Canada’s parliament says China’s treatment of Uighurs is genocide | Al Jazeera

Canada’s parliament has passed a non-binding motion that says China’s treatment of its Muslim Uighur minority constitutes genocide, heaping pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to do the same.

China Says Farewell to Pompeo, Calls Him 'Doomsday Clown' - FARS

(FNA)- China on Wednesday lashed back at the "outrageous lies" made by outgoing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and labelled him as the "doomsday clown" in a final last public joust with Pompeo.

US declares China committed genocide against Uighur Muslims: Pompeo | Al Arabiya English

China committed and continues to commit genocide and crimes against humanity Uighur Muslims, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday

Turkey to consider Armenia's call to fix relations

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim on Friday expressed willingness to consider Armenia's will to re-establish diplomatic relations.

Meds Yeghern - NO GENOCIDE: Trump Tightens Turkey’s Grip Over U.S. Policy on Armenian Genocide

Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian issued this response to President Donald Trump’s failure to lead an honest American remembrance of the Armenian Genocide in his commemorative statement issued earlier today.

Turkey Summons Dutch Charge D'affaires Over Armenian Genocide Vote

The Dutch parliament on Thursday voted to recognize the Armenian Genocide of 1915 in the Ottoman Empire.

Rwanda names French officers accused of genocide

Rwanda has released a list of 22 senior French military soldiers it accuses of aiding the planning and execution of the 1994 genocide that claimed about 1 million lives in the central African country.

Once Again, the French Legislature Bans Denial of the Armenian Genocide

Both Houses of the French Legislature have once again adopted a law that penalizes the denial of genocides recognized by French or international courts, or the denial, minimization or extreme trivialization of other genocides or Crimes Against Humanity, if accompanied by incitement to violence or hatred.

Mass graves in Iraq and Syria may hold up to 15,000 bodies: survey

Mass graves across Iraq and Syria may hold the bodies of up to 15,000 victims of mass killings by the Islamic State group, according to an Associated Press survey.

Swedes Demand Assyrian Autonomy to Make Up for Daesh Genocide

After having established a quasi-state in the Middle East, Daesh has been guilty of many evils, including persecution of other ethnic groups, whose religious beliefs happen to differ from radical Islam, such as the Assyrians. A group of Swedish politicians now advocate the creation of a local Assyrian autonomy to prevent future genocides.

Ceasefire holds for second day in South Sudan capital

A ceasefire in South Sudan's capital appeared to hold for a second straight day Wednesday after intense fighting that killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes.

Turkish Foreign Ministry calls French genocide denial bill a risk to freedom of expression

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has cautioned that a French bill criminalizing the denial of “genocide,” unanimously passed by the lower house of the French parliament on July 1, had the potential to unlawfully limit freedom of expression, while a former diplomat has claimed the bill was related to the “personal interests” of French politicians.

Russian diplomat recommends to take Turkey’s actions with caution

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov said on Sunday Turkey’s actions after its President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s apologies for the downed Russian warplane should be taken cautiously.

Pope Francis to Meet Descendants of Armenian Genocide Survivors in Yerevan

Pope Francis will meet with descendants of Armenians who fled persecution by the Ottoman Empire a century ago during his Armenia visit later this week, according to the Latin American Herald Tribune.

Situation in Syria progressively deteriorating: human rights official

The head of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on Syria warned Tuesday that ongoing fighting and systemic human rights violations were a matter of extreme concern for the country's desperate population and attempts to broker a political end to the five-year conflict.

Les relations entre Ankara et Berlin "ne vont pas se détériorer totalement"

La Turquie et l'Allemagne sont "deux alliés très importants" et leurs relations ne vont pas "se détériorer totalement" après la reconnaissance par le Bundestag du génocide arménien, a déclaré vendredi le Premier ministre turc Binali Yildirim.

Only one MP voted against : German parliament passes resolution recognizing Armenian genocide in Ottoman Empire

Germany’s Bundestag has adopted a resolution calling mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire genocide despite Turkey’s protests.

Germany's Steinmeier shows concern on ‘genocide’ bill

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed reservations Tuesday about a controversial parliamentary motion calling the mass deportation of Armenians in 1915 a “genocide”.

Syria Al-Zara massacre: a systemized genocide by terrorists of Jabhat al-Nusra and Ahrar al-Sham against children and women

A new massacre and lines of criminality were designed by mercenary terrorists against civilians, the majority of them children, women and elderly, in al-Zara village, located in the remote south of Hama.

Radovan Karadzic intends to appeal his verdict

The former Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic, is going to appeal against the ICTY verdict, his lawyers said on Thursday.