Estonia to host events in commemoration of 95th anniversary of Genocide

April 22, 2010 - 14:14 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Estonia’s Armenian community has organized events series in commemoration of 95thanniversary of Genocide.

The series of events will be opened by a minute of silence, a memorial action to be held April 24 in front of Tallinn’s Armenian church.

On the same day, Larks’ Farm Italian movie will premier in Artis film theater.

The schedule of commemorative events also includes Armenian National Community-organized memorial concert in Swedish Church and May 2 Ararat FC vs. Art International football match.

Estonian languagewww.genotsiid.eeinternet resource providing extensive data on Armenian Genocide will soon be launched. The website is created by Armenian Youth Union in Estonia,miasin.rureported.

The Armenian Genocide

The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres and deportations, involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million.

The majority of Armenian Diaspora communities were formed by the Genocide survivors.

Present-day Turkey denies the fact of the Armenian Genocide, justifying the atrocities as “deportation to secure Armenians”. Only a few Turkish intellectuals, including Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk and scholar Taner Akcam, speak openly about the necessity to recognize this crime against humanity.

The Armenian Genocide was recognized by Uruguay, Russia, France, Lithuania, Italy, 45 U.S. states, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Argentina, Belgium, Austria, Wales, Switzerland, Canada, Poland, Venezuela, Chile, Bolivia, the Vatican, Luxembourg, Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, Paraguay, Sweden, Venezuela, Slovakia, Syria, Vatican, as well as the European Parliament and the World Council of Churches.