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Some Kurds in a struggle against Turkey began to identify themselves with the Armenians, the very people whom they were encouraged by the Ottoman government to oppress. Today, Turks of Armenian and Kurdish ethnicity coexist in peace. [27] The PKK leadership has recognized the Armenian genocide and apologized for Kurdish involvement. [28]
See Greece–Kurdistan Region relations. Greece has a consulate general in Erbil. [12] Kurdistan Region has no representation in Greece. [6] Holy See: See Holy See–Kurdistan Region relations. Kurdish President Masoud Barzani has visited the three Popes; Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis in Vatican City. [13] [14] [15] Hungary
The March for Justice on April 24, 2015 was a six-mile march of over 130,000 [1] participants from the neighborhood designated as Little Armenia in Hollywood to the Turkish consulate of Los Angeles, demanding recognition of the Armenian genocide, which Turkey denies.
Following the 2022 Los Angeles City Council scandal, ANCA-WR's official response stated: . As victims of genocide, and targets of systemic racism and persecution for generations based on our ethnic and religious identity (including an ongoing Armenophobia campaign sponsored by Azerbaijan), the Armenian-American community is all too familiar with the unspeakable damage caused by continued ...
Other notable Armenian media in Los Angeles include: Horizon Armenian Television is the first 24-hour Armenian language television network in America. [46] In 2012 PanArmenian Media Group created Panarmenian TV for the Armenian American audience. [47] In 2014, USArmenia began airing Glendale Life, a reality TV show about Armenians in Glendale.
Kurdish National Alliance in Syria (HNKS); Syrian Democratic Council (SDC); Democratic Union Party (Syria) (PYD) Movement for a Democratic Society (TEV-DEM); People's Protection Units (YPG)
As the neighborhood gentrifies and Chinese residents grow older and fewer, the clubs remain a vital social glue.
Established on May 23, 2008 by US Congressmen Lincoln Davis (D-Tennessee) and Joe Wilson (R-South Carolina), the Kurdish American Congressional Caucus is a bipartisan Congressional committee focusing on US-Kurdish relations, understanding Kurdish culture, and addressing overarching issues important to Kurdish-Americans in the U.S. and elsewhere.