Sri Lankan diaspora in Canada grapples with how to honour those lost in civil war by Stephen Khan, The Conversation International, Australia, October 27, 2024 Last August, a foundation stone laying ceremony was held in Brampton, Ont. for a Tamil genocide monument in the city. The memorial’s architectural design was selected from among 100,000 submissions and finalized by… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Diaspora
Sri Lanka’s Genocide Against Tamils
by Ottawa Tamil Association & Bramption Tamil Association, November 26, 2019? Sri LankasGenocideAgainstTamils_ Booklet
BTF: President Elect – the Challenge Faced by Tamil Nation
by British Tamils Forum, October 4, 2024 BTF press release re 2024 presidential election FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE President elect — the challenge faced by Tamil nation. Forge a strategic alliance and face any future democratic process unitedly When the nation has been struggling under the regime of successive nefarious governments, the arrival of the newly… Read more »
Why Did Tamils & Muslims 0f the North & East Reject JVP-Led Alliance?
by Imtiyaz Razak, Colombo Telegraph, September 30, 2024 Introduction Sri Lanka’s recently concluded 9th presidential elections culminated in a notable victory for the Marxist JVP, led by Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who secured the presidency after a second ballot count. The election results underscore a significant electoral divide: while a majority of Southern Sinhala-Buddhists rallied behind… Read more »
Sri Lankan Fare Takes Center Stage Uptown
Lungi debuts on the Upper East Side this week by Caroline Shin, Eater NY, September 18, 2024 While Sri Lankan food has made a mark in Staten Island, it’s moving beyond the borough to Manhattan’s Upper East Side with Lungi. Co-owner Albin Vincent is flipping Imli, his neighborhood spot for modern Indian food, into Lungi, with a focus on… Read more »
Letter to the President: A Clarion Call for Fairness
by Roy Ratnavel, Canada, October 1, 2024 Ratnavel letter to new Pres. Dissanayake Oct 1 2024 October 1, 2024. His Excellency Anura Kumara Dissanayake President Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Dear Mr. President, Please accept my warmest congratulations on your election victory. As you embark upon your new responsibilities as the ninth Executive President of… Read more »
Manifesto of the Tamil Candidate
Political Anguish of the Tamils . By S.V. Kirubaharan, Tamil Centre for Human Rights, France, September 13, 2024 . (So far, this manifesto has been published only in Tamil. Therefore, if there are any errors in the English terminology used, these must be excused.) . For over a year, the Tamil people have been united… Read more »
PEARL: Sri Lanka’s Atrocities Against Tamils in 2009 Constitute Genocide
by People for Equality and Relief in Lanka, Washington, DC Full report: Justice-for-Genocide-Sri-Lankas-Responsibility-for-Genocide-Against-the-Tamil-People-in-2009 For Immediate Release Comprehensive Legal Analysis Urges Genocide Recognition (Geneva, September 9, 2024)– The Sri Lankan government and military committed genocide against the Tamil people in 2009, People for Equality and Relief in Lanka (PEARL) said in a legal briefing paper released today…. Read more »
Response to Indian Foreign Minister’s Remarks by US Tamils
by Tamil Diaspora News, September 1, 2024 The BJP once acknowledged the Tamil genocide, yet now urges support for those responsible. Voting for a Tamil candidate is far from a waste—just as Tamils in Tamil Nadu chose to support their own instead of the BJP. When minorities vote for their own candidates, it is a… Read more »
From Jaffna to Malaya: The Unseen Architects of Modern Malaysia
by Sivananthiram Alagandram, Geneva, May 16, 2024 . Introduction The Jaffna Tamil community offers a compelling narrative of migration, showcasing a remarkable trajectory from agricultural origins in Jaffna to attaining middle-class status within just half a century in Malaysia. Yet, equally intriguing is their rapid ascent from clerical and junior civil service positions to prominent… Read more »
