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Displaced residents of the Valikamam North region of Jaffna held protests on Monday, in front of the Jaffna District Secretariat and near Palaly Junction, marking 36 years since their forced displacement and demanding the right to return and resettle in their lands. The people of Valikamam North were displaced from their homeland on 15 June 1990 by the Sri Lankan military. Thirty-six years on…

Tamils in New Zealand commemorate Maaveerar Naal

All photographs courtesy of Thaarakam 

Tamils in Auckland, New Zealand joined Tamils in the homeland and the diaspora to mark Maaveerar Naal. 

Candles were lit and flowers laid by photographs of fallen cadres. 

Thousands of British Tamils mark Maaveerar Naal

Thousands of British Tamils gathered at London ExCel yesterday to mark Maaveerar Naal. 

The flag of Tamil Eelam was hoisted while ‘Eruthu Paar Kodi’ the Tamil Eelam flag song was played.

Italian Tamils commemorate Maaveerar Naal

Maaveerar Naal was marked in Italy with large events in cities with significant Tamil communities.

In Palermo, representatives of the Catholic Church and local civil society members attended the commemoration.

French Tamils mark Maaveerar Naal

Marking the 33rd Maaveerar Naal, French Tamils gathered in Le Grand Dôme in Northern France to hold a memorial in honour of those who sacrificed their lives for the freedom struggle.

 

Maaveerar Naal commemorated in Mannar LTTE cemeteries

Maaveerar Naal commemorations were held across Mannar as thousands gathered at the district's Thuyilum Illams.

Local politicians, civil society and clergy joined locals to commemorate the day at Aatkattiveli Thuyilum Illam and at Pandivirichaan Thuyilum Illam, where TNA MP Charles Nirmalanathan joined locals.

Swiss Tamils mark Maaveerar Naal

Photos by Sagi Thilipkumar

In the Swiss city of Fribourg, Eelam Tamils have gathered en mass to mark the 33rd Maaveerar Naal and to remember the sacrifices of those who fought for a free Tamil Eelam.

Tamils in Kilinochchi mark Maaveerar Naal

Eelam Tamils in Kilinochchi gathered to mark Maaveerar Naal and remember the sacrifices made by those who died in the armed struggle.

 

Maaveerar Naal marked in Vavuniya

Maaveerar Naal was marked at Eechankulam, the only Thuyilum Illam to have been built by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the Vavuniya district.

A commemorate event was also held in Kalikkaadu in remembrance of the Maaveerar.

Tamils in East mark Maaveerar Naal

In Trincomalee and Batticaloa, Eelam Tamils gather to mark the 33rd Maaveerar Naal and to remember the sacrifice of those who gave their lives fighting for Tamil liberation.

Students gather at Jaffna University to mark Maaveerar Naal

Hundreds of students gathered at Jaffna University to mark Maaveeraar Naal.