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Autograph manuscript, in Armenian, in the hand of an unknown individual, recording the first-hand narratives of 101 young orphan boys who survived the genocide in Western Armenia 1918-1919, particularly in the district of Van (present-day Turkey), recorded orally from orphans resident in the Amiran Orphanage in Yerevan, late 1918 to early 1919. 

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Please don't forget Armenians

Today is Armenian genocide remembrance day. On april 24, 1915 started mass deportations of hundreds of Armenian intelectuals and community leaders, who were (most of the time) eventually killed. Armenian women and children were systematically r//ed and forcibly converted into islam. There were more than 2 milion Armenians in ottoman empire prior to ww1, 1,5 milion of them were viciously killed. Three millennia of Armenian civilaziation in eastern Anatolis was fully destroyed. Turkey today refuses to acknowledge genocides of christian minorities in early 20th century.

Do you know that mass ethnic cleansing of Armenians in ottoman empire inspired Lemkin to coin the term 'genocide'?

Last year in september azerbaijan allied with turkey initiated a war against Armenia. More that 5000 Armenians were murdered, thousands of Armenia families had to live their ancestrial land to not get murdered. There are hundreds of vids on internet where armenian p.o.w.s are tortured. Recently azerbaijan opened a "museum" displayind dead or dying Armenians and kids were allowed to visit it.

Please educate yourself on Armenian genocide. You can also donate here to help Armenia. Thanks for reading!!

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Armenian refugee camp in Port Said, Egypt, February 1, 1918. Albert Kahn's Archives of The Planet.

The self defence of Musa Dagh (July 21-September 12, 1915) was one of the most succesful Armenian resistances during the genocide. With the help of five French ships, beginning with the Guichen, 3004 women, children and over 1000 men from Musa Dagh were evacuated to safety in Port Said. These historical events inspired Franz Werfel to write the novel "The Forty Days of Musa Dagh".

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Watercolor of Armenian refugee girl, signed "S. Katchadourian Erivan 1919".

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“There have been various scholarly efforts to explain the function of rape and sexual violence in group conflicts. Most agree that rape, in both individual and collective contexts, is not a sexual act but an exercise of the perpetrator’s power over the victim. Scholars have argued that rape may demonstrate the perpetrators’ control over a subordinate group by violating the personal integrity of its women, or may create solidarity through complicity among male perpetrators. Sexual violence is also understood to dehumanize the victims, thereby facilitating the implementation of genocide. Sexual intimidation and abuse were used to dampen Armenian resistance, thus expressing and bolstering Ottoman power. Early in the Genocide sexual attacks on women destroyed men’s roles as protectors of their families, and, by targeting female relatives of the Armenian leadership in particular, minimized potential resistance. Throughout the Genocide most rapes were perpetrated, or at least enabled, by groups. While we lack explicit evidence that these rapes created solidarity among male perpetrators (as scholars of rape theorize), the complicity among various levels of the Ottoman hierarchy does suggest a concerted dehumanization of the victims.”

— Katherine Derderian, “Common Fate, Different Experience: Gender-Specific Aspects of the Armenian Genocide, 1915-1917”

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Facing The Facts: Resources on the Armenian Genocide

Frequently Asked Questions About Armenian Genocide

Sample Archival Documents on the Armenian Genocide: U.S. Archives

Sample Archival Documents on the Armenian Genocide: British Archives

Map of the 1915 Armenian Genocide in the Turkish Empire

Talaat Pasha's Official Orders Regarding the Armenian Massacres, March 1915-January 1916

The Massacre of the Armenians (”Ambassador Morgenthau describes the forced evacuation of one group of Armenians from their homeland to the Syrian desert.”)

American Documents

British Documents

Russian Documents

French Documents

Austrian Documents

Public Lectures

Eye Witnesses

The Turkish Woman

That is all right, but who killed hundred of thousands Armenians?

Einar af Wirsen

The Story of Anna Hedwig Bull, an Estonian Missionary of the Armenian Genocide.

