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(4) There were arms, legs and heads everywhere. But I had to keep going. So I just climbed over all of them and left.”

(3) the room where they had taken the girl. I just sat there thinking for some time. I could hear all the plane sounds. I saw the lady’s sari just on the floor. I tore it in half. I tied it on my head and covered my face and neck. Outside the fire was burning above my head

(2) or making a slight noise. They put oil or it may have been kerosene on everyone and burnt them. The fire jumped to my legs. I tried to pat the fire out but couldn’t. I could not stand up or lift my leg. Eventually I lifted my head up with my hands and managed to crawl into

🧵 (1) Eyewitness account of Thankarasa Iyanar, survivor of Sri Lankan brutality: "...I could not bear to be there. I kept hearing awful noises of people being tortured. As I was thinking what I was going to do – the army returned with weapons and killed anyone who was breathing

🚨 Memorial for Chemmani Mass Graves Vandalised A flame meant to honour the hundreds of Tamils buried in Chemmani has been destroyed by those who want to silence the truth. Even in death, the victiims are under attack, and those who survive are denied the simple act of mourning

(2) looted agricultural equipment. By late morning, the troops withdrew, leaving the village in ruins. Sixteen people lay dead, many more were gravely injured, and countless families were left homeless and devastated.

(1) Piramanthanaru Massacre: On this day in 1985, Sri Lankan Army helicopters carrying 200 soldiers descended on Piramanthanaru. Hundreds of armed personnel swept through the village, brutally beating, torturing, and killing civilians. They destroyed crops, burned houses, and

🕯️On this day in 1988, the Indian Army entered the 250-year-old Katpulaththu-Amman temple and opened fire on devotees, killing 3 and injuring 5 tamil civilians. Five years later, the Sri Lankan Army bombed the same temple, once again killing 3 Tamils #tamilgenocide

(6) Systematic sexual violence: Tamil women and girls were subjected to rape and abuse by Sri Lankan soldiers, a tool of war used to terrorize and break the tamil population

(5) Blocking of aid: International agencies were denied access, ensuring no witnesses and no relief reached the besieged Tamil population

(4) Starvation as a weapon: The Sri Lankan government cut off food, medicine, and humanitarian aid to Tamil civilians, intentionally starving families trapped in the No Fire Zones

(3) Indiscriminate shelling: The so-called ‘No Fire Zones’ declared by the Sri Lankan state became killing fields. Civilians who fled there for safety were relentlessly bombarded with heavy artillery, cluster munitions, and rockets. Entire families were wiped out in minutes

(2) Hospital bombings: Just like Israel today, Sri Lanka deliberately shelled hospitals and medical facilities in Mullivaikkal, killing patients, doctors, and the wounded. The coordinates of these facilities were known by the government

(1) Sri Lanka’s president sheds tears for Palestine, yet his own state committed the same horrors against Tamils 16 years ago in Mullivaikkal, killing over 169000 innocent Tamil civilians. Solidarity abroad means nothing when you deny genocide at home!

🕯️On this day in 1990, Sri Lankan soldiers entered the Savukkadi village and opened fire on tamil civilians. 26 villagers, including 10 children and a baby, were burnt to death and buried in 2 mass graves Soldiers also shot at fishermen in the waters off the village, killing 7

🕯️ On this day in 1993, Tamil civilians gathered in Mathalan for the opening of a new community hall, built to serve the people’s needs. The Sri Lankan Air Force, noticing the gathering, dropped over 10 bombs on the civilians. 13 Tamils were killed. 40+ injured. #TamilGenocide

🕯️On this day in 1999 Sri Lanka bombed a crowded public area in Manthuvil. Despite the school being declared a safe zone, the attack killed 24 innocent Tamil civilians and injured 40. The bombing also destroyed buildings and livestock worth hundreds of thousands of rupees

🕯️Remembering the Saththurukondan Massacre On 9.9.1990, the Sri Lankan military arrested Tamil civilians—mostly women and children—who were then killed. 187 Tamils lost their lives. Women were raped and mutilated, while 68 children, including 5 babies, were tortured and killed

KILLING SRI LANKAN 🇱🇰 JOURNALISTS: NIMALARAJAN MYLVAGANAM | ITJP (2025) Sri Lanka has systematically shielded the killers of journalists over a quarter of a century, says a new report focusing on the failures of the police investigation into the October 2000 assassination of BBC

(4) A three-quarter-width rope was tied around the neck of Krishanti’s mother, while her brother appeared to have been strangled in a similar manner, the rope wound tightly around his body. The remains of Krishanti and her brother had been mutilated cut into pieces