Don't let Sri Lanka hide Tamil genocide!'- Australian Tamils rally to commemorate Mullivaikkal genocide

by Sharmini
May 14, 2023

Tamils in Melbourne and Sydney rallied today to remember the Mullivaikkal genocide of May 2009,  where the Sri Lankan state killed tens of thousands of Tamils. 

During the rally, Tamil protesters called for acknowledgement of the Tamil genocide, international justice and accountability for the massacres that took place in Mullivaikkal and for permanent protection for all refugees. 

Sydney 

All photographs courtesy of Tamil Refugee Council

 

Melbourne 

 

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