Armenian Genocide
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The Turkish Ottoman Empire systematically exterminated 1.5 million Armenians from 1915-1923. A century later, Turkey refuses to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
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Today, April 24, marks the 109th anniversary of the
#ArmenianGenocide
during which 1.5 million Armenians were systematically exterminated by the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
To this day, Turkey denies the genocide of not only Armenians, but also Greeks and Assyrians.
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Today, April 24, marks the 105th anniversary since the start of the
#ArmenianGenocide
during which 1.5 million Armenians were killed by the Turkish Ottoman Empire. To this day, Turkey denies perpetrating the genocide.
We remember and honor the victims, survivors, and heroes.
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Today marks 103 years since the start of the
#ArmenianGenocide
perpetrated by the Turkish Ottoman Empire that killed up to 1.5 million Armenians. Turkey to this day denies a genocide took place.
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Today marks 102 years since the
#ArmenianGenocide
began by modern-day Turkey that killed up to 1.5 million Armenians.
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Today marks 104 years since the start of the
#ArmenianGenocide
perpetrated by the Turkish Ottoman Empire that killed up to 1.5 million Armenians. To this day, Turkey continues to deny a genocide took place.
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We also remember the genocide of 750,000 Greeks and 300,000 Assyrians by the Ottoman Empire during the
#ArmenianGenocide
.
#GreekGenocide
#AssyrianGenocide
#Sayfo
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BREAKING: US President Joe Biden recognizes
#ArmenianGenocide
in Armenian Remembrance Day statement.
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Tens of thousands rally outside Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles to mark 101st anniversary of
#ArmenianGenocide
.
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Armenians in Lebanon show up in full force to commemorate the
#ArmenianGenocide
centennial.
#Turkeyfailed
http://t.co/GUcEvVJiwu
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Armenian Genocide survivor Ovsanna Mirkhanyan passes away in Armenia at 106.
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Today marks 101 years since start of
#ArmenianGenocide
by
modern-day Turkey that killed up to 1.5 million Armenians.
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Eiffel Tower to go dark on April 24 in memory of
#ArmenianGenocide
victims.
#Turkeyfailed
http://t.co/aIwSurojXv
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BREAKING: US House of Representatives passes H.Res. 296 officially recognizing the
#ArmenianGenocide
by an overwhelming bipartisan 405-11 vote.
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Today marks 31 years since the Baku pogrom directed against the ethnic Armenian population in Azerbaijan’s capital city of Baku.
During the seven-day pogrom, Armenians were attacked, beaten, burned, raped, and expelled to live as refugees.
#Baku1990
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Turkish President Erdogan calls the extermination of Armenians from the Ottoman Empire “reasonable” at the time.
Most of Turkey’s archives relating to the
#ArmenianGenocide
were destroyed and what remains has been altered.
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More than 25 countries worldwide formally recognize the
#ArmenianGenocide
. To this day, Turkey refuses to acknowledge this crime.
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Thousands commemorate 101st anniversary of
#ArmenianGenocide
in Yerevan torchlight procession.
#Armenia
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Divers place Armenian cross in Mediterranean Sea in memory of
#ArmenianGenocide
victims who were drowned.
#Lebanon
http://t.co/zsI21FqWP2
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Today Armenia celebrates 25 years of independence. Long live free, independent, and united Armenia! 🇦🇲
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Today, April 24, marks 107 years since the start of the genocide of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turkey.
To this day the existential threat against Armenians continues and it’s more important than ever to not forget the past, and demand justice for the
#ArmenianGenocide
.
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TURKEY - Istanbul governor has banned the
#ArmenianGenocide
remembrance event held in Istanbul’s Kadikoy district for the second year in a row.
The organizers stated it was deemed “inappropriate” to hold the event.
Turkey continues to deny its genocide of 1.5 million Armenians.
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Mount Ararat, now in Turkish territory and seen from Yerevan, stands as a reminder to Armenians today of lost homelands and pain of the
#ArmenianGenocide
.
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Today, April 24, marks the 106th anniversary of the
#ArmenianGenocide
of 1.5 million Armenians by the Turkish Ottoman Empire.
To this day, Turkey denies committing genocide.
We remember the victims and survivors of the genocide and demand justice for the crime.
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"Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?" - Adolf Hitler (1939)
#ArmenianGenocide
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Armenians in Lebanon start April with a parade to commemorate the
#ArmenianGenocide
centennial.
#Turkeyfailed
http://t.co/EgF5FKM88P
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April is
#GenocideAwarenessMonth
as it contains many significant dates related to genocide.
