Tamils held a remembrance event in Zurich and Bern to mark 15 years since the Tamil genocide at the shores of Mullivaikkal. 

500 people attended the remembrance event at the Helvetiaplatz, where Tamil activists and Mullivaikkal survivors spoke about their experiences and the future of the Tamil struggle. 

Swiss MPs have called for Sri Lanka to be held internationally accountable for the crimes it committed during the Tamil genocide in Mullivaikkal 15 years go. 

Fabian Molina MP, of the Social Democratic Party said that "Switzerland must do more to ensure that these serious crimes are dealt with internationally."  Speaking at a remembrance event in Zurich, Molina said that the Tamil people have the right to self-determination.  

To mark the 15 years since the Tamil genocide, US Congress members said they stand with Tamils as they remember the tens of thousands that were killed by Sri Lanka in 2009. 

US Congresswoman Summer Lee said she stands with "Tamils all over the world as they remember the victims and survivors of the state-sponsored Tamil genocide during the final stages of the armed conflict in 2009." 

The Canadian parliament which was the first in the world to formally recognise May 18 as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day, held a sombre commemoration at the parliament last week attended by several ministers, members of parliament, and the Tamil community. 

US Senator for Maryland, Ben Cardin, called on Sri Lanka to allow Tamils to commemorate 15 years since genocide "without fear of arrest". 

The senator, who also chairs the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on X: 

Tamils in Denmark commemorated Mullivaikkal with an open-air exhibit showcasing the final phase of the armed conflict which led to the massacre of thousands of Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan government. 

Canadian politicians across the political spectrum commemorate Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day and renew calls for accountability. 

Jagmeet Singh - Leader of New Democratic Party (NDP)

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh said, “On Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day, we remember the thousands of people who were massacred & disappeared by the Sri Lankan state.”

Students and staff at the University of Jaffna marked Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. 

Flowers with laid at a monument dedicated to the victims of the Tamil genocide. 

Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and Opposition leader, Pierre Poilievre have issued statements commemorating Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. 

In a statement marking 15 years since the Tamil genocide, People for Equality and Relief in Lanka (PEARL) said that "Tamil resistance cannot be broken" as the Tamil nation remain "steadfast for their legitimate political rights."