• Rep. David Cicilline Calls on Visiting Turkish PM to Recognize and Apologies for Armenian Genocide
• ACA-PAC Endorses O’Farrell for Los Angeles City Council District 13
• Turkish High Court Says Dink Murder Was Organized Crime

Armenian Genocide

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  Rep. David Cicilline Calls on Visiting Turkish PM to Recognize and Apologies for Armenian Genocide

  Reps. Schiff and Grimm Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Recognize the Genocide WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today called on...

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  Archbishop Aram Ateshian: One Million Concealed Armenians in Turkey

  ISTANBUL — The General Vicar of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, Archbishop Aram Ateshian gave an interview to the Turkish Bugun TV channel, where he told about the concealed Armenians living...

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  Richard Hovannisian and Elie Wiesel in Conversation on Genocide and the Obligation to Remember

  by Jano Boghossian Orange, CA – On April 17, Professor Richard Hovannisian, First Holder of the AEF Chair in Modern History at UCLA and Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Chapman University and...

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  We Remain Steadfast in Our Pursuit of Justice

  Following is the text of speech delivered by Harry Unell during Annual Armenian Genocide Commemorative Vigil held in Pasadena on April 23rd, organized by Gaidz Youth Association By Harry Unell On...

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  Key Witnesses to Give New Testimonies in Hrant Dink Murder Probe

  ISTANBUL — The investigation into the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink is set to start again from square one, as the new prosecutor in the case, Muammer Akkas, has collected...

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  Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring a Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide

  PROCLAMATION Between 1915 and 1923, Armenians were subjected to torture, starvation, mass murder and exile from their historic homeland. 1.5 million lost their lives. The Armenian Genocide, also known as the...

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  Rep. Adam Schiff Gives Full Speech on House Floor in Armenian

  WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), the lead sponsor of the Armenian Genocide resolution in Congress, delivered his remarks in Armenian on the House Floor to honor the more...

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  President Obama Remembers ‘Meds Yeghern’ in Annual Statement

  WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. President Barack Obama again declined to refer to the 1915 mass killings of Armenians as genocide on Wednesday, essentially repeating carefully worded statements on the subject made...

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  Los Angeles County Recognizes Day of Remembrance for the Armenian Genocide

  LOS ANGELES COUNTY – The Armenian Council of America along with members of the Armenian diplomatic corps, clergy and business community, Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich and the Board of Supervisors proclaimed...

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  Taner Akcam: Armenia-Turkey Border Should be Opened for Normalization of Relations

  As the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide approaches, historian Taner Akcam suggests Turkey open its borders with Armenia as a step to normalize relations between the two countries. Talking to Today’s...

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  Memorial to Armenian Genocide Unveiled in Southern Hungary

  SZEGED, HUNGARY — A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Armenian genocide during WWI was inaugurated in Szeged, S Hungary, on Saturday. The cross stone was erected in the Park...

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  Mr. Garry Sinanian’s Speech During 98th Commemoration of Armenian Genocide at Times Square

  The following is the text of the speech delivered by Mr. Garry Sinanian at the 98th annual Times Square Armenian Genocide Commemoration on April 21, 2013. Reverend clergy, distinguished guests, honorable...

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  Resilience Echoes Throughout Times Square for 98th Commemoration of Armenian Genocide

  By Taleen Babayan Among the thousands of tourists and native New Yorkers who crisscrossed through the bustling and overflowing streets of Times Square on Sunday afternoon, April 21, there were only...

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  LA City Council Commemorates Armenian Genocide

  LOS ANGELES, CA – To mark the 98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Council of America (ACA) participated in the City of Los Angeles’ annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration ceremony...

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  Congressman Adam Schiff Urges President Obama to Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide

  In a letter to the President of the United States, Congressman Adam Schiff urges President Obama to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide and call the genocide what it is – genocide. The...

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  ACA Partakes in California State Capitol Armenian Genocide Commemoration Ceremony

  SACRAMENTO, CA – A delegation from the Armenian Council of America (ACA) participated in the annual State Armenian Genocide Commemoration Ceremony held by the California Senate and Assembly at the State...

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  Genocide: A Joint Commemoration – Armenia, Cambodia, Darfur

  WATERTOWN, MA — On Sunday April 21, the Armenian Museum of America will present a Joint Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, the Cambodian Genocide, and the ongoing Genocide in Darfur. The...

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  Armenian Genocide Billboards on Display in South Florida and Massachusetts

  SOUTH FLORIDA — During the month of April 2013, Peace of Art, Inc., will be displaying Armenian Genocide commemorative billboards to honor the victims of the Armenian Genocide, calling for recognition...

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  Armenian Genocide Exhibit Will be Included in Canadian Museum for Human Rights

  WINNIPEG — Calling the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks a genocide may hurt lucrative trade between Canada and Turkey but the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is not about to...

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  Turkish Banks Not Immune from Suit in U.S. Courts for Taking of Property of Armenian Genocide Victims

  LOS ANGELES — On March 26, 2013, a U.S. federal district court in Los Angeles sided with Armenian plaintiffs in a hard-fought case involving reparations for land seized from Armenians in...