{"id":16607,"date":"2015-04-25T09:44:10","date_gmt":"2015-04-25T09:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/?p=16607"},"modified":"2015-04-25T09:44:10","modified_gmt":"2015-04-25T09:44:10","slug":"100000-march-from-hollywood-to-turkish-consulate-on-anniversary-of-1915-armenian-genocide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aaeurop.com\/?p=16607","title":{"rendered":"100,000 March From Hollywood to Turkish Consulate on Anniversary of 1915 Armenian Genocide"},"content":{"rendered":"

100,000 March From Hollywood to Turkish Consulate on Anniversary of 1915 Armenian\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0Genocide<\/h1>\n
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Marchers created a mesmerizing blur of brightly colored flags Friday as they walked through the streets west of downtown Los Angeles to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide.<\/p>\n

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Participants had a common, persistent theme, calling for recognition of the deaths of about 1.2 million Armenians<\/a> as a genocide. Other estimates range to 1.5 million.Many held nearly identical azure signs that thanked various countries for recognizing the Armenian genocide. President Obama has not used the word \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u056a\u0093genocide\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0539\u009d in connection with the massacres since coming to office \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0549\u0080\u009d and his name was greeted with boos at a ceremony before the march.<\/p>\n

Many\u0569\u0082\u0539\u00a0signs voiced forceful messages: \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u056a\u0093We Demand Justice\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0539\u009d and \u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u056a\u0093Turkey Must Pay.\u0569\u00a7\u0549\u0082-\u0539\u009d<\/p>\n