Canada

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 of prominent political and community guests, gathered at the Armenian Community Center on Sun., April 21. …

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 in its twelfth year, will take place in Toronto on Aug. 5-16. This year the institute …

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 celebrated an extremely successful four-day weekend that featured a variety of 34 films from …

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 October 2011 (Photo: The Armenian Weekly) “This concert is more significant for me than all my past North …

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 in Armenia. The event focused on the deforestation of the Teghut forest and the illegal construction of kiosks …

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 knowledge for Turks and Armenians. Zarakolu, despite being in jail in Turkey …

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 in partnership with the International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (IIGHRS), a division of the …

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 division of the Zoryan Institute; IIGHRS-Zoryan) was invited to a public gathering in Winnipeg by …

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 (e-book) $110 ($75 to Zoryan Friends). The cover of the book. In the aftermath of its disastrous defeat …

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 the field of genocide studies. This issue features articles by the …