Armenian Genocide Commemorative Rally for Justice was held April 24 at Hollywood and Western in L.A.’s Little Armenia.
Monday marked the 108th anniversary of events widely viewed by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century, when Ottoman Empire authorities on April 24, 1915, arrested Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Constantinople and pursued vast carnage in which an estimated 1.5 million people were killed.
Then on Sept. 29, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill establishing Genocide Remembrance Day as a state holiday to be observed on April 24, permitting public schools and community colleges to choose to close in honor of the day. Sebastian Andranik Grigorian sings the Armenian National Anthem during the Armenian Genocide Commemorative Rally for Justice, organized by Unified Young Armenians in Los Angeles on Monday, April 24, 2023. Today marked the 108th anniversary of the start of events that are widely viewed by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century.
Adam Schiff, speaks during the Armenian Genocide Commemorative Rally for Justice, organized by Unified Young Armenians in Los Angeles on Monday, April 24, 2023. Today marked the 108th anniversary of the start of events that are widely viewed by scholars as the first genocide of the 20th century.
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