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Massacres


Nilaveli massacre 16.09.1985

Nilaveli massacre 16.09.1985 Nilaveli is located in the Kuchchaveli Assistant Government Agent Division in Trincomalee district. Nilaveli is 10 Kms […]...
 
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With the 31st memorial day of the Sathurukkondan massacre (1990.09.09 – 2021.09.09)

With the 31st memorial day of the Sathurukkondan massacre (1990.09.09 – 2021.09.09) Sathurukondan is a village about 2 km north […]...
 
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Sampaltivu ­ 04 to 09 – 09.1985

Sampaltivu ­ 04 to 09.-09.1985 A major military operation was launched between 04.09.1985 and 09.09.1985. This operation was aiming to […]...
 
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Mathawachchi – Rampawa ­ September 1984

Mathawachchi is located south of Vavuniya on the A9 road. The village is populated mainly by Sinhala and Muslim people.Following […]...
 
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1958 pogrom

In 1956, peaceful portests by Tamils in Colombo, against the Sinhala Only Act that was recently in passed by the […]...
 
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Thirunelveli massacre ­ 24/25.07.1983

Thirunelveli comes under the Nallur Assistant Government Agent Division in the Jaffna district. It is located north of the Jaffna […]...
 
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1983 communal pogrom

The precursors Local government elections were held in the Northern district of that time in May 1983. This turned out […]...
 
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Mutur Manalchenai massacre­ 18.07.1986

Mutur Manalchenai massacre­ 18.07.1986 On 18.07.1986, Sri Lankan military conducted a cordon and search operation in villages of Manalchenai and […]...
 
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Thanduvan bus massacre­ 17.07.1986

Thanduvan bus massacre­ 17.07.1986 Thanduvan is situated on the Mullaithivu-Vavuniya main road, 4 Kms from Nedunkerni, driving towards Mullaithivu. Thanduvan […]...
 
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Peruveli refugeecamp massacre­ 15.07.1986

Peruveli refugeecamp massacre­ 15.07.1986 Peruveli is a Tamil village situated in Batticaloa, 1 Km to the right from the Mallikaithivu […]...
 
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