Jul 10
The first genocide of the modern era was the murder of 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turkey during WWI. Today, the ethnic cleansing of Armenians continues in Artsakh, a historic Christian Armenian homeland gerrymandered by Soviet Russia as an autonomous region within Soviet Azerbaijan. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Artsakh legally declared and …
Jul 07
Armenia’s recognition of Palestine was not anti-Israel – opinion. These are testing times for Armenian-Israeli relations, but we should navigate these rough waters to harness our many shared assets. By Grigor Hovhannissian is Armenia’s former Ambassador to the United States and Deputy Foreign Minister, July 3, 2024 Protesters gather near the government building, after Azerbaijan …
Jul 07
Israel must recognize the Armenian Genocide now more than ever – comment․ The Broad Perspective: If Israel wants to be recognized on the international stage as a voice of sanity and of legitimate morality, it must put the ego aside and recognize the Armenian Genocide. By TAMAR URIEL-BEERI, JUNE 28, 2024 10:31 This week, Armenia …
Jul 06
Last week, Armenia became the 145th country to recognize the state of Palestine – even as Israel continues its difficult fight against Hamas in Gaza. Last year, Armenians suffered a terrible ethnic cleansing at the hands of Azerbaijan, which was armed to a significant degree by Israel. You’d think the two nations are at odds …
Jun 26
1. The question of establishing a stable world in the Greater Middle East. The way to the establishment of a stable peace in the Greater Middle East is the realization of the rights of Armenians and Kurds, as well as the rights of Palestinians at the present time in …
Jun 06
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention issued a statement calling on the United Nations to withdraw support for Azerbaijan as host of COP29. “Azerbaijan is a genocidal state run by a president who routinely expresses genocidal ideology towards Armenians, including referring to them as dogs, jackals, and terrorists. Azerbaijan is currently illegally detaining an estimated 300 Armenia[n]s …
May 12
In the wake of the Artsakh genocide, the Lemkin Institute remains committed to engaging in active prevention work in the South Caucasus while advocating for justice and accountability. While we do not generally involve ourselves in domestic affairs of states unless there is an internal threat of genocide, we must address concerns stemming from recent …
Apr 19
Congressman Seth Moulton is proud that the US Congress has spoken the truth by recognizing the Armenian Genocide. Moulton stated this at Congress event dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide, as well as to Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. “And I’m proud that President Biden has done so as well. Yet another basic truth is …
Apr 10
On March 8, 2024, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan signed a decree appointing a judge and president for the city court in Stepanakert, the capital of the occupied Artsakh Republic. We believe that these appointments harbor far-reaching, sinister intentions aimed at initiating the illegal process of property confiscation and the prosecution of individuals. The Committee …
Mar 30
Turkey has never recognized the Armenian Genocide and continues to implement its pan-Turkist agenda in the South Caucasus without encountering opposition from the international community. Elisa von Joden-Forgie, executive director of the Lemkin Institute for the Prevention of Genocide, stated this at the conference “Armenia as a Crossroads of Civilization: Historical and Cultural Connections” on …
