Mary Vartanian, one of the last living survivors of the Armenian Genocide, has passed away at the age of 112. She passed away over the weekend, according to her family. Mary Ouzghoushian Vartanian Born...
Mary Vartanian, one of the last living survivors of the Armenian Genocide, has passed away at the age of 112. She passed away over the weekend, according to her family. Mary Ouzghoushian Vartanian Born on August 17, 1914, in Aintab, Turkey (in historic Cilicia) Born to Hagop and Maritsa...
June 30, 2026 – Toronto: The International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (A Division of the Zoryan Institute), welcomes the decision of the Cabinet of the State of Israel to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide and looks forward to its ratification by the Knesset. For more than...
Israel has unanimously recognised the mass killings of Armenians during World War I as what it called a genocide. The move had been proposed by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and was approved by the Israeli government on Sunday. In a post on X, Sa’ar thanked Israeli Prime Minister...
Statement from CCAF The Coordinating Council of Armenian Organizations of France (CCAF) welcomes the historic decision of the State of Israel to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide of 1915. This gesture, awaited for many years, is a major step forward in establishing the historical truth in the face of...
The Council of the National Democratic Alliance welcomes the statement made on June 25, 2026, by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar regarding his intention to submit to the Israeli government a draft resolution on the official recognition of the Armenian Genocide. This initiative constitutes an important political and moral...
Shame on Pres. Donald Trump for doubling down on his repeated refusals to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide. This is what happens when a man with no moral values or principles — a convicted felon (34 counts), in addition to being found liable for sexual assault — is elected President...
The pursuit of academic work and historical truth must remain independent of shifting political circumstances or political expediency, especially regarding matters that affect humanity. The International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (IIGHRS), a division of Zoryan Institute, reaffirms a core principle of scholarship. There has recently been...
We, the undersigned, express deep concern over the recent and troubling developments at the Armenian Genocide Museum Institute (AGMI) in Yerevan. On March 11, 2026, Dr. Edita Gzoyan, one of the most outstanding and dedicated directors in the history of the Institute, submitted her resignation — reportedly under pressure...
Toronto, ON December 9, 2025 – On the United Nations International Day of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide, established on December 9, 1948, Upper Canada College (UCC) hosted the Zoryan Institute’s high-school educational program. The Zoryan Institute, the parent organization of the International Institute for Genocide and...
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security issued a statement on the Armenia-Azerbaijan agreement signed at the White House last month, warning that the “deal” could lead to resumption of military aggression and poses a threat of genocide against Armenians in the South Caucasus. “What the agreement...
