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Video Message from Mr. Geoffrey Robertson QC
Mr. Geoffrey Robertson’s video message on the occasion of the 106th Anniversary Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, committed by the Ottoman Turks.
Wreath Laying & prayer service at The Cenotaph – London, 23rd April 2021
On Friday 23rd April 2021, as part of the 106th Anniversary commemoration events in the UK, 4 poppy wreaths were laid at the base of the Cenotaph war memorial in Whitehall, London. Present at the ceremony were – His Grace Bishop Hovakim Manukyan, the Primate of the Armenian Church of UK & Ireland – Tim […]
ANNOUNCEMENT – 106th Commemoration of The Armenian Genocide of 1915
Friday 23 April 2021 9.45 – 10.30 AM Wreath laying & prayer service at The Cenotaph, Whitehall, London SW1A 2ET Tim Loughton MP, Chair of APPG will be attending. Petition A petition on behalf of the British Armenian Community, calling for official recognition by the UK Government of the Armenian Genocide will be posted to […]
Armenian Genocide 105th Anniversary Events Announcements
Commemoration of the 105th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide (UK) 1.) Fri 24 April, 11.00 AM – 12.00 PM – Remembrance service to commemorate the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide at St. Yeghiche Armenian Church, followed by wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial khachkar. The service will be streaming live on https://www.facebook.com/ArmenianChurchofUKandIreland/ and https://www.facebook.com/styeghiche and […]
April 24th 1915 Armenian Genocide, 105th Anniversary Memorial
Armenian Genocide Commemoration 2020 Virtual ‘March’, join us Public Announcement April 2020 – Virtual March UK The world is facing unprecedented times. There is so much uncertainty around us and we have lost members of our own community to COVID-19. For many Armenians, this pandemic comes at a time when we recall the Genocide of […]
70th Anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention of the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide Approved and proposed for signature and ratification or accession by General Assembly resolution 260 A (III) of 9 December 1948 Today is the 70th Anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention of the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. This is […]
Dr. Robert Fisk, the British Friend of the Armenian Cause
Dr. Robert Fisk, the British Friend of the Armenian Cause Dr. Robert Fisk and Mr. Raphael Grigorian of SOAS UCL’s Armenian Societies and Armenian Genocide Centenary Commemoration Committee (AGCCC) UK jointly organised an enlightening evening with best-selling author and journalist Dr. Robert Fisk on Monday the 8th of June 2015. The presentation entitled The Armenian […]
MUSIC FOR ARMENIA, MUSIC FROM ARMENIA
MUSIC FOR ARMENIA, MUSIC FROM ARMENIA Armenian violinist Sergey Khachatryan plays at Royal Festival Hall in a special concert to commemorate the Armenian Genocide on 3rd of May 2015 By H.Harutunyan The concert “Music for Armenia” at London’s prestigious Royal Festival Hall was organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Great […]
I’m the First Armenian in the British Parliament and I Am Dismayed at the British Government’s Refusal to Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide
Director of the Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London I’m the First Armenian in the British Parliament and I Am Dismayed at the British Government’s Refusal to Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide Posted – Huffington Post: 04/23/2015 5:23 pm EDT Updated: 04/23/2015 5:59 pm EDT This Friday I will mark the 100th anniversary of […]
The Armenian genocide – the Guardian briefing
The Armenian genocide – the Guardian briefing Turkey has never accepted the term genocide, even though historians have demolished its denial of responsibility for up to 1.5 million deaths Below: Armenians at the Marash army barracks awaiting execution. Above: the Ottoman governor, Haydar Pasha, and soldiers, April 1915. Photograph: Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute. Ian Black […]
‘We have not forgotten our roots’: Somber Kim and Khloe lay red tulips at memorial commemorating 1.5m victims of the 1915 Armenian genocide during eight-day tour of their homeland
