The Armenian Genocide is a dark page in history that reminds us of the importance of protecting life, President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou said in a statement on Aprille 24. “Today we honor with...
The Armenian Genocide is a dark page in history that reminds us of the importance of protecting life, President of Greece Katerina Sakellaropoulou said in a statement on Aprille 24. “Today we honor with emotion and respect the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide, who were inhumanely...
Every year on April 24, Armenians around the world commemorate the Holy Martyrs of the Armenian Genocide – the first Genocide of the 20th century. In 1915-1923, Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire were subjected to unprecedented mass atrocities – brutal killings, violence and forcible displacement, which were pre-planned...
ANCA-Backed measure, led by Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Gus Bilirakis, Seeks $10 Million in Funding for Armenian Genocide Education — ANCA-Backed measure, led by Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Gus Bilirakis, Seeks $10 Million in Funding for Armenian Genocide Education WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL)...
A concert dedicated to the 107th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide was held in The Hague on April 20, organized by the Federation of Armenian Organizations in the Netherlands under the auspices of the Armenian Embassy. The concert was attended by representatives of the Dutch Parliament, the Ministry of...
The city of Novi, Michigan has proclaimed April 24th as Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. The document has been signed by Mayor Bob Gatt, reports the Armenian National Committee of Michigan (ANCI-MI). The Committee thanked the City Council for bringing awareness to the “ongoing Genocide of the Armenians and joining...
Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) were joined by close to 50 U.S. Representatives in introducing the Armenian Genocide Education Act, an ANCA-backed bipartisan measure that would fund Library of Congress educational programs about the history, lessons, consequences, and ongoing costs of the Armenian Genocide. “As the...
The Promise Armenian Institute (PAI) at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Taner Akçam as inaugural director of the Armenian Genocide Research Program, the Armenian Weekly reports. Akçam is Kaloosdian and Mugar Professor in Modern Armenian History and Genocide at the Strassler Center...
The California Armenian Legislative Caucus is holding two scholarship contests for the 2022 remembrance of the Armenian Genocide. California high school students from 9th grade through 12th grade are invited to participate in an essay contest and/or a visual arts contest to increase greater awareness of the Armenian Genocide...
On a working visit to Armenia, the delegation led by Austria’s Minister of European and Foreign Affairs Alexander Schallenberg visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial today, accompanied by Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. The guests were greeted by the director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Harutyun Marutyan who presented the...
British MP Feryal Clark has called on the UK Government to recognize the Armenian Genocide. “What happened to Armenian people 100 years ago was a genocide, and it is about time that our Government recognized that,” she said during the debate on Holocaust Memorial Day, “I was born in...
