Armenians worldwide are marking an anniversary of an Ottoman genocide of up to 1.5 million of their people a century ago. Commemoration services are expected to draw millions in Armenia’s capital, Yerevan, and abroad.
24 April 2015
Turkey said that it condemned the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin referred to the 1915 massacre as genocide.
"We reject and condemn... (Putin's) characterisation of 1915 events as genocide despite all our warnings and calls," the foreign ministry said, as cited by AFP.
#Marseille marche #ArmenianGenocide avec plus de 5000personnes venues rappeler l'importance de la mémoire pic.twitter.com/yNSQ1ofCDA
— FM LAMBERT (@fm_lambert) April 24, 2015
Visit to #Yerevan: Attending memorial events marking 100 years since the Armenian genocide http://t.co/w4Hw86UkLLpic.twitter.com/QY5t5eVJOo
— President of Russia (@KremlinRussia_E) April 24, 2015
Kurds join thousands in Toronto, Canada to mark 100th anniversary of the #ArmenianGenocide. pic.twitter.com/caDlvoX3RV
— Vejin Muhammad (@VejinM) April 24, 2015
About 10,000 have gathered in Moscow to mark the massacre anniversary. Many people were holding signs showing forget-me-nots – symbols of the ceremony – as well as Armenian flags.
#iremember#NeverForget#ProudArmenian#armeniangenocide#Armenia #1915 #москваpic.twitter.com/WHAVQPZaJp
— Фото. Парк Горького (@InstaGorkyPark) April 24, 2015
Armenians march in Brussels. #ArmenianGenocide We remember! pic.twitter.com/mZ7SdrswSn
— Monica Tiberi (@MonicaTiberi) April 24, 2015
Happening now in #Lebanon... #MarchForRemembrance#ArmenianGenocidepic.twitter.com/FGmHgJS1TY
— Stephane armenews (@Stephanearmenew) April 24, 2015
#Iranian Armenians gather in front of Turkish Embassy in Tehran 2 commemorate 100th anniversary of #ArmenianGenocide. pic.twitter.com/s6evwx0TS7
— raz zimmt (@RZimmt) April 24, 2015
Crowds have gathered In front of the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex. People are placing flowers at the memorial.
About 5,000 people have marched in Crimea’s capital of Simferopol. The Armenian genocide is one of the worst tragedies in history, said the head of the Russian republic, Sergey Aksenov.
“We share the pain and grief of the Armenian people. Crimeans are united in their opposition to any form of xenophobia, discrimination and violence,” he said.
“@FSACrimes2: Beirut right now. #ArmenianGenocide. pic.twitter.com/ABVeQomK5n”
— TimahRuth Elisheva (@TimahRuthE) April 24, 2015
Entire families gathered, aunts, uncles, grandparents: #Tehran, rally for the anniversary of the #ArmenianGenocide. pic.twitter.com/maI4pn8T85
— Sidewalk Lyrics (@pedestrian) April 24, 2015
RT @ShantS_AU: @MariaTitizian happening now #armeniangenocide commemoration in Sydney Australia pic.twitter.com/K0tMQBDYXx
— Надежда Стебенева (@venebetsadhze) April 24, 2015
Of people gone, but not forgotten: Armenians of #Tehran commemorate 100th anniversary of the #ArmenianGenocide. pic.twitter.com/inqEtp9gz8
— Sidewalk Lyrics (@pedestrian) April 24, 2015
Iraqis in Baghdad took to the streets to demonstrate in honour of the victims of the #ArmenianGenocide 100 years on pic.twitter.com/xNf82Prnxs
— Ali Hussain (@TheJenabi) April 24, 2015
Hundreds of Armenians in Iran have gathered in Tehran’s St. Sarkis Cathedral to mark the anniversary of the massacre. The bells of St. Sarkis cathedral tolled 100 times, as in the other Armenian churches worldwide.
Iran is home to thousands of Armenians. They commemorated #genocide with protest in front of Turkish embassy, Tehran: pic.twitter.com/oASJ1Z9LUg
— Saeed Kamali Dehghan (@SaeedKD) April 24, 2015
Iranian-Armenians commemorating centenary of the #Genocide in the Armenian church in #Tehran via @SharghDailypic.twitter.com/Qu4B7IdDDA
— Şafak Baş شفق (@TurkishIranian) April 24, 2015
Armenians in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, have hit the streets to honor the victims of the Armenian massacre.
"Turkey is not our enemy but the country must admit to the genocide committed by Ottomans against the Armenians and do the Armenian Cause justice,” head of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia, Aram I Kichichian, said.
