Armenians in Istanbul have celebrated the 150th anniversary of Kalafyan School, the cradle of national identity and culture, Agos reports.
Students in national costumes performed ethnic songs and dances at the ceremony which featured also a video reel telling about the school’s foundation and history.
“Today, Kalafyan is the only school which, apart from Istanbul-Armenian students, admits also children from different corners of Western Armenia as a boarding school. For them, Kalafyan it is the source of revealing their Armenian identity, culture and language,” said Diana Kamparosian, the chairperson of the school’s orphanage foundation.
Founded in 1887, the school initially pursued a mission to educate and give safe haven to orphans.
Armenians in Zakho in Iraqi Kurdistan mark anniversary of genocide
Armenians residing in the Kurdish city of Zakho, near the border with Turkey, massively mobilized to commemorate the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. They themselves came from the families of the displaced and deported dispersed in the Ottoman Empire by the Turkish authorities of the time and who found refuge in these mountainous regions populated mainly by Kurds and confining with the Autonomous Kurdistan of Iraq . There are currently some 200 Armenian families in the town of Zakho, who feel safe in this town about 200 km north-west of Erbil, the capital of autonomous Kurdistan, which in recent years has hosted a large number Christians, including Armenians, but also members of other religious minorities, such as the Yezidis, who had to flee the persecution and massacre perpetrated in other parts of Iraq by the jihadists of the Islamic state. “We are only a handful in Kurdistan. But thanks to God, we enjoy most of our rights, “said Ishkhan Milko, an Armenian member of the Duhok Provincial Council.
The Armenians have a seat in this Regional Council and a seat in the Parliament of Autonomous Kurdistan. Although Armenians are few in number, they still hold the painful memory of a history marked by the genocide of 24 April 1915. “The Armenians emigrated from Bitlis, Erzurum, Van, Mush, And other localities in Northern Kurdistan [in Turquoise], “said Dr. Hogir Mohammed, a Kurdish researcher on the Armenian genocide, referring to the fate of the inhabitants of the Turkish cities to the east and South-eastern region of Turkey, a region more commonly referred to as Kurdistan than Armenia by the Kurds. “They have traveled on different roads, some passing through the Syrian desert, and some of them have chosen to settle in Syria, others to Jordan and Egypt. Some others came to settle in Iraqi Kurdistan, where the city of Zakho was the gateway, “said the Kurdish researcher who recalled that Zakho has an Armenian school, which was founded in 1969.” Many Muslims frequented The school of the Church. We were studying alongside the Armenians, and then they came here, “said Fahmi Ahmad, the director of the Armenian school, talking nostalgically about the time when the Armenians and Muslims were studying side by side. Islam, Muslims to Christianity “.
Tuesday, May 2, 2017,
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Breaking News: Armenian village of Baghanis under intensive Azeri shelling
On the evening of April 28, the border village of Baghanis, Tavush province was subjected to intensive Azerbaijani shelling, Baganis Municipality told PanARMENIAN.Net
The 2-hour shelling led to no casualties, with the village suffering material damage only.
Recent days saw increased cases of Azerbaijan shelling Armenia’s settlements, with Baghanis interstate road targeted on April 25.
Israelis Commemorate Genocide as Government Still Doesn’t Recognize
An Armenian child holds a map commemorating those murdered in the Armenian genocide of 1915. Taken in the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem on April 24, 2017. (Photo: Yoav Loeff/i24News)
Members of the Armenian community in Jerusalem pay tribute to the 1.5 million massacred from 1915-1923
JERUSALEM, Israel (i24 News)—Hebrew University professors and students along with representatives of the Armenian community in Jerusalem gathered Tuesday in order to pay tribute to the 1.5 million Armenians massacred by Ottoman soldiers in the Armenian genocide committed from 1915 to 1923.
The Armenian genocide, commemorated annually on April 24th, coincided with Israel’s national Holocaust Memorial Day this year. While 29 governments and parliaments recognize the systematic murder and deportation of Armenians, also known as the “Armenian Holocaust,” Israel does not. Turkey vehemently rejects the use of the term “genocide” to describe the mass killing of Armenians during World War I, arguing the episode was a collective tragedy in which both Turks and Armenians died.
Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia in Jerusalem Tsolag Momjian addressed the crowd and affirmed that he hopes for a day when Israel recognizes the Armenian genocide.
“Yesterday Armenians all over the world commemorated the anniversary of the Armenian genocide,” he said. “Yesterday Israel also marked annual Holocaust Remembrance Day, on this occasion I would like to express my solidarity with the Jewish people who died during the Second World War.”
Very Reverend Father Samuel Aghoyan of the Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem speaks at a ceremony honoring those killed in the Armenian genocide on April 25, 2017. (Photo: Yoav Loeff/i24News)
Very Reverend Father Samuel Aghoyan, who spoke on behalf of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, explained that, while Armenians were being killed, the world remained silent.
“The world at the time was silent and never tried to stop it, thus Armenians lost more than one and half million of their people,”Aghoyan said. “My parents were the lucky ones to escape from being killed but their relatives and brothers were the victims.”
“Turkey today vehemently denies that its ancestors committed such barbaric acts and it is sad to say that the Israeli government has not the courage to side with justice by recognizing the historical fact of genocide of the Armenians,” he said.
