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Youth Lead Massive March to Dzidzernagapert
By Harout Kassabian YEREVAN—Armenians from around the world converged at Yerevan’s Republic Square late in the evening of April 24 to march through the city center in a torch-lit procession to...
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The Berlin Connection
Gorki Theater’s Monumental Role Special for the Armenian Weekly BERLIN—In commemorating the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide, the road between Yerevan and Istanbul passes through Berlin. Every...
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Armenian Youth Stage Peaceful Protest against Denialists Fein, Gunter
On Sat., April 11, the Turkish-American Cultural Association of Michigan (TACAM) sponsored an event featuring two heavyweight Armenian Genocide deniers—Bruce Fein and Michael Gunter—at Eastern Michigan...
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Book Review: ‘Sacred Justice: The Voices and Legacy of the Armenian Operation...
Sacred Justice: The Voices and Legacy of the Armenian Operation Nemesis By Marian Mesrobian MacCurdy Transaction Publishers, New Jersey (Feb. 28, 2015); 407 pages ISBN 978-1-4128-5503-7; Hardcover,...
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Akcam: The Other Turkey
Prof. Taner Akcam, the Robert Aram, Marianne Kaloosdian, and Stephen and Marian Mugar Chair in Armenian Genocide Studies at Clark University, gave the following remarks at the Armenian Genocide...
View ArticleCanada Designates April ‘Genocide Condemnation, Prevention Month’
OTTAWA, Canada (A.W.)—On April 24, on the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Canadian Parliament unanimously adopted Motion M-587, calling on all current and subsequent governments to...
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Commemorations in Istanbul Demand Truth, Justice for Genocide
ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—Human rights organizations in Turkey, under the umbrella group “100th Year—Stop Denialism,” gathered in front of the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts in Sultanahmet Square on...
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From Haydarpasha to Ayash on April 24 … 2015
Special for the Armenian Weekly I was awakened unexpectedly at 4 a.m. on April 24, 2015. There was no knock at the door. No noise on the street. No alarm clock. Just a sudden awakening and an early...
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Cilicia Catholicosate Files Lawsuit against Turkey for Return of Historic...
On Tues. April 28, the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia filed a lawsuit in the Turkish Constitutional Court to regain ownership of the historic headquarters of the Church, which includes the...
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Aleppo’s Armenian Church of Forty Martyrs Destroyed
ALEPPO, Syria (A.W.)—The Armenian Church of Forty Martyrs in Judayda, Aleppo, has been destroyed. Some sources reported that the church was bombed with explosives placed underneath the structure...
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Catholicosate of Cilicia Leaders and Lawyers Outline Lawsuit Seeking Turkey’s...
WASHINGTON—Leaders and lawyers representing the Catholicosate of Cilicia held a press conference on April 29 at the National Press Club to discuss their lawsuit against the Turkish Government seeking...
View ArticleRemembrance and the Demand for Justice Are Inseparable
This year marks both the Centennial observance of the Armenian Genocide and the beginning of the post-2015 period. It is to be expected that our Centennial year observances will elicit frenetic...
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Turkey Rights Groups Issue Statement on April 24
Human rights organizations in Turkey, under the umbrella group “100th Year – Stop Denialism,” issued the following statement on April 24: Precisely 100 years ago today, the first arrests that came to...
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Runners Go the Marathon Distance for Genocide
BOSTON, Mass.—Anytime you can catch millions of people paying attention to the genocide mission, you’ve completed a successful marathon—whether you finished first, last, or somewhere in between....
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Oshagan: No Rest Until Justice
Hayg Oshagan, chairman of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Central Committee of Eastern U.S., gave the following remarks at the Armenian Genocide Commemoration in Times Square, New York, on...
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Thousands Commemorate Genocide Centennial in Boston
Senators Markey and Warren Criticize Obama’s Annual Statement BOSTON, Mass.—On Fri., April 24, nearly 3,000 people marched from the Massachusetts State House to the Armenian Heritage Park as part of a...
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Armenian Genocide Commemorated in Diyarbakir
DİYARBAKİR, Turkey (A.W.)—Hundreds gathered to commemorate the Armenian Genocide in Diyarbakir on April 24. The commemoration began with a march from Mardinkapı Street to the Surp Sarkis Armenian...
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AYF ER Educates New York Public on Centennial
On Sat., April 25, the Armenian Youth Federation-Youth Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (AYF-YOARF) Eastern Region took over New York City’s Bowling Green Park to educate and...
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Thousands Gather in Chicago to Commemorate Genocide Centennial
Armenians from across the Chicago area and from the neighboring states of Wisconsin and Indiana converged on Chicago’s Daley Plaza for a program to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide...
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Centennial Commemoration at Ramapo College to Discuss Turkey’s Denial Industry
MAHWAH, N.J.—In commemoration of the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide, the Gross Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies will host a conversation between Ragip Zarakolu and Nanore Barsoumian on...
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