The Tamil genocide was commemorated by Tamils in Palermo, Italy, over the weekend. 

A lamp was lit and flowers were laid at a makeshift monument at Giardino dei Giusti before Mullivaikkal kanji was served. 

A banner displayed during Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day commemorations in Mullivaikkal yesterday honoured Tamil Canadians and Patrick Brown Mayor of Brampton, following the recent inauguration of a Tamil Genocide Monument in the Canadian city.

Marking the 16th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal massacre, Tamil organisations in the Netherlands held a memorial event at Dam Square in Amsterdam, on 18 May 2025, in remembrance of the tens of thousands of Tamil killed during the 2009 genocide.

The 16th annual commemoration of Tamil Genocide Day was held on 18 May 2025 at the Fickling Convention Centre in Three Kings, Auckland, where hundreds gathered to honour the memory of those killed in the Mullivaikkal massacre and to reaffirm calls for justice and accountability.

Tamils in Australia commemorated the Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day with a remembrance event in Sydney. 

300 Tamils gathered outside Sydney Town Hall to demand accountability and justice for the massacres at Mullivaikkal. 

Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake will now attend Sri Lanka’s 16th National War Heroes’ Commemoration Ceremony as the chief guest, the government confirmed on Sunday, following backlash over earlier reports that he would not participate in the state-sponsored event.

Tamils held events across the UK on May 18 to mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. 

London 

Thousands of Tamils gathered at Parliament Square to remember the victims of the Tamil genocide.

The Sri Lankan army and air force have launched a new recruitment drive in Mullaitivu, targeting Tamil youth this week.

Several thousands of Tamils have gathered in Mullivaikkal today to mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. 

Mullivaikkal was the site of the final massacres which saw the deaths of tens of thousands of Tamils who were trapped in the Sri Lankan government designated 'No Fire Zones'. 

 

Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake will not be attending Sri Lanka’s 16th ‘War Heroes’ commemoration ceremony on May 19, which takes place the day after Tamils commemorate the anniversary of the Mullivaikkal genocide.

 

Vanni District Member of Parliament Thurairasa Ravikaran scattered flowers at Nandikadal lagoon this morning to mark the 16th anniversary of the Tamil genocide. 

Hundreds of Tamils living around the coastal town of Southend-on-Sea in England gathered on a beach at dusk on 17 May to remember their loved ones who perished in the Mullivaikkal genocide 16 years ago.