My personal blog, my thoughts.
110 years ago, the world witnessed one of the most tragic pages in human history – the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey. This tragedy not only took the lives of two million innocent people, but also left a deep mark on the souls of the survivors, shaping their identity and desire for justice.
Read more “Genocide is a crime with no statute of limitations.”
A new documentary will be screened in many theaters across the United States and will be available on demand on Oct. 7. Unlike other documentaries on the topic, this one is different and more relevant to today’s non-Armenian viewer. The documentary, titled “Architects of Denial” and subtitled “Genocide Denied Is Genocide Continued,” links the mass killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in 1915 to contemporary massacres of Armenians by Azerbaijanis in various cities of Azerbaijan, and threats to kill Armenians living in the enclave of Nagorno-Karabagh (Artsakh).
Read more “New Documentary Links Armenian Genocide to Recent Azerbaijani Massacres of Armenians”
Armenian-Americans knew they had scored a major victory for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide when Texas became the 46th state to recognize it. What Armenian-Americans did not realize is that the recognition by Texas had a devastating impact on the Turkish community’s lobbying efforts in the state.
Read more “Turkish Activist Admits Major Blow When Texas Recognized Armenian Genocide”
AUSTIN, Tex.—The Texas House of Representatives unanimously passed House Resolution 191, titled “Recognizing the Armenian Genocide,” on May 19, thus making The Lone Star State the 46th state in the U.S. to officially classify and commemorate the 1915-1923 annihilation of Ottoman Turkey’s indigenous Armenian community as genocide.
Read more “Texas Recognizes the Armenian Genocide; Becomes 46th State to Acknowledge the Crime”
On April 25, the Georgia State Capitol was crowded with members of the Georgia Armenian community, who had gathered for the annual Armenian Genocide commemoration event hosted by the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Georgia.
Read more “Armenian Genocide Commemorated at Georgia State Capitol”