‘We have not forgotten our roots’: Somber Kim and Khloe lay red tulips at memorial commemorating 1.5m victims of the 1915 Armenian genocide during eight-day tour of their homeland Sisters laid red tulips near eternal flame of the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex in capital Yerevan Khloe looked emotional as they spent about 10 minutes […]
The Christian tragedy in the Middle East did not begin with Isis
The Christian tragedy in the Middle East did not begin with Isis Sunday 5 April 2015 Robert Fisk A hundred years on from the Armenian genocide, and a Christian minority is again suffering One summer’s day in 1990, I walked into a beautiful Crusader chapel in Keserwan, a gentle mountainside north of Beirut, where an […]
Stephen Pound MP Calls for Genocide Recognition and Centenary Commemoration in House of Commons
Stephen Pound MP Calls for Genocide Recognition and Centenary Commemoration in House of Commons On the evening of Monday 23rd March 2015, Mr Stephen Pound (Labour), the Member of Parliament for Ealing North, secured a Debate in the House of Commons on the Armenian Genocide. During the course of the Debate, Mr Pound provided […]
Hayasdan All-Armenia Fund Annual Charity Concert for New Kindergarten in Sassounik
Hayasdan All-Armenia Fund Annual Charity Concert for New Kindergarten in Sassounik The Annual Charity concert of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Affiliate in the UK has become a tradition, when young Armenian artists sparkle with their bright talents in St. John’s Concert Hall in Smith Square, London. Individuals and organisations that persist in bringing young talented […]
Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Iraq addresses letter to Prince Charles
March 10, 2015 Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Iraq addresses letter to Prince Charles Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Iraq addresses letter to Prince Charles – Armradio – Archbishop Avak Asadourian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of Iraq, addressed a letter to Prince Charles after the news was revealed that […]
International Conference on the Armenian Genocide Under the Patronage of French President François Hollande – Syllabus
March 10, 2015 International Conference on the Armenian Genocide Under the Patronage of French President François Hollande – Syllabus International Conference on the Armenian Genocide Under the Patronage of French President François Hollande – Syllabus – The international conference organized by the International Scientific Council for the study of the Armenian Genocide (CSI) “Genocide of […]
EUROPEAN PEOPLE’S PARTY ADOPTS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION
EUROPEAN PEOPLE’S PARTY ADOPTS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION Brussels, Belgium — On 3 March, 2015, Europe’s largest political party organization, the European People’s Party (EPP) unanimously approved and adopted a resolution titled “The Armenian Genocide and European Values.” The resolution condemns the genocidal acts against the Armenian people and appeals to the EU and Council of Europe Member […]
Gallipoli commemorations cancelled due to lack of international interest
Gallipoli commemorations cancelled due to lack of international interest The Gallipoli Peninsula, where one of the most famous battles of World War I, the Battle of Gallipoli, took place, is seen in this file photo. (Photo: DHA) February 21, 2015, Saturday/ 17:00:00/ LAMİYA ADİLGIZI / ISTANBUL Centennial commemorations of the Gallipoli Campaign of World War […]
Amal Clooney: Turkey’s PR Nightmare
Amal Clooney: Turkey’s PR Nightmare By William Bairamian on Jan 28, 2015 Armenia, Nation, News Desk Amal Clooney is representing Armenia in the case of Perincek v. Switzerland, where Turkish citizen Dogu Perincek, a member of a group called the Talaat Pasha Committee, is accused of denying the Armenian Genocide at a conference in Switzerland by […]
Armenian-Turkish Solidarity Against Hatred: The Perincek Case before the European Court
Armenian-Turkish Solidarity Against Hatred: The Perincek Case before the European Court Շաբաթ, 24 հունվար, 2015 – 13:06 | Սիվիլնեթ Բաժիններ` Istanbul, OՐԱԿԱՐԳ, REPORTS IN ENGLISH, ԱՇԽԱՐՀ, ԹՈՒՐՔԻԱ, ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆ, ՀԱՍԱՐԱԿՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ, ՀԱՐԵՎԱՆՆԵՐ, ՔԱՂԱՔԱԿԱՆՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ Payam Akhavan, Professor of International Law Payam Akhavan is a Professor of International Law at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and a Visiting Fellow […]
