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Resolutions are not enough" - Human Rights Watch Asia director calls for justice at Mullivaikkal
59+ min ago (478+ words) Human Rights Watch's Asia Director Elaine Pearson called for renewed international efforts towards accountability and justice, whilst attending Mullivaikkal remembrance events in the Tamil homeland on Sunday. Speaking to the Tamil Guardian from Mullivaikkal during the 17th anniversary commemorations of the…...
Flowers scattered at Nandikadal lagoon to mark 17 years since Tamil genocide
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (229+ words) Vanni MP Thurairajah Ravikaran scattered flowers at Nandikadal lagoon in the early hours of this morning to mark the 17 years since the Tamil genocide at" Mullivaikkal." Hundreds of thousands of Tamils attempted to flee across the Nandikadal lagoon towards Vadduvakkal…...
EPRLF distribute kanji in Urumpirai to mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (110+ words) Tamil Guardian EPRLF distribute kanji in Urumpirai to mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day The Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) distributed kanji in Urumpirai, Jaffna, to commemorate Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. The event was held in front of a statue…...
Vaddukoddai Resolution and LTTE's 50th anniversary commemorated in Switzerland
13+ hour, 15+ min ago (191+ words) A commemorative event marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and the 50th anniversary of the Vaddukoddai Resolution was held in Switzerland on 10 May under the theme "Unyielding Courage and Defiant Resurgence." The event, organised…...
Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day commemorated in Mannar
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (153+ words) A remembrance event was held in Mannar this morning to remember the Tamils that were massacred in Mullivaikkal in 2009." Flowers were laid for the victims of the Tamil genocide and Mullivaikkal Kanji was prepared and distributed." The event was organised…...
Dutch Tamils mark Annai Poopathy remembrance through community sports event
13+ hour, 55+ min ago (210+ words) A community sports event organised by the Netherlands Tamil Women's Organisation was held in Limburg, the Netherlands, on May 9 to commemorate the 38th remembrance of Annai Poopathy. The programme brought together members of the Tamil community, including women, children and families…...
'Our identity is not broken by what our people endured. It is built from it"
11+ hour, 50+ min ago (493+ words) At the unveiling of the "Tamil Community Memorial" in Sydney, Australia, Piraikumaran Perinparasa reflected on the courage and legacy of his father, a Lieutenant Colonel in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), paying tribute to his bravery and sacrifice....
Chola era copper plates to be repatriated from Netherlands to India
20+ hour, 21+ min ago (215+ words) A set of historic Chola-era copper plates from the Netherlands will be repatriated to India, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailing the return as "a joyous moment for every Indian. In a statement shared on X this week, Indian…...
Tamils in Maravanpulavu remember Mullivaikkal genocide
14+ hour, 50+ min ago (144+ words) Tamil Guardian Tamils gathered in Maravanpulavu, Jaffna, today to eat Mullivaikkal Kanji to remember what victims and victim-survivors of the 2009 genocide endured. Over 300, 000 Tamils were trapped in the Sri Lankan government designated 'No Fire Zones' in the final months of…...
Sri Lankan police officer threatens Jaffna protesters during demonstration against occupation
16+ hour, 26+ min ago (495+ words) The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Palaly police station threatened to arrest Tamil protesters, who were demanding the release of their occupied lands, for erecting a temporary rain shelter'on the fence of a military Commander's bungalow during a protest on Friday…...