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French parliament officially denounces China's ‘genocide’ against Uyghur Muslims
The lower house of France’s parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday that denounced “genocide” by China against its Uyghur population, a minority ... World News -
Germany says committed genocide in Namibia during colonial rule
Germany for the first time on Friday recognized it had committed genocide in Namibia during its colonial occupation, with Berlin promising financial ... World News -
Rwanda’s Kagame said Macron speech ‘more valuable than an apology’
Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Thursday hailed a speech by his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron recognizing France’s role and responsibility in ... World News -
Rwandan woman deported from US faces seven charges related to genocide
A Rwandan woman who was deported by the US after serving a prison term for lying on her naturalization application faces seven charges related to the ... World News -
Rwanda court sentences ex-mayor to life for role in 1994 genocide
Rwanda’s High Court on Thursday sentenced a former mayor to life in prison for his role in the country’s 1994 genocide, which included leading attacks ... World News -
Trump administration says it does not recognize Armenian genocide
US President Donald Trump’s administration said Tuesday it does not consider the mass killings of Armenians in 1915 to be genocide, seeking to ... World News -
US Congress adopts resolution recognizing Armenian genocide
The US Congress on Thursday formally recognized the 1915-1917 murder of up to 1.5 million Armenians as genocide. The Senate’s passage of the ... World News -
Should we worry about genocide in Cameroon?
Cameroon has been making headlines as another hotspot of instability in Africa. This time, the conflict is along linguistic and cultural lines, ... Middle East -
How likely are Myanmar’s generals to face prosecution for genocide?
UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Myanmar, Professor Yanghee Lee, on Friday called for the Myanmar Army Chief, Senior General Ming Aung Hlaing ... Middle East -
‘Genocidal Intent’: Burma’s war on Rohingya was pre-planned
The Burmese government has lied about the violent events that took place in Rakhine State last year. Not only did it falsify an intricate political ... Middle East -
Mladic conviction shows Europe has learnt nothing about Genocide
Last month saw the conviction of Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic, also known as the ‘butcher of Bosnia’, for genocide, war crimes and ... Middle East -
Facebook politics and genocide
Whether we like it or not, Facebook has become one of the world’s foremost communication medium. It connects over 2 billion people across the ... Middle East -
Myanmar says no ‘ethnic cleansing,’ genocide against Muslims
Myanmar is committing crimes against humanity in its campaign against Muslim insurgents in Rakhine state, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday, and it ... World News -
Bangladesh warns Myanmar over border amid refugee crisis
Bangladesh has accused Myanmar of repeatedly violating its air space and warned that any more “provocative acts” could have ... World News -
EU failing to stop a potential genocide yet again
The European Union has historically taken a lead on issues related to Myanmar at the UN Human Rights Council. And yet now, at its most critical ... Middle East -
Thousands of Yazidis missing, two years after start of ‘genocide’
Around 3,200 Yazidi women and girls are being held captive, and thousands of men and boys are missing. Middle East -
Germany plans to apologize over ‘genocide’ in Namibia
German lawmakers in June passed a resolution recognizing the World War I massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide Middle East -
Turkey: Pope’s genocide declaration bears stamp of ‘crusades’ mentality’
The pope visited the Armenian genocide memorial in Yerevan but sought to strike a conciliatory tone during evening prayers. Middle East -
Pope praises Armenia’s Christian past, but avoids ‘genocide’
Armenians seemed genuinely honored to welcome a pope who has long championed the Armenian cause World News -
Germany recognizes Armenian ‘genocide,’ angering Turkey
Soon after the vote, Turkey recalled its ambassador to Germany News -
George Clooney attends Armenian genocide memorial
George Clooney led thousands of Armenians on a march to a hilltop memorial in Yerevan Variety -
German orchestra accuses Turks of pressure in ‘genocide’ row
The controversy centers on texts that will be sung or spoken during the April 30 show in the eastern German city of Dresden Variety -
MPs urge British government to recognize ISIS ‘genocide’
The vote in the 650-seat lower House of Commons calls on ministers to accept formally that ISIS actions against minorities Middle East -
Witness recounts Khmer Rouge cannibalism
Meu Peou gave the harrowing testimony at the genocide hearing Gulf -
Tens of thousands mark 20 years of the Srebrenica massacre
Families will lay the remains of 136 victims to rest at a memorial center next to the graves of over 6,000 previously found in mass graves World News -
Serbian PM ready to pay respect to Srebrenica victims
Serbia's premier Aleksandar Vucic is ready to go to Srebrenica to honour the memory of 8,000 Bosnian Muslims killed by Bosnian Serbs World News -
Thousands of Armenian-language Quran copies published in Turkey
Salam said the reason behind the move is to spread the message of Islam at home and abroad Art and culture -
Erdogan lashes out at EU and leaders calling Armenian massacre ‘genocide’
Turkey summoned the Vatican ambassador in Ankara over the remarks and recalled the Turkish envoy to the Holy See World News -
Obama again avoids calling 1915 Armenian killings ‘genocide’
The U.S. president has never used that description since taking office, mainly out of deference to Turkey World News -
Turkish PM’s Armenian-origin advisor steps down: official
Etyen Mahcupyan, the first member of Turkey's Armenian community to work closely with the Turkish PM, has retired World News