WILMINGTON, Del. — The systematic killing and deportation of more than a million Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces in the early 20th century was “genocide,” the United States formally declared on Saturday, as President Joe Biden used that precise word after the White House had avoided it for decades for fear of alienating ally...
What’s Behind Armenians’ Long Battle to Secure a U.S. Designation of Genocide?
[aggregation-styles] Los Angeles Times April 24 is a day of profound sorrow for ethnic Armenians everywhere, marking the date in 1915 when officials of the Ottoman Empire, the forerunner of present-day Turkey, rounded up and killed hundreds of Armenian community leaders. That began a cascade of catastrophic events that left...
Officials: Biden Preparing to Recognize Armenian Genocide
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is preparing to formally acknowledge that the systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in modern-day Turkey more than a century ago was genocide, according to U.S. officials. The anticipated move — something Biden had pledged to do...
Valley Lawmakers Join Push for Biden to Recognize Armenian Genocide
President Joe Biden is facing calls to recognize the Armenian genocide of more than a century ago, something he pledged to do as a candidate but that could further complicate an already tense relationship with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A bipartisan group of more than 100 House members on...
Documentaries Confronting Armenian Genocide to Air on Fresno PBS Station
[aggregation-styles] MassisPost With the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide on April 24, a pair of moving, personal documentaries shedding light on the lasting trauma are coming to Fresno's PBS TV station. The wounds were reopened by the recent war between Azerbaijan, backed by Turkey, and the Armenians in the...
Valley Recognizes Armenian Genocide: 'Never Forget'
Social distancing didn't stop commemorations of the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Valley. There were no crowds of people, but crowds of video messages instead. Video Messages and Tributes "We may not be able to stand together in memorial, but we can stand together in spirit," said...
Armenian Genocide: US Recognition of Turkey Killing 1.5 Million Tangled by Politics
Armenian communities across the globe mark the murderous history of state violence in Turkey with the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day on April 24. That commemoration marks the period between 1914 and 1921, when the Ottoman Empire carried out an extended campaign to expel or kill the Armenians living in Turkey...
Fresno Rewind 2019: The Year in Pictures
Fresno in 2019 was filled with highs and lows. Here are some of the memorable news images from throughout the year and the stories behind them. January: Remembering David McDonald Fresno area businessman and philanthropist David McDonald died in January at the age of 69. McDonald built Pelco, which made security...
House Recognizes Armenian Genocide in Rebuke to Turkey
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to recognize the century-old mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide. The move comes as a clear rebuke to NATO ally Turkey in the wake of its invasion of northern Syria. But for members of Congress from the central San Joaquin...
Armenian Genocide Recognized in Fresno, But Not at White House
Almost universally, Armenians are dedicated to ensuring that the genocide of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Turks from 1915 through 1918 is acknowledged and never forgotten. But, for many Americans, it's not a case of forgetting. They are completely unaware of the 20th century's first genocide. According to a...