Topic: Genocide Recognition

WASHINGTON — The White House released the following statement on April 24, in honor of the commemoration of the 107th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. On April 24, 1915, Ottoman authorities arrested Armenian intellectuals and[...]

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Journalist, author and professor Maria Armoudian is focusing on ideas and actions in the quest for justice; she knows that one needs plenty of the former to arrive at the latter. Her latest book, Lawyers Beyond[...]

The death of Bob Dole, at age 98, on December 5, was a loss for American politics and a loss for those championing recognition of the Armenian Genocide. He was a larger-than-life presence on the American political scene, “one of the most[...]

BERLIN — On September 21 Armenians throughout the world celebrated 30 years of independence for the Republic of Armenia. In official venues, like the Armenian Embassy in Berlin, the event was commemorated in the presence of public[...]

Damascus (AFP) – Syria’s parliament on Thursday recognized the 1915-1917 killings of up to 1.5 million Armenians as genocide, as tensions run high with Turkey after deadly clashes in northwest Syria. “The[...]

By Stephen Kurkjian Special to the Mirror-Spectator BOSTON — With the news in March that Alabama had become the 49th state in the country to adopt a resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide, Aram Hamparian, the executive director of[...]

BOSTON — The venerable chamber of the Massachusetts State House once again filled with Armenians and their supporters on April 12 for the annual commemoration of the tragedy of the Armenian Genocide. Though 104 years may have passed, the[...]