Global Events Commemorate 110th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide

The 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide is being commemorated globally with a range of events and educational initiatives. In Connecticut, a ceremony will honor the memory of genocide victims and survivors, featuring Artak Beglaryan, who will discuss ongoing human rights issues faced by Armenians in Artsakh. The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute in Yerevan will add the names of Raphael Lemkin, who coined the term 'genocide,' and French Admiral Louis Dartige du Fournet, who saved thousands of Armenians, to its Commemoration Wall. The museum, a major Armenian historical site, attracts up to 100,000 visitors annually from an increasingly diverse set of countries and is expanding its multilingual offerings. Around the world, exhibitions are highlighting eyewitness accounts and the historical documentation of the genocide, with events taking place in cities such as Bucharest, Moscow, St. Petersburg, and across North and South America. Educational efforts also include lectures by scholars like Taner Akçam, a Turkish historian who challenges denial and provides context for the genocide’s causes and consequences.