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Massacres


Kokkilai­Kokkuthoduvai massacre ­ 15.12.1984

Kokkilai­Kokkuthoduvai massacre ­ 15.12.1984 On 15.12.1984, Sri Lankan military entered the villages of Kokkilai, Kokkuthoduvai, Karunaddukerni, Nayaru, Kumulamunai, and Alampil […]...
 
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Blood soaked Mannar ­ 04.12.1984

Blood soaked Mannar ­ 04.12.1984 Mannar is one of the eight districts of the Northeast province. The main occupation of […]...
 
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Manalaru massacre ­ 03.12.1984

Manalaru massacre ­ 03.12.1984 On 03.12.1984, Sri Lankan military rounded up Manalaru area and fired randomly at the civilians. Civilians […]...
 
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Othiyamalai massacre ­ 02.12.1984

This is a remote village on the border of Mullaithivu district. More or less the entire population worked in their […]...
 
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Cheddikulammassacre ­02.12.1984

Cheddikulammassacre ­02.12.1984 Cheddikulam is a border village in the Vavuniya district and is located 20 Kms from the Vavuniya town […]...
 
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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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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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