Thousands commemorate Armenian genocide at site of Montebello monument
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Protesters issued a call for the Turkish government to take responsibility for the deaths of about 1.5 million people. Angelenos gathered at the steps of Pasadena City Hall to pay tribute to the many thousands of Armenians massacred at the turn of the century. This group is supposed to build on the president's 2011 directive [...]
Read MoreThousands commemorate Armenian genocide at site of Montebello monument
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Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — On the fourth Armenian Remembrance Day of his presidency, President Obama has for the fourth time in a row broken his promise to the Armenian community to use the word “genocide” in describing The Armenian genocide is formally commemorated each April 24th because on that date in [...]
Read MoreArmenian Genocide Commemoration Day: Confronting Denialism
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During the Armenian genocide in 1915, an unknown number of young Armenians survived because they were adopted as daughters and sons of Muslim families. Many lived the rest of their lives with Turkish, Kurdish, or Arabic names and identities to escape WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is marking the anniversary of the massacre of [...]
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