Tamils across the UK, braving showers to attend the Black July event held in Mitcham, London on Saturday, rejected the 13th Amendment and the Provincial Councils system under the unitary Sri Lankan system as even a starting point of resolution of the Eezham Tamils’ national question. A statement by the TNPF elaborating on the subject… Continue reading London Black July event rejects 13th Amendment
Category: Events
Diaspora Tamils remember Black July
Tamils in the diaspora took part in events in countries in the West on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Black July massacres of 1983 on Tuesday. Black July commemorations are held by Tamils across the world every year to remember over 4000 Tamils who perished in a pogrom organized by the UNP regime… Continue reading Diaspora Tamils remember Black July
UK Tamils gather at Cardiff protesting Sri Lankan cricket
Hundreds of Eezham Tamils from the UK gathered near the cricket stadium in Cardiff on Thursday to protest the presence of the Sri Lankan cricket team on British soil, urging the UK for a complete boycott of sporting and cultural ties with the genocide-accused Sri Lankan state. This mass protest follows on the heels of… Continue reading UK Tamils gather at Cardiff protesting Sri Lankan cricket
Diaspora Tamils observe Mu’l’li-vaaykkaal Genocide remembrance events
Events remembering the internationally-abetted genocide in May 2009 were held in several countries in the West by the Tamil diaspora on Saturday. While over 10,000 Tamils participated in a mass rally in London, the remembrance event in Sydney had an innovative performance of ‘forum theatre’ to encourage the audience to frame their political discourse with… Continue reading Diaspora Tamils observe Mu’l’li-vaaykkaal Genocide remembrance events
Boycott campaigns worsen Sri Lanka’s economic woes
Targeting brand label garment stores including Victoria Secret and Gap which sell Sri Lankan made apparel, Tamil activists held protests in New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C., and Toronto in front of both stores Sunday, organizers of the protest said. The protesters held placards and distributed leaflets describing the war-crimes and crimes against humanity committed… Continue reading Boycott campaigns worsen Sri Lanka’s economic woes
6,400 acres of civilian land to be seized for military purposes in Jaffna HSZ
The occupying Colombo, through its Land Acquisition Officer attached to the District Secretariat in Jaffna, has issued a notice dated 27 April 2013, claiming that the owners of lands for 6,381 acres and 38.91 perches in 11 GS divisions in two DS divisions, Valikaamam North (Thellippazhai) and Valikaamam East (Koappaay), have not been identified and… Continue reading 6,400 acres of civilian land to be seized for military purposes in Jaffna HSZ
Trichy gathering condemns “US–Indian betrayal” of Eezham Tamils
Addressing a mass gathering of students and common people in Trichy (Thiruchchi) district, Tamil Nadu, student leaders, youth activists, and veteran political activists condemned the betrayal of the Eezham Tamil nation by the US-Indian axis, further accusing them of abetting the genocidal Sri Lankan state, on Sunday. Not only India, but the entire world has… Continue reading Trichy gathering condemns “US–Indian betrayal” of Eezham Tamils
5,000 Tamils marching in London reject LLRC, demand Tamil Eelam
More than 5,000 Eezham Tamils, from all walks of life, took to the streets in London on Friday, demanding a UN referendum to determine the creation of Tamil Eelam. “We want action, not words,” the protesters said rejecting any solution based on Sri Lanka’s LLRC. Demanding the United Nations not to support the genocidal Sri… Continue reading 5,000 Tamils marching in London reject LLRC, demand Tamil Eelam
LIVE: Webcast of UNHRC 22nd session – HRC22
UN session to begin shortly The UN session and vote on Sri Lanka will begin in a short while from now. Still no word on whether India’s amendments have been included in the final draft of the resolution.
Unprecedented demonstration in Tamil Nadu denounces empty resolution at Geneva
Several hundreds of thousands people across Tamil Nadu took to streets on Wednesday in a students-led demonstration unprecedented in recent decades in Tamil Nadu, denouncing the US-tabled empty resolution further diluted by New Delhi at Geneva, and demanding international investigations and plebiscite on the question of Eezham Tamils. Peaceful demonstrations took place at every part… Continue reading Unprecedented demonstration in Tamil Nadu denounces empty resolution at Geneva