Marking 12 years since the massacre at Mullivaikkal, Australian parliamentarians spoke out against the Tamil genocide, which killed an estimated 40,000 Tamil civilians during the final phase of the conflict, and demanded accountability for the war crimes committed.

The Family Man 2, sequel to a popular Indian Hindi-language web series, has attracted controversy for its negative portrayal of Tamil people and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). 

Actor Samantha Akkineni has particularly drawn the ire of Tamil netizens as she is seen in the trailer playing an LTTE fighter portrayed as an extremist.

Tamils marked the 12th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal genocide with a remembrance event in the capital. 

An Early Day Motion (EDM) was tabled by UK MPs to recognise that 12 years have passed since the end of the armed conflict and to urge the government to sanction accused war criminal Shavendra Silva. 

Silva, who currently serves as the Acting Chief of Defence Staff and the Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, is credibly accused of gross violations of human rights through command responsibility. 

Swiss Tamils marked the 12th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal genocide with a remembrance event at the Helvetiaplatz in Bern. 

Flowers were laid and candles lit to honour the tens of thousands of Tamil lives lost at Mullivaikkal. 

Marking the 12th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal genocide, Congresswoman Deborah Ross introduced a bipartisan House Resolution calling for an "effective international mechanism for accountability" and a "permanent political solution" in Sri Lanka.

The resolution recognises that 12 years have passed since the end of the armed conflict when the Sri Lankan military had launched a massive offensive into Mullivaikkal, which eventually killed tens of thousands of Tamils.

Volunteers serving kanji on Mitcham High Street, South West London

British Tamils served kanji across greater London boroughs on Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day, to honour the victims and survivors of the Mullivaikkal genocide 12 years ago. 

Families of the disappeared in Vavuniya marked Tamil Genocide Day, laying flowers and candles in memory of the Tamils massacred in Mullivaikkal.

Two Swiss parliamentarians called for "international justice" and an "end to impunity in Sri Lanka" as Tamils across the world marked the 12th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal genocide. 

Fabian Molina, a Social Democratic Party parliamentarian, tweeted that he supports the "call of the Tamil community for international justice and an end to impunity in Sri Lanka." 

British Tamils rallied in London today to commemorate the tens of thousands of lives lost in Mullivaikkal in 2009. 

Protesters demonstrated at Parliament Square, demanding justice for the atrocities perpetrated by the Sri Lankan state in Mullivaikkal 12 years ago.