Armenian Genocide Commemoration
- Hundreds of thousands of Armenians gathered in Tsitsernakaberd on 24th of April to remember the victims of the Armenian Genocide. New high quality photos of the event are available.
- Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute have organized a conference dedicated to centennial anniversary of the Armenian massacres in Adana. Read more about Adana Massacres.
- Light-the-night action as well as torchlight procession took place on April 23 in Yerevan. Photos are available here.
Genocide Recognition News
2009-04-25 Statement of President Barack Obama on Armenian Remembrance Day: "Ninety four years ago, one of the great atrocities of the 20th century began. Each year, we pause to remember the 1.5 million Armenians who were subsequently massacred or marched to their death in the final days of the Ottoman Empire. The Meds Yeghern must live on in our memories, just as it lives on in the hearts of the Armenian people..."
Obama did not pronounce the word "genocide", although he used the Armenian term "Mets Yeghern".
2009-04-17 The Governor of California State, USA, Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaims 19-26 April "Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide". The Governor announces Armenian Genocide memory days every year and he makes a speech in this regard.
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- About Mets Yeghern How the Armenian genocide was conspired, organized and executed.
- Why it was a Genocide?
"It was a genocide, as the people was cut off its roots, its land..." - Hrant Dink
Armenian Genocide and UN Genocide Convention - Genocide Recognition Not all the countries of the world recognize the Armenian Genocide