UC Santa Barbara Students Hold Protest to Commemorate Armenian Genocide Anniversary

UC Santa Barbara Students Hold Protest to Commemorate Armenian Genocide Anniversary

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Students at UC Santa Barbara marked the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide with a peaceful on-campus protest Thursday, calling for greater public recognition and education about the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire. Organized by the Armenian Student Association, the demonstration included chants, handmade posters, and a symbolic march across campus. Participants began their protest at the Student R…

Armenia Marks 110th Anniversary of Genocide amid Aftermath of Nagorno-Karabakh Extermination

April 24 marked the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, during which up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed by the Ottman Empire. The post Armenia Marks 110th Anniversary of Genocide amid Aftermath of Nagorno-Karabakh Extermination appeared first on Breitbart.

Lebanon, Syria commemorate 110th Armenian genocide anniversary

Armenian communities in the Levant commemorated the 110th anniversary of the Armenian genocide on Thursday. Around 1.5 million Armenians were systematically killed during the final years of the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1917. Remembrance ceremonies were held in both Lebanon and Syria – both home to sizeable Armenian communities established after they settled there as refugees, following massacres which began in the late 1800s and culminate…

Armenian and Syriac communities in Beirut unite to commemorate 1915 Genocide and demand justice - Syriac Press

BEIRUT — On the 110th anniversary of the 1915 Sayfo Genocide, the Universal Syriac Union Party (USUP), Armenian organizations, and other political and civil society organizations held a memorial event at Martyrs’ Square, underscoring their united call for justice, recognition, and the prevention of future atrocities. The gathering honored the victims of the 1915 massacres perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire during World War I. These atrocities tar…

Statement on Armenian Genocide Memorial Day

Please read the following statement from Elizabeth May recognising Armenian Genocide Memorial Day: “Today marks the 110th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. Armenian Canadians are commemorating this solemn occasion in remembrance of the hundreds of thousands who were senselessly killed between 1915-16. I proudly stand in solidarity with Armenians, who continue to face persecution and displacement by Azerbaijan’s government. I especially want …