Human Rights Review Praises Zoryan Program
“Educating a New Generation: The Model of the ‘Genocide & Human Rights University Program,’” an article by Dr. Joyce Apsel, will be featured in the forthcoming issue of the prestigious Human Rights...
View ArticleNew Issue of ‘Genocide Studies and Prevention’ Released
Now in its sixth year of publication, “Genocide Studies and Prevention” Volume 6.2 features in its latest issue a diverse mix of original articles that cover a wide range of topics related directly to...
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Dadrian, Akcam Co-Author Book Setting Istanbul Trials in Legal Context
Vahakn N. Dadrian and Taner Akcam Judgment at Istanbul: The Armenian Genocide Trials New York and Oxford: Berghahn Books, 2011. 363 pp. ISBN 978-0-85745-251-1 (hardback), ISBN 978-0-85745-286-3...
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How Will the Canadian Museum for Human Rights Represent Genocide?
The following is a formal statement by the IIGHRS-Zoryan on the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. TORONTO, Canada—In April 2003, the International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (a...
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Apsel Appointed Course Director of Zoryan GHRUP
TORONTO, Canada—Prof. Joyce Apsel was recently appointed course director of the Genocide and Human Rights University Program (“GHRUP”) by the Program Development Committee. The GHRUP is held annually...
View ArticleZarakolu, Zoryan Collaborate in Turkish Publication of German Archives
TORONTO—Ragip Zarakolu, a publisher in Istanbul and a renowned champion of human rights, has collaborated with the Zoryan Institute to lay one more building block on the foundation of a common body of...
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AYF Canada Rallies Against Environmental Violations in Armenia
TORONTO, Ontario—On June 10, the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) of Canada “Simon Zavarian” Chapter hosted an information session in Toronto regarding recent environmental and social rights violations...
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Piano ‘Çalmak’: Armenian Pianist to Perform at Surp Giragos in Diyarbakir
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—On Sept. 10, Pianist Raffi Bedrosyan will perform at the newly renovated Surp Giragos Armenian Church in Diyarbakir/Dikranagerd, Turkey. The reconsecration of Surp Giragos in...
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Toronto Pomegranate Film Festival Wraps up 7th Season with Record-Breaking...
TORONTO, Canada—The 7th Annual Pomegranate Film Festival (POM), held in Toronto, Canada, officially ended its seventh season on Sun., Oct. 21, with a sold-out world premiere. From Oct. 18-21, POM VII...
View ArticleZoryan’s Genocide and Human Rights University Program Welcomes MacDonald to...
The International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (A Division of the Zoryan Institute), or IIGHRS, recently announced that the Genocide and Human Right University Program (GHRUP), now...
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Toronto Commemorates Genocide
A scene from the commemoration TORONTO, Canada—In commemoration of the 98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, more than 600 members of the Canadian-Armenian community of Toronto, joined by a...
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Young Diasporans Keeping Our Culture Alive, One Song at a Time
Ten bold, black letters of the Armenian alphabet are etched across Razmik Tchakmakian’s left upper arm, the letters comprising a powerful word that has been central to the plight of Armenians and...
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Toronto Armenians Celebrate 95th Anniversary of First Republic over Four Days
TORONTO, Canada—More than 1,500 Toronto-Armenian community members came together to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the independence of the first Republic of Armenia during several events held at the...
View ArticleZoryan Hosts 22 Students to Study Genocide and Prevention
TORONTO, Canada—The running of the 12th annual Genocide & Human Rights University Program (GHRUP) couldn’t have been timelier considering the atrocities and human rights violations currently taking...
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Karanian Presents ‘Armenia and Karabakh’ Book in Canada
MONTREAL, Canada—Attorney-author Matthew Karanian spoke to large crowds in the Canadian cities of Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto last month as part of his three-city tour of Canada to promote his latest...
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Hasan Cemal Speaks at Dink Commemoration in Toronto
TORONTO, Canada—On Jan. 19, the Toronto Armenian community gathered to commemorate the 7th anniversary of the assassination of Hrant Dink. More than 500 people filled the Armenian General Benevolent...
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Piano ‘Çalmak': Armenian Pianist to Perform at Surp Giragos in Diyarbakir
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—On Sept. 10, Pianist Raffi Bedrosyan will perform at the newly renovated Surp Giragos Armenian Church in Diyarbakir/Dikranagerd, Turkey. The reconsecration of Surp Giragos in...
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Toronto Pomegranate Film Festival Wraps up 7th Season with Record-Breaking...
TORONTO, Canada—The 7th Annual Pomegranate Film Festival (POM), held in Toronto, Canada, officially ended its seventh season on Sun., Oct. 21, with a sold-out world premiere. From Oct. 18-21, POM VII...
View ArticleZoryan’s Genocide and Human Rights University Program Welcomes MacDonald to...
The International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (A Division of the Zoryan Institute), or IIGHRS, recently announced that the Genocide and Human Right University Program (GHRUP), now...
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Toronto Commemorates Genocide
A scene from the commemoration TORONTO, Canada—In commemoration of the 98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, more than 600 members of the Canadian-Armenian community of Toronto, joined by a number...
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