Aghoyan affirmed that the world has not learned the lessons of the past.
“It seems that the world has not been changed since 1915, because today we hear of and witness new genocide being carried out on different scales and in different parts of the world, “ he said, affirming that “the great powers could care less- by shutting their eyes they silently permit them to happen.”
Aghoyan issued a call saying that “It is time for Turkey to stop lying,” and admit to the “horrible and inhumane” massacres committed by its ancestors.
Vancouver: Canadian Armenian rallies commemorate anniversary of the Armenian genocide
Gagrule.net April 24 Hundred of Canadian Armenian rallied through downtown Vancouver commemorating 102 anniversary of the 1915 Armenian genocide in Turkey’s Ottoman Empire with protest gatherings and marches.
The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Christian Armenian population of the Turkish Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres, and deportations involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million.
The majority of Armenian Diaspora communities were formed by the Genocide survivors.
Present-day Turkey denies the fact of the Armenian Genocide, justifying the atrocities as “deportation to secure Armenians”. Only a few Turkish intellectuals, including Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk and scholar Taner Akcam, speak openly about the necessity to recognize this crime against humanity.
The Armenian Genocide was recognized by Uruguay, Russia, France, Lithuania, the Italian Chamber of Deputies, majority of U.S. states 45, parliaments of Greece, Cyprus, Argentina, Belgium and Wales, National Council of Switzerland, Chamber of Commons of Canada, Polish Sejm, Vatican, European Parliament and the World Council of Churches.
Los Angeles Thousands of LA Armenians march toward Turkey consulate
Thousands of Armenians in Los Angeles are taking part in marches on the 102nd anniversary of Armenian Genocide.
Two respective marches are planned in the city, according to Fox 11 news.
The participants plan to march toward Turkey’s consulate general in Los Angeles.
US Congressman Adam Schiff also will take part in the marches.
It was noted that about 60,000 people participated in the march last year.
April 24 is a solemn and sacred day. It marks the beginning of a campaign of murder, rape, and forced displacement carried out against the Armenian people by the Ottoman Empire 102 years ago. In the end, one and a half million Armenians were murdered in the Armenian Genocide.
We will never forget those who were lost. And we will keep fighting to recognize the Armenian Genocide both here at home and around the world.
Istanbul police hamper Armenian Genocide march
The police in Istanbul hampered Armenian Genocide commemoration events after members of the opposition People’s Democratic Party started a peaceful march from their headquarters in the city’s Şişli district.
Held under the slogan Confront the Genocide, the event was joined also by Armenian youth association Nor Zartonk (new awakening).
Speaking to reporters at the protest site, a spokesperson for the organization, Norayr Olgar called for the different ethnic groups in Turkey must to eventually come to terms with their past to make future peace possible.
Melis Tatan, the head of the party’s district headquarters, said he sees Turkey still continuing its genocidal policies.
“They continue committing genocide by naming the schools and streets here after Talaat [Pasha] and Armenian-populated districts – after Turkish villains. The Genocide continued also with the covering up of the murders of Hrant Dink, Sevak Balikci and Marisa Kucuk,” he said.
Iran: Armenian Protesters in Tehran demand Turkey to recognize Armenian Genocide (video)
Protesters gathered arou
nd Tehran‘s St. Sarkis Cathedral on Monday, April 24 to mark the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Ruptly TV reports.
In the capital, the demonstrators called on Turkey to recognize the mass killings of 1,5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide.
102 years have passed since the beginning of the Armenian Genocide, perpetrated in the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1923.
https://youtu.be/BFGB8LYNpvc
Armenia’s highest leadership attending Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex
On the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Armenia’s highest leadership headed by President Serzh Sargsyan along with the First Lady of Armenia Rita Sargsyan and His Holiness Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II attended on Monday the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex to pay tribute to the memory of the victims of the Armenian genocide.
Speaker of the National Assembly Galust Sahakyan, Armenia’s Prime Minister Karen karapetyan, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of Armenia Gagik Harutyunyan, Chief of Staff of the President’s Office Armen Gevorgyan and other high-level officilas accompanied the President, placed flowers near the eternal fire which perpetuates the memory of the innocent victims.
U.S. Wyoming State recognizes the Armenian Genocide
Wyoming Recognize armenian Genocide
U.S. Wyoming State has recognized the Armenian Genocide, thus becoming the 45th U.S. state to accept the 1915 events as a genocide.
In a letter dated April 21 and addressed to the Armenian National Committee of America Western Region (ANCA-WR), Wyoming Governor Matthew H. Mead has recognized the Armenian Genocide and praised the work of Armenian American grassroots.
“The atrocities of both the Armenian and Jewish Holocausts were unimaginable,” reads Governor Mead’s letter, “but it is important for all to remember—history must not repeat itself,” Wyoming Governor noted in his letter, according to a report by the Armenian Weekly.
Matthew Mead also praised the activities of the Armenian National Committee of America, concluding his letter with the following statement: “My thoughts are with you as you gather for the Colorado State Capitol Armenian Genocide Commemoration.”
The news of Wyoming’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide also received praise by elected officials and activists in the state.
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