Armenia’s Velvet Revolution: Ruben Malayan’s Posters of Protest and Hope

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Jun 21, 2018 The artist’s works document a monumental step toward democracy in his home country and offer stunning examples of the art of the protest poster. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Armenian Artist Ruben Malayan’s Protest Posters Usher in a New Era

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Armenians Demand Recognition of Genocide at Los Angeles Protest

By Elen Chilingaryan Apr 30, 2016 President Obama has never made good on his promise to officially recognize the massacre of 15 million Armenians for what it was President Obama has never made good on his promise to officially recognize the massacre of 1. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Armenian Genocide: 100 Years On, the Few Survivors Left Recall Events

Staff / Truthdig Dec 27, 2015 Starting in 1915, about 1.5 million Armenians were marched through a declining Ottoman Empire, based in what is now Turkey, to their deaths in the Syrian town of Deir ez-Zor and surrounding desert. One hundred years later, only a handful of survivors remain to tell the stories of the Armenian genocide. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Climbing Concern for the Caucasus Climate

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Jun 21, 2013 There are often hailstorms in Armenia and throughout the rugged and mountainous Caucasus region. But the ferocity of this one -- happening in mid- May when crops were just coming to life -- was highly unusual. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Armenian Remembrance and the Politics of Genocide

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2011 Today is Armenian Remembrance Day, celebrating the lives of the 1.5 million Armenians killed in 1915. Yet, nearly a century later, the issue is still highly charged, with President Obama taking note of the “horrific events” but refraining from using the word genocide. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Behold: The World’s Oldest Leather Shoe

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2010 Here's some news the world has been waiting for: It's about a size seven, and it's around 5,500 years old, and it's the oldest leather shoe to date. Hooray for archaeology! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Remembering the Armenian Genocide

Staff / Truthdig Apr 24, 2010 Every year on April 24, Armenians around the world commemorate what they call "Genocide Remembrance Day" in honor of the 1.5 million Armenians who died in the genocide from 1915 to 1923. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

After 95 Years, Sweden Calls Killing of Armenians Genocide

Staff / Truthdig Mar 12, 2010 The Swedish parliament took a vote Thursday on an important wording issue, and the end result led to diplomatic strain between Sweden and Turkey. That's because the word that parliament members decided on was genocide, and the incident they were applying it to was the mass killing of Armenians in Turkey in 1915. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Armenia, Turkey Sign Accord

Staff / Truthdig Oct 10, 2009 Despite a last-minute hitch, Turkey and Armenia signed an agreement normalizing relations. The accord comes almost a century after the killing of hundreds of thousands of Armenians in 1915, an action for which Turkey denies responsibility. Under the agreement, a panel of independent historians will study the genocide issue. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Will Obama Say the ‘G’ Word?

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Apr 6, 2009 If the issue doesn't trip Obama up on his visit to Turkey, he is going to have to walk into a far worse minefield on April 24 when he has to honor a campaign promise to call the 1915 massacre of 1.5 million Armenian Christians by Ottoman Turkey a "genocide." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Leave World War II Out of Gaza

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Jan 17, 2009 I have long raged against any comparisons with the Second World War -- whether of the Arafat-is-Hitler variety once deployed by Menachem Begin or of the anti-war- demonstrators-are- 1930s-appeasers, most recently used by George Bush and Lord Blair of Kut al-Amara. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )