Cemal Pasha grandson to present Genocide book in YerevanDecember 6, 2014 - 16:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan will host a presentation of the "1915: The Armenian Genocide” book, authored by Hassan Cemal, the grandson of the Genocide orchestrator Cemal Pasha. The event will be held December 11 in the framework of the Civilitas Foundation project Climbing the Mountain. A prominent Turkish journalist and writer, Hasan Cemal was the Chief Editor of the Cumhuriyet daily, and columnist for Sabah and Milliyet daily papers. He extensively covered the Kurdish issue and has been criticized by the Turkish government for his publications. In 2008, after a visit to the Genocide Memorial in Yerevan, Hasan Cemal left a note in the commemorative book, stating that the denial of the 1915 atrocities spells complicity in this crime against humanity. In his book released in 2012, Hasan Cemal highlights his personal experience of going from the Genocide denial to the recognition of the tragedy. 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 Armenian-Turkish Protocols The Protocols aimed at normalization of bilateral ties and opening of the border between Armenia and Turkey were signed in Zurich by Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on October 10, 2009, after a series of diplomatic talks held through Swiss mediation. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |