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Updates and analysis from the Tamil homeland and around the world. ➡️ Telegram: https://t.co/aLc19eRZNa ➡️ WhatsApp: https://t.co/fwVhOHTK95
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BREAKING – Authorities destroying Mullivaikkal memorial at Jaffna University . A monument paying tribute to the tens of thousands of Tamils massacred by the Sri Lankan state at the University of Jaffna is currently being bulldozed by authorities.
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🚨 'We are tiger cubs!' - Vijay's support for the Tamil Eelam cause. With Tamil Nadu actor Vijay announcing the formation of a new political party in Tamil Nadu, we look back at his history of support for the Tamil Eelam liberation struggle. Read more ⬇️.
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‘May I hold my family’s hands?’ – Final request from disabled Tamil man moments before execution. Singapore has scheduled the execution of disabled Nagaenthran Dharmalingam for just a few minutes time. His final request was to hold his mother's hand.
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‘Boycott Chennai Super Kings’ – Fans outraged after Sri Lankan army player joins IPL champions. Controversy erupted as champions @ChennaiIPL purchased Sri Lankan army cricketer Maheesh Theekshana. . #Boycott_ChennaiSuperKings #DontNormaliseTamilGenocide
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UK Houses of Parliament bear Karthigaipoo to mark Maaveerar Naal. #MaaveerarNaal2020 #Maaveerar #tamil #eelam #britain
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LIVE - Hundreds of Tamils gathered at Parliament Square in London to mark 15 years since the genocide at Mullivaikkal.
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BREAKING - Clashes broke out in Kenton, North-West London, as @metpoliceuk officers attempted to break up a peaceful protest outside the home of a British Tamil woman who has been on hunger strike for 16 days. #british #tamil #eelam #metpolice #london #ScotlandYard
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‘Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka, Wanted for Genocide’ – Scottish Parliament lit up ahead of Gotabaya visit. Projections across Scotland, including on the Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh, called for international accountability for the Tamil genocide.
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A R Rahman launches new initiative with host of Eelam Tamil artists. The famed composer @arrahman has teamed up with @MIAuniverse & an array of artists to launch @joinmaajja, a project to support and amplify the voices of independent artists. @yaallfest
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🔴🟡 Tamil Eelam remembers - thousands gathered at Kanagapuram Thuyilum Illam at 18.05, commemorating the first Maaveerar who fell in battle 40 years ago and the thousands of fighters after who gave their lives in the Tamil liberation struggle.
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🚨BREAKING – India refuses to let Sri Lankan president land in air force jet. The Indian government refused to let Gotabaya Rajapaksa land at a civilian airport in the country using an air force jet reports SBS Sinhala, as he looks to flee Sri Lanka. ⬇️.
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🚨Sinhala Buddhist monk threatens to slaughter Tamils in the South.
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LIVE - British Tamils demonstrate in Parliament Square to mark Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day.
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💫 Baker becomes first Eelam Tamil Olympic torchbearer . Tamil baker Tharshan Selvarajah, who arrived in France from Sri Lanka in 2006, will be the first Eelam Tamil to carry the Olympic torch at this year’s relay.
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🚨 LEAD - Vijay’s TVK calls for Tamil Eelam independence referendum. Tamil Nadu actor ‘Thalapathy' @actorvijay's newly formed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (@tvkvijayhq) has passed a resolution demanding an independence referendum “to bring about a permanent solution for Eelam
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Tamil baker wins award for whipping up the best pain au chocolat in Paris. A Tamil-run bakery in Paris can claim the title of having the best Pain au Chocolat in all of the French capital, and the second best in the whole country, after a hard fought national competition last
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⚽️ Vimal Yoganathan: The Tamil footballer from Trelawnyd. The 18-year-old football player has just penned a two-and-a-half-year contract at Barnsley, making him English football's first ever Tamil professional player. Yoganathan spoke with the @TamilGuardian about his journey so
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🪔 Remembering Isaipriya. Today marks the 42nd birthday of Isaipriya, a famed Tamil newsreader that was executed by the Sri Lankan military in 2009. Shoba, better known by her nom de plume Isaipriya, was just 27 years old when she was killed. Read more ⬇️
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🚨LTTE leader V. Prabhakaran's birthday marked in the North-East.
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🚨 BREAKING – Canadian Parliament recognises Tamil Genocide. Canada becomes the first national parliament in the world to recognize May 18th as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. "The motion is the culmination of years of hard work," said @gary_srp. More ⬇️.
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Bridgerton star’s ‘dream production’ would be on Tamil genocide in Sri Lanka. "The situation with the Tamil Tigers, the Sri Lankan govt, the genocide," said Charithra Chandran. "It’s something obviously near & dear to my heart because it’s my community.".
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STATEMENT. Instagram disables Tamil Guardian’s page in act of online censorship. An audience of over 19,000 followers will no longer be able to follow our coverage on Instagram. This is unacceptable. See our full statement here: . @instagram @Facebook
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Remembering Balachandran. Today marks the birthday of Balachandran Prabhakaran, the child of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, who was executed by the Sri Lankan military during the Mullivaikkal massacre. Balachandran would be 24 years old today.
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13 years today - Sri Lanka admits bombing ‘No Fire Zone’. Marking 13 years since the Sri Lankan military massacred tens of thousands of Tamils, we revisit the final days leading up to the 18th of May 2009. The date is remembered around the world as ‘Tamil Genocide Day’.
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‘Our stance on Tamil Eelam is the same as those who fought for it’ - @dhuruvselvamani, Naam Tamilar Katchi’s State Youth Wong Coordinator, speaks to Tamil Guardian . #TamilNaduElections
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💫 British Tamil teenager makes history with debut for England cricket team. British Tamil teenager Amuruthaa Surenkumar made history as the first professional Tamil cricketer to represent the English national team last week, making her debut in an under-19 match against Sri
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Tree planting tribute held in Vavuniya for actor Vivek .
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British Tamil child murdered in London. The Metropolitan Police have announced the launch of a murder investigation after a five-year-old British Tamil girl was stabbed to death in Mitcham, South London. The victim has been named as Sayagi Sivanantham.
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BREAKING - thousands of karthigaipoo bearing remembrance tributes are laid out on an installation to mark Maaveerar Naal in Parliament Square, London.
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🚨BREAKING – US denies visa to Gotabaya Rajapaksa. @USEmbSL reportedly denied Sri Lanka's president a visitors visa to enter the country, after he attempted to flee the island. “It was made very clear to him that there will be no visa for him.”. More ⬇️.
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Golden Glory: 71-Year-Old Eelam Tamil's win defies barriers in the Philippines. An elderly Eelam Tamil woman from Mullaitivu emerged victorious at the Masters Athletics Championships held in the Philippines. 71-year-old Akila Thirunayaka won gold medals in both the 1,500 and
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🎥 Aerial footage from Kanagapuram Thuyilum Illam, Kilinochchi, where thousands of Tamils braved a cyclone to gather at the site of a destroyed LTTE cemetery. They lit flames and paid tribute to those who sacrificed their lives for the liberation of Tamil Eelam. #maaveerarnaal
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🚨 LEAD - Shock and outrage in Jaffna as Sri Lankan police assault Tamil baby. Sri Lankan police officers in Jaffna assaulted several Tamil civilians in Chunnakam last night, including a woman and her 2-month-old baby, in an incident that has sparked outrage and demands for
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🔴🟡Tower of London lit with Tamil Eelam flag to mark Maaveerar Naal. The Tamil Eelam flag was projected on to the iconic Tower of London tonight, as British Tamils paid tribute to those who gave their lives in the Tamil liberation struggle in the build up to Maaveerar Naal.
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🚨 BREAKING - Sri Lankan army camp in Jaffna ordered to disband after decades of occupation. The Sri Lankan Army headquarters has announced that a military camp in Karkovalam in Jaffna is to be removed, after almost three decades of occupation. The land, comprising three acres,
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🚨Dhanush releases trailer for new film entitled ‘Captain Miller’. The trailer caught the attention of many with its swashbuckling visuals and familiarly powerful title. #CaptainMiller is also the name of LTTE’s first Black Tiger. @dhanushkraja @gvprakash
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🚨Canada sanctions Rajapaksa brothers. In a landmark decision, Canada has imposed sanctions on Sri Lanka's former President and Prime Minister, Gotabaya and Mahinda Rajapaksa for 'gross and systemic violations of human rights'.
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BREAKING - Canadian government grants $26.3 million for Tamil Community Centre in Toronto.
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Swiss MPs call for international accountability on Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day.
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'#GoHomeGota' protestors in Australia tear up Tamil Genocide flyers. As Tamils handed out flyers they were harassed and subjected to racist abuse with at least one man tearing up their flyers – all of which was caught on camera this week. @TRCOZ #lka
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BREAKING - The Jaffna University Vice Chancellor promises to rebuild the destructed Mullivaikkal memorial monument in its original place and placed a foundation stone this morning to symbolise that he has “accepted the demands” issued by the students.
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Remembering Balachandran. Today marks the birthday of Balachandran Prabhakaran, the third child of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, who was executed by the Sri Lankan military during the final days of the Mullivaikkal massacre.
