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Headlines for April 24, 201120TH CENTURY CRIME AND 1.5 MILLION PRAYERS
The crime committed against Armenians in 1915, which was correctly formulated as genocide within the framework of international law years later, is one of the most tragic pages in Armenian history.
The ...ONLY JAPANESE SHIP ACCEPTED THE ARMENIANS
Japan, the country of the rising sun and its people have charmed Armenologist Artsvi Bakhchinyan who has been involved in studying Armenian-Japanese historical-cultural relations for the past couple of ...TURKEY'S POLICY IS BECOMING MORE "SOPHISTICATED"
Address of President Serzh Sargsyan on the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Armenian Genocide Fellow Compatriots,
Today is the 24th of April, and we commemorate the memory of the victims of the ...MARCH WITH TORCHES: DEMAND FROM GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT
Last evening, a traditional march in memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide was held in Akhalkalak, Javakhk.
Before the march that started from the Youth Center in Akhalkalak, the participants ...OBAMA DIDN'T SAY "GENOCIDE" AGAIN
U.S. President Barak Obama avoided using the word "genocide" in his April 24 address once again and used the phrase "Mets Yeghern", which means "Great Catastrophe" in Armenian.
"We solemnly remember the ...STOP FOR A MOMENT
Like last year, the initiating group of "Sardarapat" Movement once again made a call on all Armenians living in Armenia and abroad on declaring a "Moment of Silence" at 19:15 on the anniversary of the ...SERZH SARGSYAN LAID A WREATH
Armenia's high-ranking officials visited Tsitsernakaberd to pay tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide. The march was headed by clergymen.
Representatives of the diplomatic corpus accredited ...U.S. AMBASSADOR: "IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY MORE"
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie Yovanovich says U.S. President Barack Obama's April 24 address, in which Obama failed to use the word "genocide" once again, was "powerful". "Every year, we come here ...R. HOVHANNISIAN: "U.S. HISTORY ON THE SCALE"
Leader of "Heritage" party Raffi Hovhannisian says if U.S. President Barack Obama didn't pronounce the word "genocide", that is first and foremost his and the American people's problem. "What's on the ...BOMBED KAPAN ON APRIL 24
The events dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide kicked off in the heart of Syunik region on April 22.
Within the framework of the events, the members of "Davit Bek Ukhter" young NGO organized ..."OUR PEOPLE'S DEMAND IS CLEAR"
Address by RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan on the Day of Remembrance of the victims of the Armenian Genocide
"Fellow compatriots,
Today marks the 96th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The purpose ...TRIBUTE IN STEPANAKERT
On April 24, President of the Republic of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan visited the memorial in the capital of the NKR to pay tribute to the innocent victims of the Great Genocide. Accompanying him were high-ranking ..."REMEMBERING OUR SORROW AND UNDERSTANDING THE PAIN OF OTHERS"
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We will have connections from Tsitsernakaberd where the march in memory of the 1915 Great Genocide began this morning.
At 10 a.m. ...FULFILLED EMPEROR'S COMMANDMENT
Once, one of the Japanese emperors sent his 7 samurai to Armenia to find a wife, knowing that Armenian women are beautiful and the guarantee for a strong family.
When Japanese Hasegava Arihiko came to ...TOMOYUKI TAJITSU: "I LOVE DOLMA VERY MUCH"
"Barev dzez" (Hello), "Inchpes ek" (How are you), "Jansaghutyun" (Fine), "Yes dolma shat em sirum" (I love dolma very much)-these are the Armenian words, which Tomoyuki Tajitsu has been using for over ...VERNISAZH WAS OPEN
It seems as though it doesn't matter whether it is a celebration or a day of mourning at Vernisazh. Like Saturdays and Sundays, the schedule was the same on April 24.
One of the traders said he would ...POLISH-ARMENIANS PAID TRIBUTE
Polish-Armenians joined the events in memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
Yesterday, Polish-Armenians marched toward the Turkish Embassy where they held a requiem for the victims' rest in ...EYEWITNESS' BOOK IN ARMENIAN
The Armenian translation of Swiss missionary Jacob Kuntzler's book entitled "In a Land of Blood and Tears" is now available.
The book portrays the events that took place in Urfa during WWI. The author ...NOT RELY ON OBAMA'S WORD
Perhaps our day of mourning and Easter fell on the same day by God's will," says 60-year old Zhora Chatoyan who had come to pay tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide near the eternal flame. ...REQUIEM MEAL
s in memory of the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide have been served at Tsitsernakaberd on April 24for the past 23 years.