Viraj in Tamil Radical Politics
by Dr. N. Malathy, TamilNet, August 18, 2024 The “radicalness” observable in Eelam Tamil Nationalist struggle ranges from centre-right all the way to radical left. It was only the launch of armed struggle that saw radical-left politics entering the Tamil Nationalist struggle. Prior to that Tamil radical politics was led by the Communist party centred… Read more »
‘Himalayan Declaration’ Lays Bare Deep Divide Among Sri Lankan Tamil Groups
Diaspora groups have slammed the Global Tamil Forum for not including them in a recent dialogue with a Buddhist delegation. by Mark S. Cogan, The Diplomat, Arlington, VA, USA, January 3, 2024 Almost 15 years after the Sri Lankan civil war ended, there appears no end to the political divisions, not only between the Sinhalese majority… Read more »
In Palermo, a Catholic Saint Joins the Hindu Pantheon
The Sicilian capital, Palermo, has a long history of cultural melding. Its new arrivals from Sri Lanka have embraced St. Rosalia. by Emma Bubola, The New York Times, August 3, 2024 Photographs by Gianni Cipriano After they spread pink petals on golden statues of Ganesh and Shiva, and recited prayers to blue-skinned and eight-armed gods, the… Read more »
Review: ‘Brotherless Night’
‘Brotherless Night,’ an ambitious novel about Sri Lankan civil war, wins $150K prize by National Public Radio, Washington, DC, May 13, 2024 Audio at V.V. Ganeshananthan’s ‘Brotherless Night’ The writer V. V. Ganeshananthan has won this year’s Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, for her novel Brotherless Night. This is the second year of the prize, which… Read more »
TRG Calls for Action and Accountability Following UNHRC Report
on Sri Lanka’s Enforced Disappearances by Tamil Rights Group, Markham, Canada, June 25, 2024 Markham, Canada – Over fifteen years following the end of Sri Lanka’s Genocidal war against Eelam Tamils, families of the forcibly disappeared are still searching for answers about the whereabouts of their loved ones. The recent UN Human Rights Office report released on… Read more »
Review: Displacement among Sri Lankan Tamil Migrants
by Giorgia Donà, International Migration Review, Vol. 57, Issue 3, September 2023, pages 869-1321 Chattoraj Diotima. 2022. Displacement among Sri Lankan Tamil Migrants: The Diasporic Search for Home in the Aftermath of War. Singapore: Springer Nature. 180 pp., Hardcover, 120 USD. SpringerLink Forced displacement has resulted in the loss of homes for millions of people across the… Read more »
TG: Nowhere to Hide
Tamil Guardian editorial, London, June 9, 2024 Britain’s Metropolitan Police made a significant announcement this week; only the second of its kind. A man accused of committing war crimes in Sri Lanka was arrested in South London. Though this is just a single person being investigated it sends a powerful message to those in Colombo… Read more »
TG: International Criminal Court and Beyond
Tamil Guardian editorial, London, June 2, 2024 Recent weeks have seen several senior politicians from the two leading opposition parties in the UK, reiterate the importance of ensuring Sri Lanka is referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Keir Starmer, the man widely tipped to become Britain’s next prime minister, called on the ruling government… Read more »
Burning of the Jaffna Public Library
43rd anniversary remembrance by British Tamils Forum, London, June 1, 2024 June 1st evokes the scar of the Burning of Jaffna Public Library in 1981, the irreplaceable asset of Tamil people. This calculated arsenic destruction was one of the major cultural genocides against Tamil people masterminded by Sri Lankan state to destroy historic evidence of Tamil… Read more »
Second Arrest inn UK’s Sri Lanka War Crimes Investigation
Police appeal for information by uknip427 (UK News in Pictures, June 5, 2024 Counter Terrorism detectives investigating allegations of war crimes linked to the Sri Lankan civil war in the early 2000s are appealing for anyone who might have information that could assist their investigation to contact police. The appeal comes after a second UK-based… Read more »