Genocide recognition

April 24 Marks The 90th Anniversary Of Armenian Genocide

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:44:47 -0500

The year 2009 marks the 90th anniversary of April 24 as a day of commemoration of the victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Turkey. Here is the history of this sad commemoration event. The United State of America has not yet called the events of 1915 as a genocide. However, the president Barack Obama has promised in his campaign to call the events as Genocide and recognize the Armenian Genocide.

International Genocide Scholars Association Recognizes Assyrian, Greek Genocides

Hye — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:29:42 -0600

In a groundbreaking move, the International Association of Genocide Scholars has voted overwhelmingly to recognize as genocides the massacres of Assyrian and Greek populations of the Ottoman Empire between 1914 and 1923.

Massachusetts Council of Churches Recognizes Armenian Genocide

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:49:21 -0500

The Massachusetts Council of Churches unequivocally recognizes the Armenian Genocide, launched on April 24, 1915 and continued through 1923, which resulted in the annihilation of 1.5 million Armenians in Ottoman Turkey and the deportation of almost the entire Armenian population from its ancestral lands in Asia Minor. The Armenian Genocide marked the first modern instance of genocide conducted as a policy of state...

San Francisco Mayor petitions Speaker Pelosi to pass Armenian Genocide Resolution

Anastvatz — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:53:59 -0500

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom recently sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi urging her to support H. Res. 106, the Armenian Genocide Resolution.

Barack Obama speaks out on the Armenian Genocide

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:43:34 -0500

On Thursday, April 12, 2007, over one hundred Illinois residents had an opportunity to hear Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) speak out on the importance of recognizing the Armenian Genocide, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

Armenian Genocide resolution introduced to U.S. Congress

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:26:49 -0600

French historian Thibaux to become "Atakan Turk"

Alikian — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 04:09:48 -0600

Genocide Recognition Issue not Dominating in Armenia-Turkey Relations

ruzik_tuzik — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 02:59:39 -0600