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White House omits the word ‘genocide’ on 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
Some have claimed that President Donald Trump bowed to Turkish pressure in his decision to reverse Biden-era policy.
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Conflicting messaging on Armenian Genocide as Armenia commemorates 110th anniversary
The Ottoman Empire’s early 20th century genocide resulted in the mass killings of nearly 1.5 million Armenians.
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MPs fight in Armenian Parliament over proposed bill increasing penalties for genocide denial
Denying the Armenian Genocide has already been criminalised for years.
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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
Armenian Community of Georgia
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
