Tamils across the North-East held remembrance events and distributed Mullivaikkal Kanji on May 16, to mark the fifth day of Tamil Genocide Remembrance Week.
A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Tamil genocide was officially unveiled on Saturday, 16 May, in Sydney, Australia, bringing public recognition to the mass atrocities committed against Tamils during the final stages of the armed conflict.
A prisoner convicted in the murder of former Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) parliamentarian Amarakeerthi Athukorala has died after reportedly falling from a building inside Welikada Prison, according to Sri Lankan prison authorities.
Sri Lanka’s Director General of Health Services (DGHS) has suspended a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and a Senior House Officer attached to the Trincomalee District General Hospital over alleged misconduct linked to the death of a newborn during a delivery on April 9, amid a strike launched by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA).
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has called on the governments of India and Tamil Nadu to reject growing calls for formal recognition of a Tamil genocide remembrance day linked to the mass atrocities committed against Tamils by the Sri Lankan state.
A Mullivaikkal kanji distribution event was held on Friday in Madhu, Mannar, as part of the ongoing Tamil Genocide Remembrance Week observed across the Tamil homeland ahead of May 18 commemorations.
The 41st anniversary remembrance of the Kumudini massacre was observed on Friday in Neduntheevu (Delft), with relatives of the victims, religious leaders and members of the public gathering to honour those killed.
As Wes Streeting sets out to challenge Keir Starmer to become the next leader of the Labour party and Britain’s latest Prime Minister, British Tamils are looking back on his record of years of engagement on accountability, genocide remembrance and Tamil self-determination.
A remembrance event marking the fourth day of Tamil genocide remembrance week was held on Friday in Kiran, Batticaloa district, as part of the ongoing commemorations marking the 17th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal genocide.
A remembrance event and the distribution of Mullivaikkal kanji were organised on Friday in Batticaloa district, marking the fourth day of Tamil Genocide Remembrance Week ahead of May 18 commemorations across the Tamil homeland.
Tamils across the North-East held remembrance events and distributed Mullivaikkal Kanji on May 16, to mark the fifth day of Tamil Genocide Remembrance Week. 
