The Armenians in Hasaka city commemorated the victims of the Armenian Genocide during a symposium that addressed the history and civilization of the Armenians and the massacres they were subjected to, emphasizing the importance of preserving historical memory and promoting the values of co-existence, peace and human justice.
The Armenian Union Party, in cooperation with the Armenian Social Council, organized a dialogue seminar entitled “The Armenian Genocide Between Memory and Humanity” in al-Qiraa (The Reading) Garden in Tel Hajar neighborhood of Hasaka city, with the attendance of several council members and individuals interested in Armenian cultural and historical affairs.
The lecture was delivered by Hanna Soumi; the head of the Culture Committee of the Armenian Council, who discussed the history of the Armenian people, the stages of their cultural development, and the historical geography of Armenia and its status in the region throughout the ages.
In his talk, Soumi addressed the most significant historical events experienced by Armenians; the periods of persecution and genocide in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, noting that the Armenian Genocide of 1915 resulted in the death of hundreds of thousands of victims and is considered one of the most tragic events in the history of the Armenian people.
The lecturer also reviewed a number of events that preceded that period, such as the Sassoon Uprising and the political developments witnessed during the Ottoman Empire at the time, along with the accompanying tensions that affected various components of the population.
He also pointed to the forced deportations of Armenians during that period and the resulting immense human suffering across different regions, highlighting the harsh conditions endured by civilians, especially women and children, and the subsequent widespread loss of life and demographic changes in some areas.
The symposium concluded by affirming the importance of preserving historical memory, promoting the values of co-existence and human justice, and transmitting these events to future generations through documentation and awareness-raising.
This lecture coincides with the approach of the 111th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, commemorated by Armenians on April 24th each year, as it is estimated that more than 1.5 million Armenians were killed during the period at the hands of the Ottoman Empire.
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