genocide

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The Lakenheath Alliance for Peace, which organised the protest, said the seven had been arrested wearing clothing with the message: "We oppose genocide, we support Palestine Action."

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The diplomatic dispute arises from the ambiguous role that Rwanda, best known to many Americans for the 1994 genocide, now plays as a regional strongman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

This was where thousands of Nama and Herero people were killed by Germany's colonial army during the 1904-1908 genocide.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

On Tuesday, JD Vance’s official X account posted a message acknowledging the Armenian genocide during his visit to Armenia.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026

This girl has a paper on genocide to write and last week’s Trig problems, and a catch-up test about literary devices in some stupid story.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson