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Biden gets praise, criticism for calling Russia’s actions in Ukraine ‘genocide’

Wednesday, April 13 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden is getting both praise and criticism after doubling down on describing Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions in Ukraine as "genocide" -- the first time he's used the term since the invasion began nearly 50 days ago -- even as... Read More.

Biden blames ‘Putin’s price hike,’ says gas prices shouldn’t depend on his committing ‘genocide’

Tuesday, April 12 by ABC News

(MENLO, Iowa) -- President Joe Biden traveled to Iowa on Tuesday for his first time as president to announce new efforts to bring down gas prices as the administration faces an 8.5% jump in the consumer price index compared to a year ago, which... Read More.

What is genocide and has the legal threshold been crossed in Ukraine?

Thursday, April 7 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of committing genocide after he said hundreds of civilians were found dead in the town of Bucha following the Russian military's withdrawal. Ukrainian officials have said more than 400 civilians were killed in Bucha, many with... Read More.

Biden calls Russia’s killing of Ukrainian civilians a war crime but not genocide

Monday, April 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The killing of Ukrainian civilians committed by Russian forces in Ukraine is a war crime, President Joe Biden said Monday -- repeating his accusation that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a "war criminal" who needs to be held "accountable." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy... Read More.

Biden calls Russia’s killings of Ukrainian civilians a war crime but not genocide

Monday, April 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The killings of Ukrainian civilians committed by Russian forces in Ukraine is a war crime, President Joe Biden said Monday -- repeating his accusation that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a "war criminal" who needs to be held "accountable." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy... Read More.

US recognizes Myanmar’s atrocities against Rohingya as ‘genocide’

Monday, March 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. government has determined the attacks by Myanmar's military against the Rohingya, a Muslim ethnic minority, constituted genocide and crimes against humanity, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Monday. The legal determination comes nearly five years after the brutal violence killed approximately... Read More.

After ending Ethiopia’s trade status, US weighs sanctions, genocide designation over Tigray war

Tuesday, November 2 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is ending Ethiopia's special trade status under U.S. law -- the latest penalty imposed on the Ethiopian government amid its ongoing war with the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, the regional force that once controlled the federal government. The decision, announced... Read More.

Biden makes history by declaring killings of Armenians a ‘genocide’

Sunday, April 25 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden formally recognized the Ottoman Empire's killing and deportation of Armenians over a century ago as a genocide, breaking from his predecessors and risking inflaming tensions with Turkey. Biden had pledged as a presidential candidate to recognize the Armenians' treatment, which... Read More.

US calls China’s abuses of Muslim minorities ‘genocide’ and ‘crimes against humanity’

Tuesday, January 19 by ABC News

By CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- With less than 24 hours left in office, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday issued a determination that the Chinese government has committed "genocide" and "crimes against humanity" against Uighurs and other Muslim... Read More.

Three years later, US pressed to declare Rohingya crisis ‘genocide,’ hold Myanmar accountable

Tuesday, August 25 by ABC News

By CONOR FINNEGAN, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Three years ago, Myanmar's military escalated its persecution of the Rohingya -- a mostly-Muslim ethnic minority -- with a sustained, violent campaign of murder, rape and beatings that cleared hundreds of thousands from... Read More.

China’s mass sterilization on Muslim minorities could amount to genocide: Report

Tuesday, June 30 by ABC News

By CONOR FINNEGAN and VICTOR ORDONEZ, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The Chinese government has deployed a mass sterilization campaign against Muslim ethnic minorities in the country's western provinces, according to a new report, which argues the tactics could amount to... Read More.

Indigenous peoples of South America face coronavirus ‘genocide’

Tuesday, June 30 by ABC News

By GUY DAVIES and AICHA EL HAMMAR CASTANO, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Berlin Diques oversees the well-being of some of the most vulnerable peoples in the world. As a regional president of the Interethnic Association for the Development of the... Read More.

Stories tagged with: genocide

Biden gets praise, criticism for calling Russia’s actions in Ukraine ‘genocide’

Biden blames ‘Putin’s price hike,’ says gas prices shouldn’t depend on his committing ‘genocide’

What is genocide and has the legal threshold been crossed in Ukraine?

Biden calls Russia’s killing of Ukrainian civilians a war crime but not genocide

Biden calls Russia’s killings of Ukrainian civilians a war crime but not genocide

US recognizes Myanmar’s atrocities against Rohingya as ‘genocide’

After ending Ethiopia’s trade status, US weighs sanctions, genocide designation over Tigray war

Biden makes history by declaring killings of Armenians a ‘genocide’

US calls China’s abuses of Muslim minorities ‘genocide’ and ‘crimes against humanity’

Three years later, US pressed to declare Rohingya crisis ‘genocide,’ hold Myanmar accountable

China’s mass sterilization on Muslim minorities could amount to genocide: Report

Indigenous peoples of South America face coronavirus ‘genocide’

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