The meal includes fried meat, bread, pastry, vodka and juices and is ...FROM SAVAGE TRIBES TO OBAMA
The road to the genocide memorial was full of people since early morning. The ruling elite headed by Serzh Sargsyan and the clergymen led by Catholicos Karekin II arrived in Tsitsernakaberd. MPs, government ...TURKEY VOICED REGRET
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The official Ankara today voiced "deep regret" over U.S. President Barack Obama's April 24 address, slamming it as "one-sided".
"The statement distorts the historical facts. We find it very problematic ...ANC MARCH TO TSITSERNAKABERD
Armenian National Congress activists today marched from Freedom Square to Tsitsernakaberd to pay tribute to the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide. The march was led by Gagik Jhangiryan, Aram Manukyan, ...NOT EVEN A MEMORIAL IN TCHAMBARAK
Since early morning, employees of the Tchambarak municipality of Gegharkunik province paid tribute to the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide with lilies in order to set an example for fellow ...JAPANESE PROFESSOR ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Japanese professor Segava summed up the results of her 10-year study in Armenia for her book "Unforgettable Armenian Genocide". Japanese studies expert Asya Harutyunyan, who is well aware of the professor's ...EFFECTS OF INJUSTICE
On April 24, the Armenian Holy Apostolic Church celebratesd the Day of the Holy Resurrection of Christ and commemorated the martyrs of the Armenian Genocide.
Attending the patriarchal liturgy were RA ...NEAR FIRST MONUMENT
On April 24 at 16:30, a requiem for the martyrs of the 1915 Armenian Genocide was held under the direction of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians near the Cross-stone ...SUPPORT ACTION WAS A SUCCESS
The people coming to Tsitsernakaberd today stopped near the Armenian-Japanese friendship monument, bowed silently, laid flowers and left inscriptions. By the initiative of the International Cultural Bank ...MEMORIES AND TSITSERNAKABERD
Although Arakel Petrosyan is already 87 years old, he still climbs up to Tsitsernakaberd and pays tribute to the victims of the Armenian Genocide.
"Age doesn't matter as long as I'm still able to go. ...TURKS COMMEMORATED THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
The Turks' major event dedicated to the 96th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide was held in the Taxim Square in central Istanbul. The action was called "This pain is everyone's pain" and had a turnout ...
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Today in Armenian history- 775 Battle of Ardzni (Bagrevand).
- 1877 Tsar Alexander the Second starts the Russian-Turkish War in the Balkans and on the territory of ancient Armenia. The war ended with the victory of Russia.
- 1910 Death of Armenian writer Victoria Azanoor (Pompili). She wrote in Italian. Her books were translated into Armenian by Father Arsen Ghazikian.
- 1915 The arrest, exile and murder of the Armenian intellectuals (about 800) of Constantinople. The Turks start the implementation of their state plan for the Armenian Genocide. About one million Armenians are killed.
- 1937 The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Armenia decides to dissolve the Committee of the Transcaucasian Countries.
- 1965 The Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide took place in about 25 countries out of respect for the memory of the innocent victims. A monument was unveiled in the Main Cathedral of Echmiadsin. The monument to the memory of the Armenian Genocide in Montebello, California.
- 1968 The World Congress of Peace Movements, with the participation of organizations from 64 countries and of 16 international organizations, commemorated the Armenian Genocide.
- 1973 A monument to the memory of the Armenian Genocide is unveiled in Marseilles, France.
- 1975 Opening of monuments commemorating the memory of the 1915 Armenian Genocide. They were in Bikfaya (Lebanon), Athens (Greece) and Milan (Italy).
- 1978 A monument to the memory of the Armenian Genocide is unveiled in Lyon, France.
- 1984 A monument to the memory of the Armenian Genocide was placed in Alfortville, near Paris.
- 1987 An Armenian stone-cross dedicated to the memory of the Armenian Genocide is unveiled in Stuttgart, Germany.
- 1989 A monument dedicated to the memory of the Armenian Genocide was unveiled in Sydney, Australia.
- 1990 President Bush issued a news release calling on all Americans to join with Armenians on April 24 in commemorating "the more than a million Armenian people who were victims".
- 1994 President Clinton issued a news release on April 24, to commemorate the "tragedy" that befell the Armenians in 1915.
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