Tamil Tiger fighters in a sea battle

2009 World Tamil protests are protests and demonstrations that are taking place in several countries across the world containing Tamil diaspora urging national and world leaders and organizations to take action on halting the Sri Lankan Civil War, which has been taking place for over twenty years.

The protests took several forms, such as human chains, demonstrations, hunger strikes and self-immolation by a few individuals, and is currently ongoing in several countries.


Sri Lanka says its navy has killed at least 14 Tamil Tiger fighters in a sea battle close to the remaining area of fighting on land.The Tigers, who have been driven back into a small pocket of land by a government offensive, denied having any boats in the area.

The government has told civilians still inside the war zone to move to a smaller "safe zone".The UN estimates that about 50,000 civilians are trapped by the conflict.

The defence ministry also said that soldiers had recovered the bodies of 35 rebels killed in fighting on Friday. The Tamil Tigers have fought for an independent homeland for Sri Lanka's Tamil minority since 1983.


Sri Lankan naval special forces sank two Tiger boats carrying 14 rebels off the coast of Mullaittivu at about 0300 on Saturday (2130 GMT Friday), according to the military.

They destroyed one "suicide boat" and one "attack craft", as well as capturing a second "suicide boat".

A rebel spokesman said that in fact the army had attacked fishing boats and that no rebels were killed in the sea encounter although, he added, on land there was "fighting all over the place".

The military announced on Friday it had demarcated a new "safe zone" in the conflict area and was asking civilians to move there for their own protection.

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