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Pashinyan accused of ‘ignorance’ after controversial statement on Armenian Genocide
Pashinyan’s government has previously been accused of promoting Armenian Genocide denial.
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Armenian MP accused of promoting Genocide denial
An Armenian MP has come under fire for claiming that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called for the compilation of the names of the victims of the Armenian Genocide. MP Andranik Kocharyan, the chair of the Armenian Parliament’s Defence Committee, claimed on Sunday that Pashinyan aimed to make a complete list of victims to ‘build real foundations’ for documentation the Armenian Genocide. He stated the following day that the creation of the list was ‘very important for building our relations in
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Turkey closes its airspace to Armenia
Turkey has closed its airspace to Armenian planes in response to the unveiling of a statue dedicated to Operation Nemesis, a campaign to assassinate the Ottoman perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide. FlyOne, an Armenian airline, broke the news on 29 April, stating that it had to cancel some of its flights to and from Europe because of the sudden closure of Turkey’s airspace to Armenia. On Wednesday, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu told NTV that the closure was a response to the unv
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Head of Armenian Community of Georgia reportedly attacked in the street
The head of the Armenian Community of Georgia, Artur Mirzoyan, has said he was attacked in the street near his home in Tbilisi, three days before Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. Mirzoyan claimed that on Friday evening, he was attacked by three masked people, two of whom beat him while a third filmed. ‘They pushed me to the ground, they deliberately hit me in the head, back, and stomach area, they beat me. I also defended myself, I was able to get up, I tried to get away. At this time, [th
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Biden administration formally recognises Armenian genocide
US President Joe Biden has recognised the mass murder of 1.5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during the First World War as a genocide. ‘Each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever again occurring’, the White House statement reads. ‘We remember so that we remain ever-vigilant against the corrosive influence of hate in all its forms.’ Several hours before, the of
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US Senate recognises the Armenian Genocide
The United States Senate has recognised the mass killings of over 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman authorities from 1915-1923 as genocide. The historic vote on Thursday came just over a month after the House of Representatives passed House Resolution 296 recognising the Genocide. Senate Resolution 150, which senators passed unanimously, is identical to the 29 October House resolution. It calls for ‘the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide through official recognition and remembrance,
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US House of Representatives recognises the Armenian Genocide
The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution recognising the mass killings of over 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman authorities from 1915– 1923 as genocide. House Resolution 296, which passed on Tuesday by 405 votes to 11, is the first to label the killings as genocide since 1984, when the House passed a similar resolution. The resolution is by far the most trenchant in its language, not only recognising the genocide but calling for an end to genocide denial. Since 1984,
