Menendez, colleagues commemorate Armenian Genocide with bipartisan resolution
U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced a bipartisan resolution in the Senate to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record relating to the ...
ANCA: President Trump continues to enforce Turkey’s gag rule
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian issued this response to President Donald Trump’s failure to reaffirm the Armenian Genocide in his commemorative statement issued earlier today.
“President Trump has chosen to enforce Ankara’s gag-rule against American condemnation and commemoration of the ...
Armenian Genocide anniversary marked on Times Square
Armenian Weekly – The vow to “keep the promise” was in full effect on Sunday, April 23, as an impressive number gathered in Times Square to remember the 1.5 million martyrs and pay homage to their legacy, proving that the Armenian Genocide commemorations have only gained momentum since the Centennial.
The relevant and inspiring program, ...
Tens of thousands march for justice to Los Angeles Turkish Consulate
"Asbarez" .– Tens of thousands of community members marched to the Consulate General of Turkey in Los Angeles Monday demanding justice for the Armenian Genocide in an event organized by the Armenian Genocide Committee—a coalition of groups the include the four denominations, the national political parties, as well as the most prominent ...
‘The Promise’ could lose $80M serving a higher purpose
The Armenian genocide drama — starring Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac — opened to just $4.1 million over the weekend in North America, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The late Kirk Kerkorian’s parting gift to Hollywood was The Promise, a big-budget epic about the Armenian genocide.
Starring Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac, the movie ...
Armenia Marks 1915 Genocide Anniversary
Tens of thousands of people marched to the Dzidzernagapert memorial in Yerevan on Monday to mark the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey.
The annual daylong procession followed a prayer service led by Catholicos Garegin II, the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, by the hilltop memorial’s eternal fire. ...
Trump Sticks With Obama’s Policy On Armenian Genocide Issue
Echoing statements made by his predecessors, U.S. President Donald Trump declined to describe the 1915 mass killings of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey as genocide on Monday, speaking instead of “one of the worst mass atrocities of the 20th century.”
Just like former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush, Trump used the Armenian phrase ...
Obama’s UN envoy apologizes for not recognizing Armenian mass killings as genocide
"The Hill".- Former Obama UN Ambassador Samantha Power on Monday apologized for not using the term "genocide" to describe the Ottoman Turks' massacre of Armenians.
"I am very sorry that, during our time in office, we in the Obama administration did not recognize the #Armenian Genocide," Power said in a series of tweets.
Power, who ...
President Trump Continues to Enforce Turkey’s Gag Rule; Fails to Mention ‘Genocide’
WASHINGTON—Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian issued this response to President Donald Trump’s failure to reaffirm the Armenian Genocide in his commemorative statement issued earlier today.
“President Trump has chosen to enforce Ankara’s gag-rule against American condemnation and commemor...
