Tamils across the Eastern province served kanji in memory of the Tamils that perished at Mullivaikkal in 2009. 

Mullivaikkal kanji was distributed outside Theravil Thuyilum Illam today to remember the victims of the Tamil genocide. 

Local residents drank kanji and lit candles to honour the memory of the Tamils who were trapped and subjected to heavy shelling in the Sri Lankan government designated 'No Fire Zones' in 2009. 

 

 

A survivor of the 2009 Mullivaikkal genocide delivered a harrowing testimony, recalling how Sri Lankan soldiers looted jewellery from the bodies of Tamils. 

US Congressman Herb Conaway has expressed his support for Tamil self-determination, as Tamils across the world commemorate the 16th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal genocide.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was "pleased" his government had placed sanctions on Sri Lankan war criminals, as he released a message ahead of Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day on Sunday.

Sri Lankan military involvement in civilian life across the Tamil homeland has continued this week, with the armed forces continuing to entrench themselves in events across the North-East.

Pottuvil, Amparai: Military embedded in civilian and ecological spaces

In an address before Congress on 16th May 2025, US House Congressman Don Davis commemorated the 16th anniversary of the Tamil genocide in Sri Lanka.

^{File photograph: Gunaratne on the far fight, at the war front in 2009.}

The International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) has submitted a dossier to the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office calling for targeted sanctions against retired Sri Lankan General Kamal Gunaratne, citing his direct involvement in war crimes, torture, and systemic human rights abuses.

An exhibition titled “Ninaivayutham” is being held at the University of Jaffna to commemorate the Tamil genocide and pass its memory to future generations