Turkey’s public broadcaster TRT is reportedly considering filing a complaint with the EBU over Greece’s Eurovision 2025 entry, *Asteromata*. Despite Greek singer Klaudia stating that the song is about displaced people due to wars and conflicts, Turkish sources suspect it references the Pontic Genocide. The controversy highlights ongoing historical tensions between Greece and Turkey, as the genocide is officially recognized by some countries but denied by Turkey.
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Over 35 community and religious leaders from Armenian, Assyrian, Greek, Kurdish, and other cultural backgrounds have united in support of a motion in the Victorian Parliament to officially recognise the 1915 Genocides. The initiative, backed by a range of organisations including the Armenian National Committee of Australia and the Australian Hellenic Council, calls for the recognition of the Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek genocides as a means of historical reconciliation and preventing future atrocities.
The Greek Community of Melbourne is calling on Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan to support a pivotal motion in the Legislative Council aimed at formally recognizing the genocides of Greek, Assyrian, and Armenian populations between 1915 and 1923. This motion seeks to join other Australian states and countries worldwide in acknowledging these historical atrocities, promoting healing and reconciliation among affected communities.
In a groundbreaking move, New South Wales has announced that its new History Syllabus for Years 7 to 10 will include mandatory education on the Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek genocides, emphasizing Australia’s humanitarian response during World War I. Starting in 2027, this curriculum aims to enhance students’ understanding of Australia’s historical role and promote genocide awareness and education.
On 7 February 2024 the NSW Legislative Council considered a motion on genocide prevention. Introduced…
January 30, 2023, marks 100 years since the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne
In both historiography and public memory, the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire is almost solely…
January 30, 2023, marks 100 years since the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne —a…
The Arab Council of Australia called for Prime Minister Scott Morrison to recognise the Ottoman-Turkish…
President Biden’s April 24 statement acknowledging the Armenian Genocide (1915–1923+) carried out by Turkey was…
Member of South Australian Parliament, Tom Koutsantonis, is the target of a silencing campaign orchestrated…
The first monument to the Greek Genocide in Pontus in the Connecticut city of Norwalk…
On the anniversary of the Pontus phase of the Greek Genocide, Armenia Marriott hotel in…
Australian Turkish Advocacy Alliance Executive Secretary Baris Atayman reacted angrily to a motion put forward…
After decades and decades of endless lobbying by the highly motivated Armenian diaspora in the…
The Greek, Armenian and Assyrian communities of Sydney and Melbourne rallied today to pressure Australian…
The Greek, Armenian and Assyrian communities of Sydney and Melbourne to rally today to pressure Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to recognise the Ottoman-Turkish perpetrated genocide in the early 20th century.
A senior official of the Biden administration said “we must never forget or remain silent…