Crowds in #Beirut in a 2 hour march 2 mark the #centenary of the mass #killing of #Armenians#Borj_Hammoudpic.twitter.com/mbznQ4uhjk
— CTorbey كارين طربيه (@carinetorbey) April 24, 2015
Police attacked students commemorating #ArmenianGenocide in #Istanbul Technical Uni #Turkeyhttp://t.co/S9eBNLyDsapic.twitter.com/lbl169JUHw
— Spirit of Gezi (@SpiritOfGezi) April 24, 2015
Armenians rally at the embassy of #Turkey in Tbilisi demanding to recognize #ArmenianGenocidepic.twitter.com/MIulqwt0az our diaspora the great
— ♥Seda♥SRK♥ (@SedShah) April 24, 2015
مشاركة لبنانية في الذكرى الـ100 للإبادة الأرمنيةhttp://t.co/3hG70AMjlD#ArmenianGenocide@EliasBouSaab@Gebran_Bassilpic.twitter.com/UwT9UvACbv
— almada.org (@almadaorg) April 24, 2015
Serbia pays its respects to and prays for the 1.5 million victims of the massacre, said Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic.
“Knowing the undeniable truth, we have come here today to stand up next to those who lived through that pain and pay tribute to the memory of those who were murdered on those days,” he added.
Remembrer day Brussels #genocidearmenien#ArmenianGenocidepic.twitter.com/gqevAfzi0V
— Marie ThibautdeMais (@Marie_thibaut) April 24, 2015
“I came to tell our Armenian friends that we will never forget the tragedies that their people went through,” François Hollande tweeted.
Je suis venu dire à nos amis arméniens que nous n'oublierons jamais les tragédies que leur peuple a traversées.
— François Hollande (@fhollande) April 24, 2015
Armenia and Cyprus have “to struggle against the impunity,” said Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades.
“It’s no surprise that Armenia and Cyprus are setting hopes for the international laws to protect their rights. Cyprus became a safe haven for the genocide victims, with their ancestors currently an important part of the Cyprus society. Our presence here is a message of solidarity and remembrance.”
WATCH LIVE: People lay flowers at memorial complex in Yerevan #ArmenianGenocidehttp://t.co/P4iBKsRQEwpic.twitter.com/LhfvEdr6MT
— RT (@RT_com) April 24, 2015
“On the 24th of April, this day a hundred years ago, the extensive enactment of one of the gravest crimes of the 20th century began with mass arrests of the Armenian intellectuals in Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, and other cities of the empire,” Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said during his speech at the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex.
“It had been preceded by the disarmament and massacre of the Armenian servicemen. What subsequently happened in 1915 and the years that followed was unprecedented in terms of volume and ramifications.”
From ANTELIAS TO BOURJ HAMMOUD. Lebanon #ArmenianGenocidepic.twitter.com/1qPyOVyL3m
— Anna Alexanian (@AnnaAlexanian1) April 24, 2015
Recueillement à Tzitzernakapert #armeniangenocide@ParisMatchpic.twitter.com/X7pwuZEmZq
— Méliné Ristiguian (@meliristi) April 24, 2015
#ArmenianGenocide centennial march in Diyarbakir, #Turkey draws well over one thousand pic.twitter.com/khql0ktMwZ
— Vincent Lima (@VincentLima2) April 24, 2015
The crowd to get into Sydney Town Hall for the #ArmenianGenocide commemoration happening now pic.twitter.com/fjUDwK4VTm
— Ashley KalagianBlunt (@AKalagianBlunt) April 24, 2015
#Artsakh/#Karabakh commemorates the 100th anniversary of #ArmenianGenocide. #NeverForget#ArmGenocide100#Armeniapic.twitter.com/OE4pucRvss
— Anush Ghavalyan (@artsakhliberty) April 24, 2015
Iranian Armenians march to Turkish embassy, chant "death to facist government of Turkey" - @mFat#ArmenianGenocidepic.twitter.com/keG4ZDq1Ir
— Sobhan Hassanvand (@Hassanvand) April 24, 2015
Google marks Armenian Genocide by black ribbon. pic.twitter.com/cSADBx2bGV
— OsinCerciyan (@OsinCerciyan) April 24, 2015
“Russia’s position [on the Armenian massacre] was and remains consistent: we have always considered that mass killings of people cannot be justified,” Putin said during his speech in Yerevan.
President #Putin speaks at #ArmenianGenocide commemoration ceremony in Yerevan - WATCH LIVE http://t.co/P4iBKsRQEwpic.twitter.com/MRD5l3Lfqk
— RT (@RT_com) April 24, 2015
World leaders have joined the minute’s silence in Yerevan at the ceremony commemorating the victims of the Armenian genocide.
