Genocide

FILED - 09 March 2022, Turkey, Ankara: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish President and chairman of the Justice and Development (AK) Party, speaks during an AK Party parliamentary group meeting at the Grand National Assembly. Photo: Mustafa Kamaci/Turkish Presidency /dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

CONTROVERSY

Turkey outraged as Biden again calls Armenian massacres genocide

The Nomad Today 4/24/22

As the Ottoman Empire's legal successor, Turkey admits to massacres of 300,000 to 500,000 people, but vehemently rejects the classification as genocide

03 April 2022, Ukraine, Bucha: Ukrainian soldiers inspect the rubble of a destroyed Russian tank column on a road in Butcha, a suburb north of the capital. As Russian troops withdraw from areas north of the Ukrainian capital, Ukrainian officials are calling the heavy civilian casualties found in the town of Bucha a deliberate war crime, drawing international condemnation. Photo: Matthew Hatcher/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Report: 340 bodies recovered after massacre in Bucha, near Kiev

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/4/22

The search for more victims is ongoing, with some bodies buried in backyards, the report said

24 April 2021, US, Beverly Hills: Demonstrators wave flags during a rally by the Armenian community, held outside the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles, to commemorate the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. US President Joe Biden has recognized the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as "genocide," infuriating NATO ally Turkey in a move that is likely to further inflame Washington's tensions with Ankara. Photo: Ringo Chiu/ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

REMEMBRANCE DAY

Biden recognizes Armenian 'genocide,' inflaming ties with Turkey

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/25/21

He had also announced a tougher course against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whom he had described as an "autocrat."

A street scene in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. Photo: Portraitor / Pixabay.

Finland

SENTENCED TO LIFE

Finnish court denies parole for Rwandan-born man over 1994 genocide

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/12/21

Francois Bazaramba, a Hutu, was sentenced to life in 2010 for inciting attacks on Tutsis in Nyakizu, southern Rwanda.

Finland

Russia launches a genocide probe against Finland

The Nomad Today 4/22/20

Russia claimed that living conditions, food supply and working conditions in the concentration camps of the occupied eastern Karelian territories did not meet the requirements to maintain life.