Crowds gather in Montebello, Glendale, Beverly Hills for Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

Crowds gather in Montebello, Glendale, Beverly Hills for Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

LOS ANGELES — A rally outside the Turkish Consulate General in Beverly Hills and a religious ceremony and the placement of flowers at the Armenian Genocide Martyrs Monument in Montebello were held Thursday, April 24, to mark Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. What was billed as the “Rally For Our Future” began at noon on Wilshire Boulevard, near La Cienega Boulevard. Video from the scene showed a peaceful demonstration on a sidewalk as police of…

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day commemorated across Southern California

Several rallies were held across Southern California Thursday to mark Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day - including outside the Turkish Consulate in Beverly Hills where hundreds of people gathered to remember the victims.

Presidential Message on Armenian Remembrance Day, 2025

Today we commemorate the Meds Yeghern, and honor the memories of those wonderful souls who suffered in one of the worst disasters of the 20th Century.

Trump Administration Issues Presidential Statement On Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

Washington, D.C. - President Donald J. Trump issued a remembrance statement on the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide that employed a dictionary definition of genocide similar to many of his predecessors. This year's presidential April 24th statement does not constitute a change in U.S. policy since the legislative and judicial branches have already clearly affirmed the historical record and with Presidents Ronald Reagan and President Jo…

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

Editor’s note: Today marks the 110th commemoration of the 1915 Genocide, where over two million Armenians, Assyrians, Pontic Greeks and other indigenous peoples of the Ottoman Empire were murdered by a crumbling regime seeking to Turkify a once-multicultural homeland. The Armenian Weekly solemnly honors this day of remembrance, even as the echoes of genocide continue to reverberate into our present, from the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh and impri…