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genocide

[jen-uh-sahyd] / ˈdʒɛn əˌsaɪd /


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She and her family left Cambodia in 1979 to escape the genocide committed by the brutal Khmer Rouge regime and settled in Chicago.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The relevant ICJ case this week concerns Gambia’s claim that Myanmar perpetrated genocide against its Rohingya minority from 2016 to 2018.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

A 65-year-old doctor has appeared in court, the first person in the UK to be charged over the genocide in Rwanda in 1994.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

"We're not playing with genocide, we're playing against genocide," Hallgrimmson said.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Generally speaking, writers avoid using the word genocide in history and textbooks about North America and the United States.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

It also commemorates the millions of people outside of the Jewish faith who were murdered through Nazi persecution and those targeted in more recent genocides.

From BBC ● Jan. 26, 2025

Simon said people may have misunderstood the center’s intention as it began work on developing curriculum to teach about other genocides.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2024

Kim, 47, knew that anyone there of his age or older had survived one of the most brutal genocides of the 20th century.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2022

The question underpinning his statement remains ever relevant: In the face of wars, genocides and other atrocities, does art-making serve any purpose?

From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2022

She said a local gallery in Rochester, called the Visual Studies Workshop, had been showing photography from genocides around the world, and perhaps we could do an exhibit there.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana




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