German Tamils protested in one of Berlin’s busiest train stations, Hermannplatz, to raise awareness of the Tamil genocide ahead of the Tamil Genocide Day.
Every May 12th to 18th, also known as the Tamil Genocide Remembrance Week, Eelam Tamils across the globe mourn the deaths of tens of thousands of people who were killed by the Sri Lankan armed forces during the final phase of the armed struggle in May 2009.
During the protest, which was organised by the Tamil Youth Organisation (TYO), demonstrators held placards carrying statements such as; “In 2009 alone, over 146,000 people disappeared without a trace”, “We will never forget!”, “In 2009 alone, over 70,000 Eelam Tamils were murdered”, “Human Rights in Sri Lanka – Violence against Children and Women” and “In Sri Lanka, remembering the dead is banned!”.
Meanwhile, Tamils' right to remember the Mullivaikkal massacres in Sri Lanka has been forbidden.
On Thursday, the Mullaitivu Magistrate Court issued an order prohibiting all types of commemorative activities in Mullivaikkal from 16th to 22nd May, due to alleged concerns related to the rise in coronavirus cases on the island.
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