The Tablet April 26, 2021
A woman wearing a protective mask prays inside a church in Yerevan, Armenia, Nov. 8, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Every year, on April 24, Armenians honor as many as 1.5 million ethnic Armenians who were killed by Ottoman Turk soldiers between 1915 and 1923 during the breakup of the Ottoman Empire. (Photo: CNS/Artem Mikryukov, Reuters)
By Engy Magdy, Special to The Tablet
YEREVAN, Armenia Armenia has a rich history. It begins with the story of Noah and Noah’s Ark, which was anchored over Mount Ararat. The surrounding lands make up Greater Armenia, which witnessed the slaughter of millions by the Ottomans and the demolition of churches by the Communists.
Armenians worldwide commemorate 106th anniversary of Armenian Genocide
Armenians worldwide commemorate today, April 24, the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, also known as Medz Yeghern (Մեծ Եղեռն) – the first horrendous crime against humanity in the 20th century. On this day in 1915 hundreds of Armenian intellectuals were rounded up, arrested and later executed.
The term genocide was coined by Polish-Jewish lawyer Raphael Lemkin in 1944, whose family was one of the victims of the Jewish Holocaust. By defining this term, Prof. Lemkin sought to describe Nazi politics of systematic murder, violence and cruelty and atrocities committed against the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in 1915 as well.
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14:38, 24 April, 2021
YEREVAN, APRIL 24, ARMENPRESS. After laying flowers at the Eternal Flame in Tsitsernakaberd Memorial, the President of the Central American Parliament Carolina Fernández and her delegation toured the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute where they viewed the documents and exhibits on the Armenian Genocide.
“I believe that if we remember and commemorate, it would help that such events never happen again. The photographs, written memoirs at the museum are facts which can’t be denied”, she said.
Afterwards Fernández and her delegation visited Yerevan City Hall to participate in the opening of the Heritage in Danger: Artsakh exhibition.
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