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.
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
An exhibition titled “Ninaivayutham” is being held at the University of Jaffna to commemorate the Tamil genocide and pass its memory to future generations
Vanni District Member of Parliament T. Ravikaran has condemned the arrest of three Tamil farmers in Kurunthurmalai, following allegations made by Sinhala Buddhist monks that they had cultivated land within a so-called archaeological reserve.
