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  • 2 Jul 2014
    South American tribe sues over historic genocide

    The survivors of a South American tribe which was decimated during the 1950s and 60s are taking Paraguay’s government to court over the genocide they suffered.

  • 25 Apr 2014
    Easter, genocide and moving beyond the stasis of collective memory

    On 24 April 1915, close to a year into World War I, two hundred Armenian community leaders living in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) were rounded up and force-marched into detention by the Ottoman authorities.

  • 24 Apr 2014
    One year to the centenary of the Armenian Genocide

    April 24th saw another chapter in the difficult world of Armenian-Turkish relations 99 years after a horrible chapter in their shared history - the Armenian Genocide of 1915, which for some evokes inextinguishable pain and for others denial. Commentator and regional expert Dr Harry Hagopian re-examines the complex issues and looks at the way forward.

  • 7 Apr 2014
    Book and exhibition: African peacebuilders journey from hurt to hope

    In the week marking the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, Quakers in Britain are launching a book and exhibition of photographs: “This Light that Pushes Me”.

  • 22 Sep 2013
    UN should demand surrender of al-Bashir to ICC, says Amnesty

    President al-Bashir of Sudan has reportedly applied to the US Embassy in Sudan for a visa to enable him to travel to the 68th session of the UN General Assembly.

  • 19 Jun 2013
    Looking back to look forward

    Every year Ekklesia contributors, and especially our associate Dr Harry Hagopian, reflect on the historical crime of the 1915-23 Armenian genocide, a tragedy which illustrates all-too-well the contemporary resonance and impact of difficult history.

  • 19 Jun 2013
    Remembrance, forgiveness, transformation: the Armenian Genocide

    Every year, Armenians the world over gather to commemorate the memory of the 1.5 million Armenians who perished during the First World War. This is an event all serious commentators agree was the twentieth century’s first genocide. Here, Ara Iskanderian offers a personal, Christian and yet also politically sensitive and clear-headed reflection on a historical crime and tragedy with profound contemporary resonance.

  • 18 May 2013
    Guatemala’s former dictator convicted of genocide

    A former general who presided over a reign of terror in Guatemala during the 1980s has been convicted of genocide.

  • 2 Aug 2012
    London memorial service for 500,000 Roma victims of Holocaust

    A commemoration service will take place at the Hyde Park Holocaust Memorial in London on 3 August for the 500,000 Roma who were victims of the Nazi genocide.

  • 8 Oct 2011
    Sarkozy boosts Armenian Genocide recognition campaign

    French President Nicolas Sarkozy twice acknowledged the 1915-23 Genocide when he met with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan yesterday.