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Genocide Testimonials in UK Parliament 1914-1923
On August 21, 2014 Keghart.com and the Toronto chapter of the AGBU
unveiled ("kinetson") Katia Peltekian's "The Times of Armenian
Genocide: Reports in the British Press 1914-1923" at the AGBU hall.
The result of 12 years of research, the two-volumes include press
reports, Parliamentary debates, letters from readers, and petitions to
raise funds for the Armenian victims.
Ms. Peltekian was introduced by Keghart Editor Jirair Tutunjian. In a
Power-point presentation, the author screened significant excerpts
from debates at Westminster regarding the plight of the Armenians. She
also underlined that while the British government seemed to be
pro-Armenian during the war, it abandoned the Armenians soon after the
war.
In introducing Ms. Peltekian, Mr. Tutunjian pointed out that the
author researched, scanned, compiled, published the book, and financed
the vital project with her personal savings, because after her
experience with her previous book about the coverage of the Genocide
in the Canadian press (1894-1922), she did not wish to waste time
uselessly waiting for an Armenian organization or institution to show
interest.
About 70 people attended the gathering. Following her speech, Ms.
Peltekian took questions from the audience and later autographed her
remarkable 950 page, two-volume testimonial to the Genocide.
http://www.keghart.com/Peltekian-UK-Parliament
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3VQEZSuMcY#t=67
On August 21, 2014 Keghart.com and the Toronto chapter of the AGBU
unveiled ("kinetson") Katia Peltekian's "The Times of Armenian
Genocide: Reports in the British Press 1914-1923" at the AGBU hall.
The result of 12 years of research, the two-volumes include press
reports, Parliamentary debates, letters from readers, and petitions to
raise funds for the Armenian victims.
Ms. Peltekian was introduced by Keghart Editor Jirair Tutunjian. In a
Power-point presentation, the author screened significant excerpts
from debates at Westminster regarding the plight of the Armenians. She
also underlined that while the British government seemed to be
pro-Armenian during the war, it abandoned the Armenians soon after the
war.
In introducing Ms. Peltekian, Mr. Tutunjian pointed out that the
author researched, scanned, compiled, published the book, and financed
the vital project with her personal savings, because after her
experience with her previous book about the coverage of the Genocide
in the Canadian press (1894-1922), she did not wish to waste time
uselessly waiting for an Armenian organization or institution to show
interest.
About 70 people attended the gathering. Following her speech, Ms.
Peltekian took questions from the audience and later autographed her
remarkable 950 page, two-volume testimonial to the Genocide.
http://www.keghart.com/Peltekian-UK-Parliament
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3VQEZSuMcY#t=67