Several people gathered around a small stone memorial at the base of a tree with ribbons gently waving in a soft breeze. The ribbons are culturally significant to people who have fled their homelands to escape genocide and persecution.
April 24 marks the 109th Armenian Genocide Memorial worldwide.
Liyah Babayan embraced her daughter, Angeli Babayan, during a genocide remembrance Wednesday in the Twin Falls City Park.
“Genocide is the ultimate darkest potential of humanity; no other species organizes to exterminate its own kind,” Liyah Babayan said.
Liyah Babayan embraces her daughter Angeli Babayan during a genocide remembrance on Wednesday in the Twin Falls City Park. Babayan said, “Genocide is the ultimate darkest potential of humanity; no other species organizes to exterminate its own kind.”
People gather in memory of the Armenian Genocide on Wednesday in the Twin Falls City Park. The Twin Falls City Council recognized the Armenian Genocide in 2009. April 24 marks the 109th Armenian Genocide Memorial worldwide.