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The arithmetic of a grave
This week, the number of skeletal remains uncovered at Chemmani reached a stark record of 387. With that figure, a patch of earth on the edge of Jaffna town became the largest mass grave ever uncovered on the island, surpassing the 376 remains recovered at Mannar. Recent days alone have seen the bodies of several children exhumed, alongside beads and bangles. These are the contents of the…

Canadian High Commissioner summoned over Victory Day boycott

May 20, 2014
The External Affairs Ministry summoned the Canadian High Commissioner, after she announced that she would not be attended the Sri Lankan government’s annual Victory Day parade on May 18, and considered it detrimental to post-war reconciliation, reports The Island.

International Federation of Journalists condemn military's intimidation of Tamil press

May 20, 2014
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today, condemned the Sri Lankan military’s blocking of roads and access to the offices of the Uthayan and Yarl Thinakkural, in Jaffna on May 18.

Sri Lanka’s Greatest War Criminal (Gotabaya) is a US Citizen: It’s Time to Hold Him Accountable

May 20, 2014
Writing in Just Security this week, Ryan Goodman, a Professor of Law and Co-Chair of the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice at New York university School of Law, member of the Department of State’s Advisory Committee on International Law and member of Council on Foreign Relations argued that the US should prosecute Sri Lankan Defence Secretary, Gotabaya Rajapaksa for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

See full opinion below.

Fear is a part of daily life for Tamils in North-East, says The Social Architects

May 20, 2014
The Social Architects in a press update on the situation in the North-East of Sri Lanka, detailed the recent arrest of an elderly woman by Sri Lanka’s Terrorist Investigation Department ( TID) and the constant fear that people in the North-East lived under when interacting with their family in the diaspora.

See full statement below.

Sri Lanka bans two more websites

May 20, 2014
The Sri Lankan government has blocked two websites known for their critical views, reports Reuters.

The two websites, SriLankanMirror.com and TheIndependent.lk, have been banned by the state-run Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka

Italian Tamils raise awareness of May 2009 genocide 5 years on

May 19, 2014
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 Photographs Giovanni Tamil


Tamils in Italy held exhibitions raising awareness about the genocide of Tamils, to mark the fifth anniversary of the massacre of Tamils in Mullivaikaal.

Events took place in town squares in the cities of Reggio Emilia and Biella, with Tamil youth raising awareness about genocide while attendees paid their respects to the victims of the massacre.

Mullivaikal remembered in Stockholm

May 19, 2014
Photographs Swedish Tamil Forum


The 5th anniversary of the Mullivaikal massacre was marked in Stockholm, Sweden this weekend, with floral tributes and candles of remembrance.

Tamil Genocide Day' marked in Switzerland

May 19, 2014

The fifth year anniversary of the Mullivaikal massacre was marked by Swiss Tamils as 'Tamils Genocide Day', at a remembrance event held in front of Parliament in the capital city Bern.

Canadian Tamils remember May 2009‏

May 19, 2014
Photographs EET TV


Thousands of Canadian Tamils gathered in Toronto's Albert Campbell Square, to mark the fifth anniversary of the Mullivaikal massacre.

Tamils in New Zealand remember Mullivaikal genocide 5 years on

May 19, 2014
Photographs Sankathi24


Tamils in New Zealand marked 5 years as 'Tamils Genocide Day', remembering the mass killing of tens of thousands of Tamils.

International Federation of Journalists condemn military's intimidation of Tamil press
Sri Lanka’s Greatest War Criminal (Gotabaya) is a US Citizen: It’s Time to Hold Him Accountable
Fear is a part of daily life for Tamils in North-East, says The Social Architects
Sri Lanka bans two more websites
Italian Tamils raise awareness of May 2009 genocide 5 years on
Mullivaikal remembered in Stockholm
Tamil Genocide Day' marked in Switzerland
Canadian Tamils remember May 2009‏
Tamils in New Zealand remember Mullivaikal genocide 5 years on
May 2009 genocide remembered in the Netherlands
International Federation of Journalists condemn military's intimidation of Tamil press
Sri Lanka’s Greatest War Criminal (Gotabaya) is a US Citizen: It’s Time to Hold Him Accountable
Fear is a part of daily life for Tamils in North-East, says The Social Architects
Sri Lanka bans two more websites
Italian Tamils raise awareness of May 2009 genocide 5 years on
Mullivaikal remembered in Stockholm
Tamil Genocide Day' marked in Switzerland
Canadian Tamils remember May 2009‏
Tamils in New Zealand remember Mullivaikal genocide 5 years on
May 2009 genocide remembered in the Netherlands