Tamil Youth Organisation

The Tamil Youth Organization (TYO) is an international organization with branches in the UK, Canada, Australia, France, Norway and several other nations. They organize cultural, sports events and also follows a Tamil nationalist approach and helped organize a referendum among the Tamil diaspora and support an independent Tamil Eelam.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

The Tamil Youth Organization has been designated as a "terrorist entity" by the Sri Lankan government.[10][11][12]

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  1. ^ "Coalition of Tamil diaspora youth organisations pledges to continue struggle against genocide". Tamil Guardian. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  2. ^ Guribye, Eugene (2011). "Sacrifice as Coping: A Case Study of the Cultural-Political Framing of Traumatic Experiences among Eelam Tamils in Norway". Journal of Refugee Studies. 24 (2): 376–389. doi:10.1093/jrs/fer004.
  3. ^ "Sri Lankan Tamils protest at UN in Geneva". Colombo Times. 4 February 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Diaspora youth join Tamil Nadu students in protest". www.theindependent.lk. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Largest possibleness turnout, 99.33 percent British Tamils aspire Tamil Eelam". Tamilnet. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Tamil protest in Italy draws support of rights group". Tamilnet. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  7. ^ Rajah, A.R.S. (2022). Tamil Nationalism in Sri Lanka: Counter-history as War after the Tamil Tigers. Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series. Taylor & Francis. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-000-77945-5. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  8. ^ Jacobsen, K.A.; Sardella, F. (2020). Handbook of Hinduism in Europe (2 vols). Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 2 South Asia. Brill. p. 755. ISBN 978-90-04-43228-4. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  9. ^ Jacobsen, K.A.; Sardella, F. (2020). Handbook of Hinduism in Europe (2 vols). Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 2 South Asia. Brill. p. 759. ISBN 978-90-04-43228-4. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  10. ^ "7 entities & 389 individuals banned in Sri Lanka's updated proscribe list". NewsWire. 29 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Amendment to the List of Designated Persons and Entities" (PDF).
  12. ^ "Selfish and cynical – Sri Lanka lifts ban on some Tamils but many more remain barred". Tamil Guardian. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

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