We remember and demand justice for all genocides and atrocities around the world.
#GenocideAwareness
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BREAKING: Former Ottoman ally Germany recognizes
#ArmenianGenocide
, Turkey recalls ambassador.
#Turkeyfailed
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BREAKING: European Parliament calls on Turkey to recognize
#ArmenianGenocide
.
#Turkeyfailed
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Turkey continues to deny
#ArmenianGenocide
while more than 20 countries worldwide formally recognize its occurrence.
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It is more important than ever to hold Turkey accountable for the
#ArmenianGenocide
. Last year during the pandemic and US elections, Turkey helped Azerbaijan drive Armenians from their homes as the Ottoman Empire did to Armenians during a world war.
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Danish missionary Maria Jacobsen, known as “Mama”, traveled from Denmark to the Ottoman Empire to help save thousands of wounded and ill orphans at a hospital and later on founded the famous Bird’s Nest Orphanage in Beirut, Lebanon.
#ArmenianGenocide
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Orphans who survived the
#ArmenianGenocide
spell out “America We Thank You” at an American orphanage in Armenia.
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Khloe & Kim Kardashian pay respects to
#ArmenianGenocide
victims at the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial in Yerevan, Armenia.
http://t.co/9CXd1yx6L9
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Silvard Atajyan vividly recalls when French soldiers saved her & her family from
#ArmenianGenocide
by Ottoman Turks.
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Today marks 100 yrs since the
#ArmenianGenocide
during which 1.5 million Armenians were killed by the Turkish Ottoman gov't from 1915-1923.
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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West baptize baby North in Jerusalem's Armenian Quarter at Saint James Cathedral.
#Israel
http://t.co/m50itXi5gc
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System of a Down performs in Armenia for the first time to mark
#ArmenianGenocide
centennial.
#WakeUpTheSouls
http://t.co/zYqUrbR7ri
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Turkey and Azerbaijan, nations which ethnically cleansed Armenians before during the
#ArmenianGenocide
and pogroms in the 90s, have begun a war against Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).
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"Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?" - Adolf Hitler (1939)
#ArmenianGenocide
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Texas Armenians march in Austin to commemorate
#ArmenianGenocide
centennial on April 18.
#Turkeyfailed
http://t.co/3nyyfhEoma
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Second Global Forum Against the Crime of Genocide attended by George Clooney and Armenian President.
#Armenia
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Currently 22 countries and 43 US states recognize the
#ArmenianGenocide
. Germany is expected to become the 23rd country today.
#Turkeyfailed
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Serj & John of System of a Down arrive in Armenia for
#WakeUpTheSouls
tour dedicated to
#ArmenianGenocide
centennial.
http://t.co/k6wg0qxejS
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#BREAKING
: The European Parliament passes resolution commemorating centenary of the
#ArmenianGenocide
.
#Turkeyfailed
http://t.co/x9ftsUPU0X
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Thousands gather at Times Square today to mark
#ArmenianGenocide
centennial.
#Turkeyfailed
http://t.co/ruoaobl7Gr
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#BREAKING
: Former Ottoman ally Germany becomes 23rd country to recognize
#ArmenianGenocide
.
#Turkeyfailed
http://t.co/0bXjWq97n9
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Presidents of Serbia, France, Armenia, Cyprus, and Russia commemorate
#ArmenianGenocide
centennial in Yerevan.
http://t.co/KGKoMzddDG
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Today, April 24, marks the 108th anniversary since the start of the 1915
#ArmenianGenocide
of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turkey.
To this day, Turkey continues its genocidal policy through Azerbaijan which threatens 120,000 Armenians with potential genocide in Artsakh.
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Thousands march downtown Toronto on Sunday to mark 100th anniversary of
#ArmenianGenocide
.
#Turkeyfailed
http://t.co/3VN3RC37F1
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BREAKING:
#Syria
’s parliament unanimously adopts resolution recognizing and condemning the
#ArmenianGenocide
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"Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?" - Adolf Hitler (1939)
#ArmenianGenocide
http://t.co/psDhUrTsl0
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#BREAKING
: Brazil becomes 25th country to recognize
#ArmenianGenocide
.
#Turkeyfailed
http://t.co/AqGDzXvCOs
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The world remains silent as Armenians are once again forced to flee their historic lands, this time in Artsakh.
#ArmenianGenocide
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Pope Calls Killings of Armenians ‘Genocide,’ Provoking Turkish Anger
http://t.co/qZsXtlEVcO
#Turkeyfailed
http://t.co/Y3clEyc3O9
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Then why hasn’t Turkey recognized the genocides of its minorities during the Ottoman Empire?