The ceremony commemorating the victims of 1915 Armenian killings is taking place in Yerevan. Thousands of people are expected to gather at the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex, which was built in 1967 by Soviet Armenia. The memorial is located on one of three hills that carry the name Tsitsernakaberd (Swallow's Fortress).
@Ink184 also the memorial of #armeniangenocide in Armenia Yerevan. Named Tsitsernakaberd pic.twitter.com/zSGXqFe5AD
— ♥Seda♥SRK♥ (@SedShah) April 23, 2015
Armenia has welcomed the statement of the German president, saying that the Ottoman Turks massacre of Armenians was ‘genocide’, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Eduard Nalbandian said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the Armenian capital for the anniversary of the Armenian genocide. Russia is among 24 countries which have acknowledged that the killings of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire were genocide.
President #Putin takes part in #ArmenianGenocide commemoration ceremony in Yerevan - LIVE NOW http://t.co/P4iBKsAffWpic.twitter.com/LQUqARk2Ie
— RT (@RT_com) April 24, 2015
French President François Hollande has arrived in Yerevan to participate in the ceremony marking 100 years since the Armenian genocide. The French delegation was met by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan at Yerevan Airport.
Arrivé à l'aéroport d'Erevan, le président @fhollande est accueilli par Serge Sarkissian, président d'#Arméniepic.twitter.com/8gDHY6Jrtp
— Élysée (@Elysee) April 24, 2015
#Armenia#Tsitsernakaberd#ArmenianGenocide#armeniangenocide100#France#President#Oland#rememberanddemandpic.twitter.com/5Lm2NVsfvY
— ✿✿✿Luiza✿✿✿ (@Luiza_77) April 24, 2015
Treasurer of Australia Joe Hockey has abandoned plans to speak at a ceremony to commemorate the Armenian genocide. Hockey’s grandfather was an Armenian and a survivor of the 1915-17 atrocities.
“My views in relation to the events that occurred 100 years ago in Turkey are well known. I’ll certainly be at the event, but I’ll leave it to [human rights lawyer] Geoffrey Robertson to do the speaking,” he said.
Live from the #Assyrian#Armenian#Greek Genocide march infront of the Turkish consulate Sydney pic.twitter.com/qW5yQKejCi
— The Young Assyrians (@young_assyrians) April 24, 2015
Thousands are expected to rally in Los Angeles on Friday to commemorate the victims of the Armenian genocide. The march will be followed by a procession from the Little Armenia neighborhood to the Turkish consulate.
Armenian Genocide Commemoration at memorial complex in Erevan WATCH LIVE http://t.co/P4iBKsAffWpic.twitter.com/ZdiDiGpLdO
— RT (@RT_com) April 24, 2015
#Armenia#ArmenianGenocide#April24#flashmob#miasinhttps://t.co/jF3ilUSy41pic.twitter.com/6r5sQuSAXN
— Hakob Hakobyan (@ParonHakobyan) April 24, 2015
'Those who wanted to eliminate Armenians did not succeed' - President Sargsyan on #armeniangenocidehttps://t.co/SsHY5Kg9M7
— RT (@RT_com) April 24, 2015
Charles Aznavour arrives in Armenia to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the #ArmenianGenocide. pic.twitter.com/lSkNU0sOm6
— Armenian Genocide (@Genocideof1915) April 24, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Francois Hollande are expected to arrive in Yerevan to commemorate the somber anniversary.
German President Joachim Gauck has condemned the Armenian genocide, adding that "in remembering it, we are not putting anyone who is alive today in the dock.”
"The fate of the Armenians is exemplary for the history of mass destructions, ethnic cleansings, expulsions and, yes, the genocides during the 20th century,” he said.
The Armenian Church conferred sainthood on Armenians killed by Ottoman forces 100 years ago.
"During the dire years of the genocide of the Armenians, millions of our people were uprooted and massacred in a premeditated manner, passed through fire and sword, tasted the bitter fruits of torture and sorrow," Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II, said at the ceremony on Thursday.
#BREAKING: Armenian Church canonizes 1.5 million #ArmenianGenocide victims. #Turkeyfailedpic.twitter.com/GbP1F5sNXj
— Armenian Genocide (@Genocideof1915) April 23, 2015
23 April 2015
Yerevan right now!!! Free #SystemOfADown concert of epic proportions yehhhhh #WakeUpTheSouls#ArmenianGenocidepic.twitter.com/8gacxfLB7U
— Serge (@Zinvor) April 23, 2015
Canonization of #ArmenianGenocide victims at Etchmiadzin #Armenia. pic.twitter.com/KyONs7e1eU
— Kate Nahapetian (@KN87) April 23, 2015