The Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center – Armenian studies in the heart of the Armenian diocese
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Genocide resisters, long overlooked by history, step into the spotlight
The anniversary of the Armenian Genocide is marked every year on April 24. That was the date in 1915 when hundreds of Armenian community leaders were arrested by the government of the Ottoman Empire in the capital Constantinople, now known as Istanbul.
At the time, Armenians lived throughout what is modern-day Turkey. Modern scholars estimate up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed by the Turkish government, and around 800,000 to 1.2 million were deported during World War I. Most ended up in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Russia, Europe and the Americas. During that period , Greek, Assyrian and Yezidi communities were also massacred and forced to flee into exile.
The Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center – Armenian studies in the heart of the Armenian diocese