#ArmenianGenocide
#GreekGenocide
#AssyrianGenocide
#Sayfo
As a member of Islamic civilization, which teaches us to love humankind because of the Creator, I condemn this inhumane mentality. Turkey always stands against all attacks targeting humanity, no matter where, under what pretext or in what form they are committed.
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#BREAKING
:
#Ermenilerden
ÖzürDiliyorum (I apologize to Armenians) trends before
#ArmenianGenocide
centennial tomorrow.
http://t.co/3X5FZIuQdn
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Torchlight procession in Yerevan marks 108th anniversary of the
#ArmenianGenocide
.
#Armenia
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Pope Francis acknowledges
#ArmenianGenocide
during his speech at the Presidential Palace in Armenia.
#PopeinArmenia
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BREAKING: US House condemns genocide of Middle East Christians and minorities in a unanimous vote of 393-0.
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Armenians, Greeks, and Assyrians march in Sydney and Melbourne, call on Australia PM Scott Morrison to recognize
#ArmenianGenocide
.
#SpeakUpScoMo
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Putin Reaffirms Russian Recognition of Armenian Genocide
http://t.co/LVV0pOzRJb
#Turkeyfailed
http://t.co/kfZZnw6Tj2
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#BREAKING
: Google adds black ribbon to homepage to commemorate
#ArmenianGenocide
centennial.
#Turkeyfailed
http://t.co/xZSPat3Zi5
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Former Ottoman ally Austria becomes 22nd country to recognize
#ArmenianGenocide
.
#Turkeyfailed
http://t.co/R0Xa4rWVnC
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Our revenge is to survive. Armenians in Buenos Aires march to commemorate
#ArmenianGenocide
anniversary.
#GenocidioArmenio
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Billboards in Montreal metros commemorate
#ArmenianGenocide
centennial.
#Turkeyfailed
http://t.co/by6k0uZms6
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We applaud
@Facebook
for banning
#Holocaust
denial and ask that a ban on
#ArmenianGenocide
denial also be included.
It is important more than ever today as Armenians are threatened by the same force that committed the genocide in 1915.
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BREAKING: For eighth consecutive year, President Obama breaks campaign promise to recognize
#ArmenianGenocide
.
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Due to
#COVID19
, commemoration events moved online with a humanitarian fundraiser to support
@FeedingAmerica
. The effort is in honor of the Near East Relief, the humanitarian operation by the United States in the 1920s to help
#ArmenianGenocide
survivors.
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So far governments and parliaments of 32 countries have recognized the
#ArmenianGenocide
. In 2019, the United States became one of the latest to do so. Although recognition has grown in recent years, Turkey and Israel still refuse to recognize the genocide.
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Raphael Lemkin, who coined the word "genocide" in 1943, cited the Armenian case as an example.
#ArmenianGenocide
http://t.co/RhB4EJn0ah
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As we commemorate the
#ArmenianGenocide
, let us not forget the genocide of 750,000 Greeks and 300,000 Assyrians by the Ottoman Empire.
#GreekGenocide
#AssyrianGenocide
#Sayfo
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Kim Kardashian and her family visit Geghard Monastery in
#Armenia
.
#KUWTK
#ՔՔ
http://t.co/SO8vyU9Oak
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Azerbaijan proclaims itself as a “model of multiculturalism and tolerance,” yet just 31 years ago they had ethnically cleansed 500,000 Armenians.
Today, Azerbaijan’s impunity for its crimes allows it to pursue ethnic cleansing of Armenians, this time in Artsakh.
#Baku1990
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Sourp Asdvadzadzin Cathedral in Adana, Cilicia circa 1900.
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More than 3,000 from across Canada gather at Parliament Hill in Ottawa to commemorate
#ArmenianGenocide
anniversary.
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On the night of April 24, 1915, known as Red Sunday, the Turkish Ottoman government arrested and eventually executed 250 Armenian intellectuals.
It would mark the beginning of the
#ArmenianGenocide
and the day we commemorate the 1.5 million Armenian victims.
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Pope Francis releases dove toward closed Turkey-Armenia border as sign of peace on last day of trip.
#PopeinArmenia
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#ArmenianGenocide
survivor Yevnige Salibian passes away at age 101.
#Turkeyfailed
http://t.co/BcaL5TBzCo
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I wasn't born in Armenia, but Armenia was born in me.
#Turkeyfailed
to rid us of our culture & religion.
#ArmenianGenocide
#NeverForget
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French MPs vote to criminalise denial of Armenian genocide Amendment needs Senate approval.
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