Tamils in South Wales commemorated Tamil Genocide Day in Swansea. Mullivaikal survivors made speeches and shared their experiences of 2009.

^{Defence Attaché of the Sri Lanka Embassy in Moscow visiting a weapons manufacturer in 2019.}

The Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka leapt to defence of Colombo last week, expressing its “perplexity” at the apparent pressure place don Sri Lanka by Western governments over its human rights record.

The Sri Lankan Defence Ministry organised a ceremony to mark ‘War Heroes Day’ on May 19, as Tamils across the North-East mourned the tens of thousands killed by the Sri Lankan military during the Mullivaikkal genocide.

According to the Defence Ministry  the comemoration was held as Sri Lanka  "enters into yet another year of peace, unity, and renewed hope since the terrorist war ended".

Tamils in Germany marked Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day with a march that moved towards the State Parliament in Düsseldorf.

The event was organised in coordination with the Tamil Youth Organization. A large gathering of Tamils participated in this rally holding placards and calling on the government to hold Sri Lanka accountable and to support Tamils' right to self-determination. 

On Saturday, May 18, marking Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day, Tamils across France organised commemorative events.

In Clichy, France Captain Manalan's sister, who died in Manalaru in 1992, offered floral tributes, while the mother of hero Vinod, who died in Anaiyarauch Samar in 1991 also laid flowers. Along with Clichy's Deputy Mayor, former Mayor and City Council members also extended their support and solidarity. Mullivaikkal kanji was served at the event.

Tamil lawmaker M A Sumanthiran praised those “who took up arms on our behalf” as part of the Tamil liberation struggle this month, as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day was marked around the world.

Tamil gathered across Canada to mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. In Toronto Tamils  gathered to pay their respects and remember the tens of thousands who were massacred by the Sri Lankan government in the final days of the armed conflict fifteen years ago.

The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a communique marking 15 years since the end of the armed conflict noting that Sri Lanka’s legacy of war and enforced disappearances haunt entire communities with victims and survivors "impacted psychologically, economically and socially".

The Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) called on Tamils to boycott the upcoming Sri Lankan presidential election, adding that they must refrain from casting their vote until the Tamil aspirations are also fulfilled. 

“The Sri Lankan government looks to the Tamil homeland as enemies,” their statement read. “They continue with their Buddhization, militarization, and structural genocide in the homeland. As long as the majority representation is in their hands, they will not consider the Tamils as their people but enemies.”

Senior Janatha Vimukthi Party (JVP) member K D Lalkantha said only his party and one other led by extremist Sinhala monks are responsible for defeating “separatist terrorism” as he boasted of “ending” the island’s conflict “through war,” a day after Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day

Addressing former military officers in Ratnapura during a party meeting, Lalkantha credited the JVP for mobilizing “ideological warfare” whilst the security forces took up arms.