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]

References

  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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