California Democratic Party passes resolution calling for release of Armenian POWs
Calls for Divesting from, and Condemning, and Sanctioning Turkey and Azerbaijan As Part of its 2021 Top 13 Priorities
LOS ANGELES The California Democratic Party on Sunday adopted, as part of its top 13 priorities coming out of its 2021 state convention, a resolution condemning Turkey and Azerbaijan for the war crimes they committed over the course of 44 days and after their attack on the Republic of Artsakh and Armenia, beginning on September 27, 2020.
The resolution, introduced by LACDP Elected Member and DSCC Member Elen Asatryan, also urges Congress and the Biden Administration to sanction Turkey and Azerbaijan and demand that Azerbaijani authorities immediately release all Armenian Prisoners of War and captured civilians. Furthermore, it also calls on the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and the State Teachers’ Retirement System to divest all public employee retirement funds
At long last : Armenian Rhode Islander reacts to President Biden s recognition of the genocide Published Tue May 04 2021 13:45:07 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) On April 24th, President Biden formally recognized the Armenian Genocide of 1915. While the horrific events of this genocide occurred over 100 years ago, the lack of formal recognition of the violent acts has had a damaging effect on Armenian American communities. Dr. Janice Okoomian is an Assistant Professor of English and Gender and Women s studies at Rhode Island College. She’s also Armenian. Dr. Okoomian spoke with Mosaic host Ana Gonzalez about what this statement means to her. by Ana Gonzalez
On April 24, Armenians around the world commemorated the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide – the systematic murder of over 1.5 million Armenians, Greeks, and Assyrians, between 1915 and 1923, at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish Empire.
Today, there are over 2 million Armenian Americans living in the U.S., most of whom are descendants of genocide survivors.
I am a great-grandchild of survivors, who shared with us their eyewitness accounts and unspeakable stories of murder, death marches, and the loss of over 50 family members at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish authorities.
At 11 years old, my great-grandmother was the only surviving member of her family after marching 300 miles through the desert into Syria, where she finally found refuge.
Opinion: By combating genocide denial, President Biden upholds democracy
Armen T. Marsoobian
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The Armenian Genocide Committee holds its March for Justice demonstration in commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in Los Angeles in 2018.File photo
Every April 24, Armenians around the world gather to honor their ancestors who perished at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish state in the genocide of 1915 to 1923. Armenian Americans anxiously await the annual proclamation from the White House marking this date. They are anxious because, despite much effort on the part of Armenian Americans and their friends, no American president had used the word “genocide” to properly name this crime against humanity.