Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day observed across Los Angeles

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day was set to be commemorated across Southern California Wednesday as it marked the 109th anniversary of the start of events widely viewed by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century. “Genocide denied is genocide repeated,” said Edward Barsoumian of the Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region. “Not only were there 1.5 million Armenians massacred during the Armenian Genocide of 1915, the same genocidal policy continues today with Turkey and Azerbaijan working diligently to eradicate the Armenian people.” On April 24, 1915, Ottoman authorities arrested...