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Tamil mothers of the disappeared are marching through Mullaitivu today to mark #InternationalWomensDay
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🚨LIVE - British Tamils gather in London to mark 41st anniversary of Black July
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Australian MP thanks Seeman for support and calls for international recognition of Tamil Genocide. @hugh_mcdermott #auspol #tamil #eelam #tamilgenocideday #TamilGenocide
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🚨 BREAKING - Sri Lankan police tear down flags and remove lamps at Alampil Thuyilum Illam on Maaveerar Naal hours before commemorations are due to start
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More photographs from London where earlier tonight a Karthigaipoo, the national flower of Tamil Eelam, was projected on to Britain's Houses of Parliament to mark Maaveerar Naal. #MaaveerarNaal #tamil #eelam #britain #uk #Parliament #lka
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Justice demanded for Isaipriya at Galle Face protest. Protestors at Colombo’s Galle Face Green called for justice for famed Tamil newsreader Isaipriya, who was executed by the Sri Lankan army in 2009. Yesterday marked her 40th birthday.
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💫 Eelam Tamil rights activist wins Korean human rights prize. The 2024 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights by the South Korean May 18 Memorial Foundation has been awarded to Tamil women's rights activist Suganthini Mathiyamuthan Thangaras. Suganthini, who is the head of the
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LIVE - In Toronto a socially distanced car rally is currently underway, condemning the recent destruction of the Mullivaikkal monument in Jaffna university.
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🚨BREAKING- Sri Lankan police tore down the red and yellow flags that Tamils were hoisting in preparation for Maaveerar Naal and threatened to shoot them if they continued with their preparations.
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'Sacrifices have to be made' - Tamil actor @Iamteejaymelody on turning down role of young Murali
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Tamils gathered in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany for #MaaveerarNaal2020
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‘The International Community should question the racist repression of Sri Lanka’ – NTK, Senthamizhan Seeman @SeemanOfficial .
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Seeman calls for ban on Indian web series and warns of ‘dire consequences’ if released #FamilyMan2_against_Tamils .
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🚨 Sri Lankan police order removal of Velupillai Prabhakaran’s photo as Tamils mark his 70th birthday. Valvettithurai police officers ordered the removal of Velupillai Prabhakaran's photograph from a banner outside his childhood home as Tamils gathered to mark his 70th birthday.
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🚨 NTK leader Seeman calls for sanctions on Sri Lanka. The leader of Naam Tamilar Katchi (@NaamTamilarOrg) has called for economic sanctions against Sri Lanka in light of the ongoing Palk Strait disputes and brutality against Tamil fishermen. Read more ⬇️
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"I want to see them one last time before I die. That's why I'm holding on.". Looking back at the journey of Thangarasa Selvarani, a Tamil protester whose son, son-in-law and grandson were abducted by the Sri Lankan army in 2008.
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LIVE - Hundreds of Tamil Canadians join in #P2P solidarity car rally. Protests can be seen in Brampton, Ajax, Mississauga and Markham all heading to Queens Park Toronto
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🎶 Kilmisha, the Eelam Tamil sensation, dedicates victory to those who ‘sacrificed their lives for our soil’. Kilmisha, an Eelam Tamil from Jaffna, won hearts across the world as she triumphed on season 3 of the prestigious Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil' Champ competition in India this
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'Ranil, go home!' - British Tamils protest Sri Lankan President's visit to London.
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🚨Seeman states Vetrimaaran will direct film on Prabhakaran. @SeemanOfficial claimed that celebrated film director Vetrimaaran will work with him to create a movie about the life of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam leader Velupillai Prabhakaran. ⬇️.#LTTE
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🚨British Tamils celebrate Pongal at Trafalgar Square!. Nelson's column has been lit up in celebration of Thai Pongal and Tamil heritage month. The monument also displayed a Karthgaipoo flower, a national symbol of Eelam Tamils.⬇️.
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💫 Eelam Tamil students win second place in international Tamil debate. In connection with the International Tamil Youth Conference, the Science Tamil team, consisting of students from the Jaffna and Eastern Universities, secured second place in the International Public Speaking
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LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran's memoirs launched in UK. A book titled 'Enathu Makkalin Viduthalaikkaga' (translated as 'For the Liberation of My People'), a compilation of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam leader Velupillai Prabhakaran's memoirs from 1984 to 2009, was
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History in flames: remembering the burning of Jaffna library . At midnight on May 31, 1981, the Jaffna Public Library, the crucible of Tamil literature and heritage, was set ablaze by Sri Lankan security forces and state-sponsored mobs.
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📢 INTERVIEW - British Tamil Brin Pirathapan crowned MasterChef Champion 2024. Brin Pirathapan, a British Tamil veterinary surgeon, has claimed the prestigious title of @MasterChefUK Champion 2024, winning the 20th series of UK TV’s biggest cooking competition. In an interview
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✨ UK Prime Minister thanks British Tamils for 'amazing contribution' in Thai Pongal message. UK Prime Minister @RishiSunak sent a "huge thank you" to British Tamils in a message released to mark Thai Pongal today, stating the community has made an "amazing contribution" to the
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🚨UK Prime Minister @RishiSunak thanks Tamils for their NHS service in Thai pongal message. Sunak thanked British Tamils for "demonstrating the true meaning of service" in the NHS.
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🚨 LTTE leader Prabhakaran's birthday marked in Tamil Eelam. The 70th birthday of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), was marked at several locations in the North-East earlier today. In Chavakachcheri in Jaffna, locals at several
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'It's her determination' - Mullaitivu Tamil woman secures gold medal in international boxing tournament.
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🚨BREAKING - Sri Lankan President reportedly flees island as protesters storm presidential residence.
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🚨 More Canadian leaders mark Tamil Eelam national flag day. More Canadian leaders sent messages to mark Tamil Eelam National Flag Raising Day, honouring the Tamil nation’s strength and perseverance in the face of immense adversity. Read more ⬇️.
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Trichy police arrest four Tamils for challenging defamatory online video of LTTE leader.
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British Tamils gather outside parliament in remembrance of Mullivaikkal genocide. 'North and East Tamil homeland'.'We want Tamil Eelam'.
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British Tamil chess ‘phenomenon’ wins title at European championships, aged just 8. Bodhana Sivanandan, an 8-year-old British Tamil from London, astonished the chess world at the European Blitz Chess Championship this weekend, where she was crowned best female player. Read more
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‘Don’t let cricket hide genocide’ - Australian Tamils call for boycott of Sri Lanka’s cricket team.
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The Tamil Guardian team joins the Tamil nation today in remembering the thousands who laid down their lives in the Tamil liberation struggle.
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🚨 In Pictures - Thousands at Kanagapuram remember their Maaveerar. Thousands of Tamils gathered at the site of a destroyed LTTE cemetery in Kilinochchi to commemorate Maaveerar Naal. The scale of the event can be observed in our aerial footage below.
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Tamil Nadu schoolgirl discovers Eelam coins from 11th Century. The three copper coins reportedly date back to the 11th and 12th centuries and were issued to mark Rajaraja Chola I’s rule over the island. via @NewIndianXpress
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🕯️Memorial dedicated to fallen LTTE cadres unveiled in Jaffna. A memorial dedicated to the tens of thousands of LTTE cadres was unveiled today in Nallur, Jaffna to mark the third day of Maaveerar remembrance week.
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BREAKING - Police Scotland has announced to @UKinSriLanka that they will not renew their training contact with #srilanka police when it expires in March 2022 because of #humanrights concerns. Nor will they visit #lka in interim.
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Remembering Isaipriya. This weekend marked the 38th birthday of Isaipriya, a famed Tamil newsreader that was executed by the Sri Lankan military in 2009. Shoba, better known by her nom de plume Isaipriya, was just 27 years old when she was killed.
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BREAKING - Sri Lankan army surrounds Tamils gathered to commemorate Maaveerar Naal at Chatty Thuyilum Illam.
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The birth of the LTTE. On this day 44 years ago, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was founded. Today, we share a selection of original photographs from Kilinochchi of the LTTE. Many are being released into the public domain for the first time.
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Tamils in London join thousands of #FreePalestine protesters and marchers gathering outside the Embassy of Israel.
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⚠️TW⚠️. Last Thursday marked the 42nd birthday of Isaipriya, a famed Tamil newsreader who was executed by the Sri Lankan military in 2009. She was amongst the tens of thousands of Tamils killed in the Mullivaikkal genocide fifteen years ago. Video footage taken on mobile
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Indian web series faces backlash for 'demeaning' portrayal of Tamils.
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Malayalam actor apologises after ‘Prabhakaran joke’ causes outrage in India. #Prabhakaran #PrabhakaranIsTamilsIdentity #PrabhakaranIsOurLeader #PrabhakaranIsOurHero #Dulquer #DulquerSalman
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🚨'Black day for Tamil homeland!' - Tamils in Jaffna protest Sri Lanka's Independence Day celebrations. Tamils are rallying through Jaffna town today in protest of Sri Lanka's 75th Independence Day, which is regarded as a 'black day' for Tamils.
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🕯️ EXCLUSIVE - Amnesty International chief calls for Sri Lanka referral to UN Security Council 👇🏽. On the 15th anniversary of the genocide at Mullivaikal, @amnesty Secretary-General @AgnesCallamard has called on the international community to take decisive action by referring Sri
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🚨 ‘My son was murdered’ – Outrage as Tamil child reportedly tortured to death. A teenage Tamil boy was tortured to death according to his family, after being arrested by Sri Lankan police and sent to a reformatory home in Amparai. 13-year-old Anandadeepan Darsanth, from Kokuvil
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