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PEARL welcomes the Canadian Parliament’s official recognition of #May18 as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day.
#SriLanka #TamilGenocide #TamilGenocideRemembranceDay #Mullivaikkal (1/4)
#SriLanka #TamilGenocide #TamilGenocideRemembranceDay #Mullivaikkal (1/4)
This historic recognition of the Tamil genocide is a milestone in the Tamil-Canadian community, and the broader Tamil nation’s, efforts to achieve justice and accountability for Tamil victim-survivors. (2/4)
We are grateful for the efforts of the multiple organizations that collaborated to pass this historic motion. We hope this work sets a precedent for other democratic governments to follow. (3/4)
The Sri Lankan military has established several checkpoints in the Mullaitivu area, strategically placed at key locations on roads leading towards the #Mullivaikkal memorial site, where Tamils commemorate the #TamilGenocide Remembrance Day on #May18. (1/5) 
The checkpoints are manned by heavily armed Sri Lankan soldiers and sometimes by the army and the police together. There are several military bases and cantonments in the area. The barriers and signs are mostly in Sinhala and English only. (2/5)
Tamils driving through the checkpoints are frequently stopped and asked questions, sometimes asked to register with the security officials at the stop and sometimes asked to open their boot and have their belongings searched. Sometimes they are waved through. (3/5)
JOIN US as we mark 31 days of continuous People’s Protest, at Kohuwela junction on Thurs March 31st!💪🏾
It’s heartening to see so many people’s protests not affiliated to political parties over the weekend! It’s time the people realised their power!
#takebackourpower✊🏾 #lka
It’s heartening to see so many people’s protests not affiliated to political parties over the weekend! It’s time the people realised their power!
#takebackourpower✊🏾 #lka
After yesterday's first day commemorations of the Mullivaikkal Tamil Genocide Remembrance week our Mullaitivu District organizer T. Kinthujan was visited by TID attempting to arrest and detain him again (he had been arrested previously for his activism). #May18
This morning (14th) Trincomalee police led by the OIC visited our office to search for attendees of commemoration events. They had threatened Trincomalee District organizer Sri Gnaneswaran, to send attendees to quarantine. Watch for details 👇🏾 #May18
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Yesterday (14th) following the Tamil Genocide Remembrance held in Kumburuppitti, Trincomalee our local government member Mohanadas has been questioned by 4 persons identifying as intelligence personnel. An army patrol has been stationed near his house since. #May18
