Armenian Genocide commemorated in Amsterdam
by Public Radio of Armenia
Public Radio of Armenia— On 21 April, a commemoration ceremony was held in Amsterdam, near the memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide. Ambassador of Armenia to the Netherlands H.E. Mr. Viktor Biyagov, Mayor of Amsterdam Femke Halsema, members of the Dutch Parliament Don Ceder, Caroline van der Plas and representatives of the Armenian community of Amsterdam …
Public Radio of Armenia—Uruguay MFA commemorates Armenian Genocide anniversary. The Foreign Ministry of Uruguay commemorated the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, reminding that the country’s Parliament was the first in the world to declare April 24 as “Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Martyrs.” “As a result of the genocide, tens of thousands of Armenians had to settle in different countries. In Uruguay, …
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www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com—Martyn Day MP Commemorates the 109th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. On April 24, 1915, Ottoman authorities arrested Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople, leading to an estimated 1.5 million people being killed. The event, organised by the Armenian National Committee of the UK, remembered the Armenians who were massacred by the Ottoman Turks between 1915-2023 and the 150,000 Artsakh Armenians who were subjected to ethnic cleansing. Commenting after the event, Mr Day said: “It’s important to remember what happened during the Armenian...