The 16th annual commemoration of Tamil Genocide Day was held on 18 May 2025 at the Fickling Convention Centre in Three Kings, Auckland, where hundreds gathered to honour the memory of those killed in the Mullivaikkal massacre and to reaffirm calls for justice and accountability.

Tamils in Australia commemorated the Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day with a remembrance event in Sydney. 

300 Tamils gathered outside Sydney Town Hall to demand accountability and justice for the massacres at Mullivaikkal. 

Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake will now attend Sri Lanka’s 16th National War Heroes’ Commemoration Ceremony as the chief guest, the government confirmed on Sunday, following backlash over earlier reports that he would not participate in the state-sponsored event.

Tamils held events across the UK on May 18 to mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. 

London 

Thousands of Tamils gathered at Parliament Square to remember the victims of the Tamil genocide.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and politicians across the country have issued statements to mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day, commemorating the tens of thousands of Tamils massacred by the Sri Lankan state in May 2009 and renewing calls for accountability, truth and justice.

Several thousands of Tamils have gathered in Mullivaikkal today to mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. 

Mullivaikkal was the site of the final massacres which saw the deaths of tens of thousands of Tamils who were trapped in the Sri Lankan government designated 'No Fire Zones'. 

British Members of Parliament and political leaders have issued statements marking Mullivaikkal Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day, paying tribute to the tens of thousands of Tamils killed in May 2009 and renewing calls for justice, accountability, and peace.

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.