candles were lit to commemorate the dead.
Mullivaikkal commemorated in Sweden
Canadian MP Brad Butt: challenges facing Tamils in NE 'very concerning'
Mullivaikkal remembered in Malaysia
TNPF Mullivaikkal remembrance event
TNA remembrance event held in Vavuniya
Mauritians march to demand end to genocide
Danish Tamils demand justice for Mullivaikkal massacre
Exhibition in Melbourne highlights Tamil Genocide
Norwegian Tamils remember Mullivaikkal
German Tamils mark Mullivaikal remembrance
Mullivaikkal commemorated in Sweden
Canadian MP Brad Butt: challenges facing Tamils in NE 'very concerning'
Mullivaikkal remembered in Malaysia
TNPF Mullivaikkal remembrance event
TNA remembrance event held in Vavuniya
Mauritians march to demand end to genocide
Danish Tamils demand justice for Mullivaikkal massacre
Exhibition in Melbourne highlights Tamil Genocide
Norwegian Tamils remember Mullivaikkal
German Tamils mark Mullivaikal remembrance