Declare genocide, announce international investigations on Sri Lanka, bring forth interim administration and conduct UN referendum to do justice to the question of Eezham Tamils, demanded thousands of protestors, who gathered at Marina Beach in Chennai in Tamil Nadu on Sunday. Meanwhile, students of the Indian Institute of Technology in Chennai (IIT), an internationally renowned… Continue reading TN readies biers for US resolution, demands genocide acceptance, interim set-up, referendum
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US resolution burnt in front of US Embassy in London
Hundreds of Eezham Tamils gathered in front of the US Embassy in London on Friday evening, burnt the copy of the US resolution tabled at the UNHRC session in Geneva and the copy of the LLRC recommendations of Sri Lanka, based on which the USA has tabled the resolution. All the speakers at the protest… Continue reading US resolution burnt in front of US Embassy in London
Tamil Nadu students burn US draft resolution
Protest started by the Loyola College students in Chennai against an empty US resolution on Sri Lanka at Geneva and the Tamil Nadu State Government action against the protest, have triggered spontaneous statewide student uprising that is not depending on any political party, news sources in Tamil Nadu said. Students of instituions such as the… Continue reading Tamil Nadu students burn US draft resolution
Tamil youth protest in London condemns repression of students in Jaffna, urges UK to act
In a protest march in London from Temple Station to 10 Downing Street on Saturday, Eezham Tamil youth in the UK condemned the harassment of the Jaffna University students and faculty by the occupying military and demanded the immediate release of the students arrested by Sri Lanka’s TID. Raising slogans urging the British government to… Continue reading Tamil youth protest in London condemns repression of students in Jaffna, urges UK to act
“Tamil women forced to marry Sri Lankan army personnel”
Alleging that Tamil women in Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts in northern Sri Lanka were being forced to marry Sri Lankan Army personnel, DMK leader M. Karunanidhi on Monday asked the Union government to ascertain the facts and take it up with the neighbouring country. In a statement, Mr. Karunanidhi said students of Jaffna University were… Continue reading “Tamil women forced to marry Sri Lankan army personnel”
TNA not for total withdrawal of army from N-E
In an attitude of moderation, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) told Parliament yesterday that it was wrong to assume that the party wanted the armed forces out of the North and the East. TNA leader R. Sampanthan who participated in the committee stage debate of the Defence Ministry said his party only wanted the armed… Continue reading TNA not for total withdrawal of army from N-E
Demonstrators in Jaffna demand immediate release of detained students
Amid tension and heavy deployment of occupying Sri Lankan military in the streets of Jaffna, mainstream the Tamil National Peoples Front (TNPF) on Tuesday staged a successful demonstration drawing hundreds of participants from all the parties of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and across the entire civil society movements in the peninsula. The demonstration staged in… Continue reading Demonstrators in Jaffna demand immediate release of detained students
Tamil youth in Canada experiment with virtual cemeteries for Tamil heroes
"Exactly one year ago, we as youth adopted the Tamil Sovereignty Cognition as a basis for our initiatives in the Diaspora. We should continue to move forward and never compromise on the fundamental principles to which we pledged our allegiance,” Pamela Katheswaran, the president of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology Tamil Students Association… Continue reading Tamil youth in Canada experiment with virtual cemeteries for Tamil heroes
Student associations mark Tamil Eelam Heroes Day in Canada
Tamil Student Associations (TSAs) in over eight University campuses in Canada engaged in commemorating Heroes Day last week. Annually the TSAs individually commemorate Heroes Day during the week leading up to the broader Tamil Youth remembrance event held on the 25 of November. Commending the solidarity work that Eezham Tamil youth in Canada have been… Continue reading Student associations mark Tamil Eelam Heroes Day in Canada
Genocidal Sri Lanka forbids Kaarthikai festival as it falls on Heroes Day
The Heroes Day observed by Eezham Tamils on 27 November to remember their fallen fighters, falls on a full moon day this year, coinciding with the Kaarthikai festival of lights observed by Tamils since ancient times. Sri Lanka that has made a practice of banning even routine religious observations in the temples of the occupied… Continue reading Genocidal Sri Lanka forbids Kaarthikai festival as it falls on Heroes Day