Genocide of Armenians Remembered as New Atrocities Threaten
- Armenians marked the 106th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, in which 1.5 million Armenians were killed by Ottoman Turks.
- The U.S. formally recognized the Armenian genocide, but more action is needed to prevent future atrocities and properly educate people about the genocide.
- Armenians currently face humanitarian crises and violence from Azerbaijan, which Turkey supports, prompting warnings of new genocides against Armenians.
- Azerbaijan attacked Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020, killing thousands and displacing tens of thousands of Armenians.
- The international community must take action against Azerbaijan and Turkey to stop violence against Armenians and hold perpetrators of abuses accountable.