On the night of 8th January 2021, Eelam Tamils faced news of the demolition of the Mullivaikal Genocide Memorial Monument by Sri Lankan state forces, one that was erected in the grounds of the University of Jaffna in 2019, the tenth year memorialisation of the horrendous mass murder of Eelam Tamils in the Vanni region. …
The Sri Lankan state implemented another horrendous act in its policy to eradicate monuments and memorials dedicated to preserving Tamil history in the Tamil homeland. On January 8th 2021, under the cover of darkness, the Mullivaikal Tamil Genocide Memorial housed inside the premises of the Jaffna University were bulldozed and destroyed by the Sri Lankan …
Tamil Youth Organisation UK (TYO-UK) is a youth organisation working in partnership with British Tamil grassroot organisations and students unions from over 27 universities in the UK and we write for and on behalf of the British Tamil community. As part of our campaign to help create awareness war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide …
Silencing our voices by Indu November is a time of remembrance. It is a time that we, Eelam Tamils, come together to reflect on our history, our identity and our resistance. It is also a time we remember the sacrifices that our heroes made for the freedom of Tamil Eelam and to pledge to them …
“Our maaveerar took it as their duty to fight for our homeland and our nation. It was their courage and valour that challenged the Sri Lankan state of their wrongdoings towards our nation. It is vital to remember our great heroes as we continue our fight for liberation. “ FULL SPEECH Maaveerar Naal 2020 speech Vanakkam, …
The Tamil Youth Organisation (TYO) United Kingdom and 29 University Tamil societies held a virtual Maaveerar (great heroes) week commencement event on Friday 20th November 2020. The event premiered live via the TYO YouTube channel, website and Zoom webinar. The event began with the hoisting of the national flag of Tamil Eelam at City University …
On Wednesday 14th October, TYO UK hosted a workshop for 19 universities alongside ANBU UK on taboo topics within the Tamil community. Relationships and consents were covered for the first segment of the sessions for the committees to be trained in understanding what a healthy relationship consists of and how to maintain boundaries within relationships, …
Constitutional change What this means? Constitutional Council (CC) replaced by Parliamentary Council (PC) -Increased powers for PM -PK members of parliament only – allies of PM –Limited representation Independent Commissions introduced by 19th amendment will be abolished -President has power to appoint and remove members of Public Service Commission – affects independence of commission -Undermining …
Translation of part I of the article that was written for Malathy acca’s Remembrance Day in 1993 and published in the ‘Suthanthira Paravaikal’ newspaper. The first female fighter in the history of the liberation struggle to become a martyr, 2nd Lieutenant Malathy. Early 1985, whilst I was sitting on a boulder opposite our training camp, …