Fresno’s Honorary Consul to Armenia Berj K. Apkarian carries the country’s flag at the annual Armenian genocide commemoration and flag-raising ceremony at Fresno City Hall on April 24, 2025.

Fresno’s Honorary Consul to Armenia Berj K. Apkarian carries the country’s flag at the annual Armenian genocide commemoration and flag-raising ceremony at Fresno City Hall on April 24, 2025.

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, which will be celebrated on Monday, recognizes 1.5 million Armenians who were victims of massacres and starvation in 1915.

FITCHBURG — Area residents who are part of the local Armenian diaspora, and those who love the country of Armenia, are invited to a flag raising of the Armenian flag at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 24 ...