Verugal massacre remembered 39 years on in Trincomalee

Tamil Affairs Jun 13
The 39th anniversary of the Verugal massacre was marked this week in a solemn commemoration in the Verugal-Poonagar area of Trincomalee. The event was organised by relatives of the victims, civil activists, and local community members to honour the memory of the 21 civilians brutally killed on 12 June 1986 while transporting dry food to displaced Tamils.
Tamil activists survey newly erected Buddha statue near historic Murugan Temple
Tamil Affairs Jun 12
Tamil civil society activists and members of the Batticaloa District Coordination Committee travelled to Amparai this week, where they documented the construction of a new Buddha statue near the historic Ukanthamalai Murugan Temple.
‘No justice for genocide’ - German Tamils confront Sri Lankan president in Berlin
Tamil Affairs Jun 12

A vocal Tamil protest greeted Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Berlin on Thursday, as he met with senior German officials, amidst calls for accountability over mass atrocities committed against Tamils.

'A Prabhakaran will again be born' – Former Indian general warns of unresolved conflict
Tamil Affairs Jun 12

39 years since the Mandaitivu massacre and still no justice
Tamil Affairs Jun 12

Mandaitivu

This week marks 39 years since 31 Eelam Tamil Fishermen were brutally killed by the Sri Lankan Navy, in what has been dubbed the Mandaitivu massacre

To date, no one has been held accountable for the murders.

Mass protest in Mannar calls for end to destructive development projects
Tamil Affairs Jun 12
A mass protest was held in Mannar on Wednesday, with demonstrators calling for the immediate halt of unlawful and destructive projects that they say threaten the district’s Tamil people, natural resources, and fundamental human rights.
Tamil family flees Sri Lanka and arrives in India by boat
Tamil Affairs Jun 11
Five members of a Tamil family fled Sri Lanka and arrived by boat on the coast of Rameswaram in the early hours of Monday, according to Indian press reports, as people continue to leave the island.
Sri Lanka hikes electricity prices ahead of IMF official visit
Tamil Affairs Jun 11

IMF

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) announced a 15% increase in electricity tariffs, ahead of a key visit by a senior International Monetary Fund (IMF) official to the island next week.

ITAK candidate elected Batticaloa Mayor as NPP seeks paramilitary alliance
Tamil Affairs Jun 11

ITAK candidate Sivam Pakkiyanathan has been elected Mayor of the Batticaloa Municipal Council, with the backing of members from the opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).

Remembering 1956 – Sri Lanka’s first Anti-Tamil pogrom
Tamil Affairs Jun 11
This week marks 69 years since Sri Lanka’s first anti-Tamil pogroms, when government backed Sinhala mobs murdered more than 150 Tamils across the island – the first of many massacres that were to take place in the decades to come.
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