Armenian Genocide survivors' grandson says 'political motives' block recognition
- In 1915, the Ottoman Empire began the systematic deportation and massacre of its Armenian population.
- As many as 1.5 million Armenians were killed – widely regarded by historians as the twentieth century's first genocide, and the event for which the term was later coined.
- Stephan Pechdimaldji, the grandson of two of the survivors, spoke to RFI about why recognition still matters.
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- In 1915, the Ottoman Empire began the systematic deportation and massacre of its Armenian population.
- As many as 1.5 million Armenians were killed – widely regarded by historians as the twentieth century's first genocide, and the event for which the term was later coined.
- Stephan Pechdimaldji, the grandson of two of the survivors, spoke to RFI about why recognition still matters.
Sources: RFI