When entire communities are being slaughtered based on their identity

Massacres
When entire communities are being slaughtered based on their identity

When entire communities are being slaughtered based on their identity

When entire communities are being slaughtered based on their identity, how can we call this anything other than ethnic cleansing?

Across Ceylon island, mass graves have been uncovered, exposing the killing fields of Sri Lanka’s genocide against the Tamils of Tamil Eelam.

1. Yaalpaanam, Tamil Eelam – Duraiappa Sports Stadium
2. Yaalpaanam, Tamil Eelam – Chemmani Massacre
3. Yaalpaanam, Tamil Eelam – Mirusuvil Massacre

4. Kilinochchi, Tamil Eelam – Massacre
5. Kilinochchi, Tamil Eelam – Ganeshapuram Massacre
6. Mullaitivu, Tamil Eelam – Pudukudiyiruppu Massacre

7. Mullaitivu, Tamil Eelam – Two Massacres
8. Mannar, Tamil Eelam – Mannar Massacre
9. Mannar, Tamil Eelam – Thirukketheeswaram Massacre

10. Kurunegala, Sri Lanka – Nikawarapitiya Massacre
11. Gampaha, Sri Lanka – Minuwangoda Valpitta State Farm
12. Gampaha, Sri Lanka – Essella Massacre

13. Gampaha, Sri Lanka – Vaulkella Nithampula Massacre
14. Colombo, Sri Lanka – Gokandara Massacre
15. Colombo, Sri Lanka – Polgoda Eri Massacre

16. Matara, Sri Lanka – Akurassa Villpitta Massacre
17. Irakkuwanai, Tamil Eelam – Suriyakanda Massacre
18. Batticaloa, Tamil Eelam – Kaluwanchikudi Massacre

19. Matale, Sri Lanka – Matale Hospital Massacre
20. Kandy, Sri Lanka – Ankumpura Massacre
21. Mullaitivu, Tamil Eelam – Kokkutthoduvai Massacre

22. Colombo, Sri Lanka – Harbour Massacre
23. Arialai, Tamil Eelam – Sindhupathi Massacre

~Semraj Chandrarajah

{Translated by Dayalan.}