"That's How It Was"

ARAB EYEWITNESS FAYEZ ALGHUSSEIN ABOUT THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

Report by an Eye-Witness, Lieutenant Sayied Ahmed Moukhtar Baas

Letters of Turkish doctors addressed to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkey

Martyred Armenia: Eyewitness account of the Armenian genocide by Faiz El-Ghusein a Turkish official

PHOTO COLLECTION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

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Belal and his family need help! (Vetted #41)

"Because of the war on Gaza, our house was destroyed, I lost my job and money, and I cannot find a suitable job because of the war.🥹😔 Now I live with my wife and daughter in a small tent and I cannot meet their needs. 💔🥺

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i know this is old news but its not because the genocide of palestinians is old news and current news. today, april 2025, israel ordered the evacuation of the partially-functioning al ahli baptist hospital and bombed it, the same hospital that it bombed in october 2023 and killed nearly 500 people and then denied it, smeared everyone who would "dare to accuse israel of bombing a hospital," released false voice notes with fake actors pretending it was hamas operatives who accidentally bombed it so that news outlets could no longer report on israel bombing hospitals without having to add "hamas-run health ministry says..." to provide doubt on accounts of palestinian suffering, and then eventually just bombed every single hospital in gaza anyway

right now they're still bombing the hospital, but they did order the evacuation first. the thing about ordering a hospital to be evacuated before bombing it is that it proves you are destroying hospitals for the sake of destroying hospitals. the other thing about ordering a hospital to be evacuated is that it still kills all the critical patients and all the patients who need it anyway in an area where a hundred people are being killed daily. already a child has reportedly died while being evacuated.

that's kind of the point of targeting hospitals. its the point of targeting so many and so frequently that you can keep palestinians suspended in a state of genocide, while everyone else who reads about is suspended in a state of helplessness and confusion. they bombed a hospital? didn't they already bomb that hospital? was it really them who bombed it? i didn't know those people were still alive and those hospitals were still functioning. patients died wheeled out in a hospital bed while the ER was lit on fire? ah, didn't that already happen before?

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Yezidis gather at Lalish Temple to welcome their New Year — a sacred celebration of life, light, & renewal. 🦚

In the shadow of genocide, they stand resilient, preserving their faith & culture against all odds. Let the world not forget. Honor their past. Celebrate their future. (FreeYezidiFoundation via X)

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Welcome

I do not know when we will publish about what is really happening here. Life has begun to narrow around us. My children are calling on you from Gaza😔 for help to escape from this unmerciful world. Please participate and donate, even if a small amount of money. Make the world see what these children are suffering from hunger, disease and homelessness. Are these children to blame for what? gets here😭😔

Thank you for listening

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https://gofund.me/a25b42f8

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Donate if you can!

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Radio Romance by Mashrou' Leila

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Help us escape from Gaza. I am ahmad, and I have lost everything—our home, our livelihood, and our loved ones. All we have left is a small tent that cannot shield us from the cold or the heat. My only dream is to save my family and find a safe place for us. Please donate and share—every bit of help brings us closer to hope. Your (donation) is the key to hope for those who have lost everything. Can also donate to CHUFFED

To everyone who sees the post, help us in the largest participation.

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here’s a link to an organization shared by Bisan on instagram providing food and water to Palestinians in Gaza

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my grandfather standing on what's left of his home that was destroyed by the IOF in our village Meis el Jabal. he's saying "every grain of this soil is worth the whole world, thank God we're back"

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Still Holding On, Thanks to You 💔🍉

Each day we wake up, not knowing what will come next. 25 family members lost, our home destroyed, our future uncertain.

But today, I remind myself—we’re still here. And thanks to the generosity of kind people, we’ve raised $1,580 so far.

It’s not enough to rebuild, but it’s a reminder that people still care. And that means everything.

💙 Please, if you can, help us take the next step. Even a share means the world to us.

🙏 If my tag disturbed you, I’m truly sorry . Please ignore this post if it’s not for you.

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Your kindness is a light in this darkness. Thank you. ❤️

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Hey guys. Since my last post about Mona's mutual aid project, she's completed many initiatives with the donations! Her latest one was the distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables, something that is now possible with the entry of aid trucks! Please do not hesitate to donate if you can spare anything! Every single dollar counts. P*ypal link.

G*f*ndme for the distribution of basic necessities in Ghazzah.

G*f*ndme to help Mona and her family.

G*f*ndme to help Mona's sister and niece.

Instagram to keep track of progress.

(If you live in India or Pakistan and want to donate, contact her through the means listed on her account).