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PROTESTERS COMMEMORATE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
10:20 25.04.2014
Thousands of people marched Thursday on the streets of Little Armenia
in Hollywood to commemorate the 99th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide, KABC reports.
The march, organized by Unified Young Armenians, is held every April
24 to honor the 1.5 million Armenians killed in the 1915 massacre.
Los Angeles County is home to the largest population of Armenians in
the United States, nearly 194,000 people, according to 2010 U.S.
census estimates. About one-third of Glendale residents are of
Armenian descent.
Organizers say the march is the largest commemoration of the genocide
outside of Armenia. Participants come from all across California,
Arizona and Nevada.
Turkey has previously offered condolences to descendants of massacre,
but refuses to call the event a genocide. President Barack Obama
called the killings one of the "worst atrocities in the 21st century,"
but stopped short of calling it a genocide.
Protestor Aroutin Hartounian said he's disappointed in President
Obama's lack of recognition.
"He did promise to recognize the Armenian Genocide and he failed to
deliver that promise," Hartounian said. "He still has a chance to be
that president."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/04/25/27814/
10:20 25.04.2014
Thousands of people marched Thursday on the streets of Little Armenia
in Hollywood to commemorate the 99th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide, KABC reports.
The march, organized by Unified Young Armenians, is held every April
24 to honor the 1.5 million Armenians killed in the 1915 massacre.
Los Angeles County is home to the largest population of Armenians in
the United States, nearly 194,000 people, according to 2010 U.S.
census estimates. About one-third of Glendale residents are of
Armenian descent.
Organizers say the march is the largest commemoration of the genocide
outside of Armenia. Participants come from all across California,
Arizona and Nevada.
Turkey has previously offered condolences to descendants of massacre,
but refuses to call the event a genocide. President Barack Obama
called the killings one of the "worst atrocities in the 21st century,"
but stopped short of calling it a genocide.
Protestor Aroutin Hartounian said he's disappointed in President
Obama's lack of recognition.
"He did promise to recognize the Armenian Genocide and he failed to
deliver that promise," Hartounian said. "He still has a chance to be
that president."
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/04/25/27814/